The One
Derek Brunson
24 - 9 - 0
Height
6'1"
Reach
77.0"
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Height
6'1"
Reach
77.0"
Born
1984-01-04
Birthplace
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Fighting Out Of
Wilmington, NC
Team(s)
Port City Sports Performance (until 2019)
Coach(s)
Henry Hooft
Overall Record
24 - 9 - 0
Winning Method
33.3%
Dec.
Decision
8 / 24
16.7%
Sub.
Submission
4 / 24
50%
KO
KO
12 / 24
Losing Method
22.2%
Dec.
Decision
2 / 9
0%
Sub.
Submission
0 / 9
77.8%
KO
KO
7 / 9
Past Fights
November 24, 2023
PFL 10: 2023 Season PFL Championships
Ray Cooper III
Win (24–9)Decision (unanimous)
March 4, 2023
UFC 285
Dricus du Plessis
Loss (23–9)TKO (corner stoppage) • Round 2 (4:59)
February 12, 2022
UFC 271
Jared Cannonier
Loss (23–8)KO (elbows) • Round 2 (4:29)
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November 24, 2023
PFL 10: 2023 Season PFL Championships
Ray Cooper III
Win (24–9)Decision (unanimous)
March 4, 2023
UFC 285
Dricus du Plessis
Loss (23–9)TKO (corner stoppage) • Round 2 (4:59)
February 12, 2022
UFC 271
Jared Cannonier
Loss (23–8)KO (elbows) • Round 2 (4:29)
September 4, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
Darren Till
Win (23–7)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 3 (2:13)
March 20, 2021
UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland
Kevin Holland
Win (22–7)Decision (unanimous)
August 1, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
Edmen Shahbazyan
Win (21–7)TKO (punches) • Round 3 (0:26)
August 17, 2019
UFC 241
Ian Heinisch
Win (20–7)Decision (unanimous)
May 4, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
Elias Theodorou
Win (19–7)Decision (unanimous)
November 3, 2018
UFC 230
Israel Adesanya
Loss (18–7)TKO (knees and punches) • Round 1 (4:51)
January 27, 2018
UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2
Ronaldo Souza
Loss (18–6)KO (head kick and punches) • Round 1 (3:50)
October 28, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Lyoto Machida
Win (18–5)KO (punches) • Round 1 (2:30)
June 11, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
Dan Kelly
Win (17–5)KO (punch) • Round 1 (1:16)
February 11, 2017
UFC 208
Anderson Silva
Loss (16–5)Decision (unanimous)
November 27, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
Robert Whittaker
Loss (16–4)TKO (head kick and punches) • Round 1 (4:07)
September 17, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
Uriah Hall
Win (16–3)TKO (punch) • Round 1 (1:41)
February 21, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
Roan Carneiro
Win (15–3)KO (punches) • Round 1 (2:38)
August 8, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
Sam Alvey
Win (14–3)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (2:19)
January 31, 2015
UFC 183
Ed Herman
Win (13–3)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:36)
August 30, 2014
UFC 177
Lorenz Larkin
Win (12–3)Decision (unanimous)
January 15, 2014
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou
Yoel Romero
Loss (11–3)TKO (punches and elbows) • Round 3 (3:23)
November 6, 2013
UFC: Fight for the Troops 3
Brian Houston
Win (11–2)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (0:48)
December 29, 2012
UFC 155
Chris Leben
Win (10–2)Decision (unanimous)
August 18, 2012
Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman
Ronaldo Souza
Loss (9–2)KO (punches) • Round 1 (0:41)
June 16, 2012
ShoFight 20
Kendall Grove
Loss (9–1)Decision (split)
November 18, 2011
Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers
Nate James
Win (9–0)Decision (unanimous)
July 30, 2011
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Lumumba Sayers
Win (8–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (4:33)
June 24, 2011
Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry
Jeremy Hamilton
Win (7–0)Decision (unanimous)
January 22, 2011
World Extreme Fighting 45
Danny Babcock
Win (6–0)KO (punch) • Round 1 (1:07)
December 4, 2010
XFP: The Holiday Fight Fest
Rhomez Brower
Win (5–0)TKO (submission to punches) • Round 1 (2:27)
October 29, 2010
ICE: Fright Night 2010
Todd Chattelle
Win (4–0)TKO (punches) • Round 1 (0:14)
July 31, 2010
Carolina's Summer Fight Series 3
Edward Jackson
Win (3–0)KO (punches) • Round 1 (0:41)
June 26, 2010
Carolina's Summer Fight Series 2
Chris McNally
Win (2–0)KO (punches) • Round 1 (1:42)
May 22, 2010
Carolina's Summer Fight Series 1
John Bryant
Win (1–0)Submission (rear-naked choke) • Round 1 (0:52)
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