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Derek Brunson · MMAStats

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Derek Brunson

“The One”

23-9-0

Physicals

StanceSouthpaw

Height185 cm

Reach196 cm

Date of birth1984-01-04

Career Stats

Sig. strikes landed / min3.51

Sig. strike accuracy47%

Takedowns / 15 min3.14

Takedown accuracy33%

Submissions / 15 min0.6

Fight History

UFC 285: Jones vs. GaneMar 4, 2023 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R2 · 4:59

DBDerek Brunson

DDDricus Du PlessisWinner

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2Feb 12, 2022 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R2 · 4:29

JCJared CannonierWinner

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. TillSep 4, 2021 · Middleweight

Submission · R3 · 2:13

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. HollandMar 20, 2021 · Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

KHKevin Holland

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. ShahbazyanAug 1, 2020 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R3 · 0:26

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

ESEdmen Shahbazyan

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2Aug 17, 2019 · Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. CowboyMay 4, 2019 · Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

ETElias Theodorou

UFC 230: Cormier vs. LewisNov 3, 2018 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 4:51

DBDerek Brunson

IAIsrael AdesanyaWinner

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2Jan 27, 2018 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 3:50

JSJacare SouzaWinner

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. MachidaOct 28, 2017 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 2:30

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

LMLyoto Machida

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. HuntJun 10, 2017 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 1:16

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

UFC 208: Holm vs. De RandamieFeb 11, 2017 · Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

ASAnderson SilvaWinner

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. BrunsonNov 26, 2016 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 4:07

RWRobert WhittakerWinner

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. JohnsonSep 17, 2016 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 1:41

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs CowboyFeb 21, 2016 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 2:38

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

RCRoan Carneiro

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint PreuxAug 8, 2015 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 2:19

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

UFC 183: Silva vs DiazJan 31, 2015 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R1 · 0:36

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs SotoAug 30, 2014 · Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

LLLorenz Larkin

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs PhilippouJan 15, 2014 · Middleweight

KO/TKO · R3 · 3:23

YRYoel RomeroWinner

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3Nov 6, 2013 · Middleweight

Submission · R1 · 0:48

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

BHBrian Houston

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez IIDec 29, 2012 · Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

DBDerek BrunsonWinner

Fighters

Event

KD

Strikes

TD

Sub Att

Class

Method

Rd

Time

DBDerek Brunson

DDDricus Du Plessis

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane

Mar 4, 2023

0

1

37

71

1

1

1

1

Middleweight

KO/TKO

2

4:59

JCJared Cannonier

DBDerek Brunson

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

Feb 12, 2022

0

1

55

43

1

3

0

1

Middleweight

KO/TKO

2

4:29

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till

Sep 4, 2021

0

0

41

26

3

0

1

0

Middleweight

Submission

3

2:13

DBDerek Brunson

KHKevin Holland

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland

Mar 20, 2021

0

0

43

36

6

1

1

0

Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous

5

5:00

DBDerek Brunson

ESEdmen Shahbazyan

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan

Aug 1, 2020

0

0

88

35

4

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

3

0:26

DBDerek Brunson

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2

Aug 17, 2019

0

0

81

58

2

0

0

0

Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

DBDerek Brunson

ETElias Theodorou

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy

May 4, 2019

0

0

56

65

4

0

0

0

Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

DBDerek Brunson

IAIsrael Adesanya

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis

Nov 3, 2018

0

3

3

13

0

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

1

4:51

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2

Jan 27, 2018

1

0

9

8

0

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

1

3:50

DBDerek Brunson

LMLyoto Machida

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

Oct 28, 2017

1

0

10

3

0

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

1

2:30

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Jun 10, 2017

1

0

8

1

0

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

1

1:16

ASAnderson Silva

DBDerek Brunson

UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie

Feb 11, 2017

0

0

43

54

0

2

0

0

Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

RWRobert Whittaker

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

Nov 26, 2016

1

0

33

19

0

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

1

4:07

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

Sep 17, 2016

0

1

1

4

0

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

1

1:41

DBDerek Brunson

RCRoan Carneiro

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy

Feb 21, 2016

0

0

23

0

0

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

1

2:38

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux

Aug 8, 2015

0

0

27

4

0

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

1

2:19

DBDerek Brunson

UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz

Jan 31, 2015

0

1

0

11

0

0

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

1

0:36

LLLorenz Larkin

DBDerek Brunson

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto

Aug 30, 2014

0

0

20

12

0

4

0

1

Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00

DBDerek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou

Jan 15, 2014

0

0

60

38

0

3

0

0

Middleweight

KO/TKO

3

3:23

DBDerek Brunson

BHBrian Houston

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3

Nov 6, 2013

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

Middleweight

Submission

1

0:48

DBDerek Brunson

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II

Dec 29, 2012

0

0

40

41

0

4

0

1

Middleweight

Decision - Unanimous

3

5:00