Derek Brunson
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Career story
Derek Brunson "The One" is a 23-9-0 grappler.
Derek debuted Jun. 24, 2011 vs Jeremy Hamilton (win). Longest win streak: 5. On a 2-fight losing skid. 13 years active (Jun. 24, 2011–Mar. 04, 2023).
Best wins: Lyoto Machida (KO/TKO Punch R1, Oct. 28, 2017); Sam Alvey (KO/TKO Punches R1, Aug. 08, 2015); Kevin Holland (U-DEC R5, Mar. 20, 2021).
Derek T. Brunson (born January 4, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He is most notable for his 21 fight tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) between 2012 and 2023, where he competed in the Middleweight division.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 04, 2023 | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | L Dricus Du Plessis | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 4:59 | 0 1 | 37 71 | 1 1 | 1 1 |
| Feb. 12, 2022 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | L Jared Cannonier | KO/TKO Elbows | 2 | 4:29 | 1 0 | 43 55 | 3 1 | 1 0 |
| Sep. 04, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | W Darren Till | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 2:13 | 0 0 | 41 26 | 3 0 | 1 0 |
| Mar. 20, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland | W Kevin Holland | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 43 36 | 6 1 | 1 0 |
| Aug. 01, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan | W Edmen Shahbazyan | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 0:26 | 0 0 | 88 35 | 4 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 17, 2019 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 | W Ian Heinisch | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 81 58 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 04, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | W Elias Theodorou | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 56 65 | 4 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 03, 2018 | UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis | L Israel Adesanya | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:51 | 0 3 | 3 13 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 27, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 | L Jacare Souza | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 3:50 | 0 1 | 8 9 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 28, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida | W Lyoto Machida | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:30 | 1 0 | 10 3 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 10, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | W Daniel Kelly | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:16 | 1 0 | 8 1 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 11, 2017 | UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie | L Anderson Silva | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 54 43 | 2 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 26, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | L Robert Whittaker | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 4:07 | 0 1 | 19 33 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 17, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | W Uriah Hall | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:41 | 1 0 | 4 1 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 21, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy | W Roan Carneiro | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 2:38 | 0 0 | 23 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 08, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux | W Sam Alvey | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 2:19 | 0 0 | 27 4 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 31, 2015 | UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz | W Ed Herman | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 0:36 | 1 0 | 11 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 30, 2014 | UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto | W Lorenz Larkin | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 12 20 | 4 0 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 15, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou | L Yoel Romero | KO/TKO Elbows | 3 | 3:23 | 0 0 | 38 60 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 06, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 | W Brian Houston | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 0:48 | 1 0 | 1 0 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Dec. 29, 2012 | UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II | W Chris Leben | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 41 40 | 4 0 | 1 0 |
| Aug. 18, 2012 | Strikeforce - Rousey vs Kaufman | L Jacare Souza | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 0:41 | 0 1 | 0 5 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 18, 2011 | Strikeforce Challengers 20 | W Nate James | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 40 20 | 5 0 | 1 0 |
| Jul. 30, 2011 | Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Henderson | W Lumumba Sayers | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:33 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
| Jun. 24, 2011 | Strikeforce Challengers 16 | W Jeremy Hamilton | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.