The One
Derek Brunson
23 - 9 - 0
Middleweight
Height
6'1" (186cm)
Reach
77.0" (196cm)
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Height
6'1" (186cm)
Reach
77.0" (196cm)
Division
Middleweight
Born
January 4, 1984
Birthplace
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Fighting Out Of
Wilmington, NC
Team(s)
Port City Sports Performance (until 2019), Kill Cliff FC (2019–present), Renzo Gracie Academy, Jackson's MMA (formerly)
Coach(s)
Henry Hooft, Greg Jackson
Overall Record
23 - 9 - 0
Winning Method
30.4%
Dec.
Decision
7 / 23
17.4%
Sub.
Submission
4 / 23
52.2%
KO
KO
12 / 23
Losing Method
22.2%
Dec.
Decision
2 / 9
0%
Sub.
Submission
0 / 9
77.8%
KO
KO
7 / 9
Past Fights
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)
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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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