Derek Brunson "The One"

Middleweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record14-7 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record127-52-1 (70.9%) across 21 opponents
Last 5 opponents29-10-1 (74.4%) across 5 opponents
Age42
Height6' 1"
Reach77"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.60
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.18
Striking accuracy47%
Striking defense51%
Takedowns per 15 minutes3.00
Takedowns landed / attempted32%
Takedown defense84%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.58
Average fight time8.6 min

UFC wins: 7 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 5 decision. UFC losses: 6 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2023-03-04Dricus Du Plessis4-0GrapplerLKO/TKO R2 4:59UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
2022-02-12Jared Cannonier7-5BalancedLKO/TKO R2 4:29UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
2021-09-04Darren Till6-3-1BalancedWSubmission R3 2:13UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
2021-03-20Kevin Holland8-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
2020-08-01Edmen Shahbazyan4-0WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 0:26UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
2019-08-17Ian Heinisch2-0Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
2019-05-04Elias Theodorou8-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2018-11-03Israel Adesanya3-0StrikerLKO/TKO R1 4:51UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
2018-01-27Jacare Souza7-2GrapplerLKO/TKO R1 3:50UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2
2017-10-28Lyoto Machida14-7BalancedWKO/TKO R1 2:30UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-06-10Daniel Kelly6-1StrikerWKO/TKO R1 1:16UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2017-02-11Anderson Silva16-4 (1 NC)BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie
2016-11-26Robert Whittaker7-2StrikerLKO/TKO R1 4:07UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-09-17Uriah Hall5-4BalancedWKO/TKO R1 1:41UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
2016-02-21Roan Carneiro3-3GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 2:38UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
2015-08-08Sam Alvey3-1StrikerWKO/TKO R1 2:19UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux
2015-01-31Ed Herman9-6 (1 NC)GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 0:36UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz
2014-08-30Lorenz Larkin1-3BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto
2014-01-15Yoel Romero2-0—LKO/TKO R3 3:23UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
2013-11-06Brian HoustonUFC debut—WSubmission R1 0:48UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
2012-12-29Chris Leben12-7BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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