Derek Brunson

Pro record 24-9-0 · Southpaw · 185 cm · reach 196 cm

Derek Brunson is 14-7 in the UFC, with 7 wins by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 5 by decision. Losses: 6 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 1 by decision.

Striking and grappling

Sig. strikes landed / min: 3.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min: 3.2
Takedowns / 15 min: 2.9
Knockdowns / 15 min: 0.49

From UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average when a fighter has little UFC time.

UFC fight history

Derek Brunson's UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Event
2023-03-05	Dricus Du Plessis	Loss by KO/TKO, R2 4:59	UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
2022-02-13	Jared Cannonier	Loss by KO/TKO, R2 4:29	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
2021-09-04	Darren Till	Win by Sub, R3 2:13	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
2021-03-21	Kevin Holland	Win by U Dec, R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland
2020-08-02	Edmen Shahbazyan	Win by KO/TKO, R3 0:26	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan
2019-08-18	Ian Heinisch	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
2019-05-05	Elias Theodorou	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2018-11-04	Israel Adesanya	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 4:51	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
2018-01-28	Jacare Souza	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 3:50	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2
2017-10-29	Lyoto Machida	Win by KO/TKO, R1 2:30	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
2017-06-11	Daniel Kelly	Win by KO/TKO, R1 1:16	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2017-02-12	Anderson Silva	Loss by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie
2016-11-27	Robert Whittaker	Loss by KO/TKO, R1 4:07	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-09-18	Uriah Hall	Win by KO/TKO, R1 1:41	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
2016-02-22	Roan Carneiro	Win by KO/TKO, R1 2:38	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Oliveira
2015-08-08	Sam Alvey	Win by KO/TKO, R1 2:19	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux
2015-01-31	Ed Herman	Win by KO/TKO, R1 0:36	UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz
2014-08-30	Lorenz Larkin	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto
2014-01-15	Yoel Romero	Loss by KO/TKO, R3 3:23	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou
2013-11-07	Brian Houston	Win by Sub, R1 0:48	UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
2012-12-30	Chris Leben	Win by U Dec, R3 5:00	UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2

Probabilities, not promises: a 70% favourite still loses about three fights in ten. For information only, not betting advice. 18+. If gambling stops being fun, get help.