Derek Brunson
“Blonde”
Age: 41 | Jan 4, 1984
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 186 lbs
Professional Record
| 33 fights | 24 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 12 | 7 |
| Submissions | 4 | 0 |
| Decisions | 8 | 2 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 24 - 9 - 0 | Ray Cooper III | Professional Fighters League - 2023 Season PFL Championships | November 24, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kevin Mulhall | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 23 - 9 - 0 | Dricus Du Plessis | UFC 285 - Jones vs. Gane | March 04, 2023 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | Herb Dean | 2 | 4:59 |
| LOSS | 23 - 8 - 0 | Jared Cannonier | UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | February 12, 2022 | KO (Elbows) | Kerry Hatley | 2 | 4:29 |
| WIN | 23 - 7 - 0 | Darren Till | UFC Fight Night 191 - Brunson vs. Till | September 04, 2021 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Herb Dean | 3 | 2:13 |
| WIN | 22 - 7 - 0 | Kevin Holland | UFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland | March 20, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 21 - 7 - 0 | Edmen Shahbazyan | UFC Fight Night 173 - Brunson vs. Shahbazyan | August 01, 2020 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 3 | 0:26 |
| WIN | 20 - 7 - 0 | Ian Heinisch | UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | August 17, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mike Beltran | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 19 - 7 - 0 | Elias Theodorou | UFC Fight Night 151 - Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | May 04, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Todd Anderson | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 18 - 7 - 0 | Israel Adesanya | UFC 230 - Cormier vs. Lewis | November 03, 2018 | TKO (Knees and Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 4:51 |
| LOSS | 18 - 6 - 0 | Ronaldo Souza | UFC on Fox 27 - Jacare vs. Brunson 2 | January 27, 2018 | KO (Head Kick and Punches) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 3:50 |
| WIN | 18 - 5 - 0 | Lyoto Machida | UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida | October 28, 2017 | KO (Punches) | Osiris Maia | 1 | 2:30 |
| WIN | 17 - 5 - 0 | Daniel Kelly | UFC Fight Night 110 - Hunt vs. Lewis | June 10, 2017 | KO (Punch) | John Sharp | 1 | 1:16 |
| LOSS | 16 - 5 - 0 | Anderson Silva | UFC 208 - Holm vs. De Randamie | February 11, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Yves Lavigne | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 16 - 4 - 0 | Robert Whittaker | UFC Fight Night 101 - Whittaker vs. Brunson | November 26, 2016 | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 4:07 |
| WIN | 16 - 3 - 0 | Uriah Hall | UFC Fight Night 94 - Poirier vs. Johnson | September 17, 2016 | TKO (Punch) | Herb Dean | 1 | 1:41 |
| WIN | 15 - 3 - 0 | Roan Carneiro | UFC Fight Night 83 - Cerrone vs. Oliveira | February 21, 2016 | KO (Punches) | Keith Peterson | 1 | 2:38 |
| WIN | 14 - 3 - 0 | Sam Alvey | UFC Fight Night 73 - Teixeira vs. St. Preux | August 08, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | Mario Yamasaki | 1 | 2:19 |
| WIN | 13 - 3 - 0 | Ed Herman | UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz | January 31, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 1 | 0:36 |
| WIN | 12 - 3 - 0 | Lorenz Larkin | UFC 177 - Dillashaw vs. Soto | August 30, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 11 - 3 - 0 | Yoel Romero | UFC Fight Night 35 - Rockhold vs. Philippou | January 15, 2014 | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | Blake Grice | 3 | 3:23 |
| WIN | 11 - 2 - 0 | Brian Houston | UFC Fight Night 31 - Fight for the Troops 3 | November 06, 2013 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Gary Copeland | 1 | 0:48 |
| WIN | 10 - 2 - 0 | Chris Leben | UFC 155 - Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 | December 29, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 9 - 2 - 0 | Ronaldo Souza | Strikeforce - Rousey vs. Kaufman | August 18, 2012 | KO (Punches) | Mike Beltran | 1 | 0:41 |
| LOSS | 9 - 1 - 0 | Kendall Grove | ShoFight 20 - ShoFight 20 | June 16, 2012 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 9 - 0 - 0 | Nate James | Strikeforce - Challengers 20 | November 18, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kim Winslow | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 8 - 0 - 0 | Lumumba Sayers | Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Henderson | July 30, 2011 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | John McCarthy | 1 | 4:33 |
| WIN | 7 - 0 - 0 | Jeremy Hamilton | Strikeforce - Challengers 16 | June 24, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | Steve Newport | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 6 - 0 - 0 | Danny Babcock | WEF - World Extreme Fighting 45 | January 22, 2011 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:07 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 - 0 | Rhomez Brower | Xtreme Fight Promotions - XFP: The Holiday Fight Fest | December 05, 2010 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 2:27 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Todd Chattelle | ICE - Fright Night 2010 | October 29, 2010 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:14 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Edward Jackson | CFP - Carolina's Summer Fight Series 3 | July 31, 2010 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:41 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Chris McNally | CFP - Carolina's Summer Fight Series 2 | June 26, 2010 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:42 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | John Bryant | CFP - Carolina's Summer Fight Series 1 | May 22, 2010 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:52 |
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UFC Middleweight Rankings
Dricus Du Plessis(23 - 2 - 0)
- 1Nassourdine Imavov
(16 - 4 - 1)
- 2Sean Strickland
(29 - 7 - 0)
- 3Khamzat Chimaev
(14 - 0 - 0)
- 4Israel Adesanya
(24 - 5 - 0)
- 5Robert Whittaker
(26 - 9 - 0)
- 6Caio Borralho
(17 - 1 - 1)
- 7Jared Cannonier
(18 - 8 - 0)
- 8Roman Dolidze
(15 - 3 - 0)
- 9Anthony Hernandez
(14 - 2 - 1)
- 10Marvin Vettori
(19 - 9 - 1)
- 11Brendan Allen
(25 - 7 - 0)
- 12Reinier de Ridder
(21 - 2 - 0)
- 13Paulo Costa
(15 - 4 - 0)
- 14Roman Kopylov
(14 - 4 - 0)
- 15Abusupiyan Magomedov
(28 - 6 - 1)
