Derek Brunson

Born: 1984-01-04
AGE: 37 Country

Wilmington, North Carolina
United States

Height
6'1"
185.42 cm Weight
186 lbs
84.37 kg

Association:
Sanford MMA

Class: Middleweight

Wins 21 12 KO/TKO (57%) 3 SUBMISSIONS (14%) 6 DECISIONS (29%)

Losses 7 5 KO/TKO (71%) 0 SUBMISSIONS (0%) 2 DECISIONS (29%)

Upcoming Fights

Date	VS. Fighter	Event	Location
UFC on ESPN 21 March 20, 2021 / UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Versus Derek Brunson 21 - 7 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw) Kevin Holland 21 - 5 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw) See entire fight card

Fight History - Pro

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Edmen Shahbazyan	UFC Fight Night 173 - Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Aug / 01 / 2020	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean	3	0:26
win	Ian Heinisch	UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug / 17 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran	3	5:00
win	Elias Theodorou	UFC Fight Night 151 - Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May / 04 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Todd Anderson	3	5:00
loss	Israel Adesanya	UFC 230 - Cormier vs. Lewis Nov / 03 / 2018	TKO (Knees and Punches) Herb Dean	1	4:51
loss	Ronaldo Souza	UFC on Fox 27 - Jacare vs. Brunson 2 Jan / 27 / 2018	KO (Head Kick and Punches) Dan Miragliotta	1	3:50
win	Lyoto Machida	UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida Oct / 28 / 2017	KO (Punches) Osiris Maia	1	2:30
win	Daniel Kelly	UFC Fight Night 110 - Hunt vs. Lewis Jun / 10 / 2017	KO (Punch) John Sharp	1	1:16
loss	Anderson Silva	UFC 208 - Holm vs. De Randamie Feb / 11 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne	3	5:00
loss	Robert Whittaker	UFC Fight Night 101 - Whittaker vs. Brunson Nov / 26 / 2016	TKO (Head Kick and Punches) Herb Dean	1	4:07
win	Uriah Hall	UFC Fight Night 94 - Poirier vs. Johnson Sep / 17 / 2016	TKO (Punch) Herb Dean	1	1:41
win	Roan Carneiro	UFC Fight Night 83 - Cerrone vs. Oliveira Feb / 21 / 2016	KO (Punches) Keith Peterson	1	2:38
win	Sam Alvey	UFC Fight Night 73 - Teixeira vs. St. Preux Aug / 08 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki	1	2:19
win	Ed Herman	UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz Jan / 31 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Mark Smith	1	0:36
win	Lorenz Larkin	UFC 177 - Dillashaw vs. Soto Aug / 30 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean	3	5:00
loss	Yoel Romero	UFC Fight Night 35 - Rockhold vs. Philippou Jan / 15 / 2014	TKO (Punches and Elbows) Blake Grice	3	3:23
win	Brian Houston	UFC Fight Night 31 - Fight for the Troops 3 Nov / 06 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Gary Copeland	1	0:48
win	Chris Leben	UFC 155 - Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 Dec / 29 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean	3	5:00
loss	Ronaldo Souza	Strikeforce - Rousey vs. Kaufman Aug / 18 / 2012	KO (Punches) Mike Beltran	1	0:41
loss	Kendall Grove	ShoFight 20 - ShoFight 20 Jun / 16 / 2012	Decision (Split) Mike England	3	5:00
win	Nate James	Strikeforce - Challengers 20 Nov / 18 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Kim Winslow	3	5:00
win	Lumumba Sayers	Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Henderson Jul / 30 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A	1	4:33
win	Jeremy Hamilton	Strikeforce - Challengers 16 Jun / 24 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Steve Newport	3	5:00
win	Danny Babcock	WEF - World Extreme Fighting 45 Jan / 22 / 2011	KO (Punch) John Hosegood	1	1:07
win	Rhomez Brower	Xtreme Fight Promotions - XFP: The Holiday Fight Fest Dec / 04 / 2010	TKO (Submission to Punches) Joseph Hawes	1	2:27
win	Todd Chattelle	ICE - Fright Night 2010 Oct / 29 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta	1	0:14
win	Edward Jackson	CFP - Carolina's Summer Fight Series 3 Jul / 31 / 2010	KO (Punches) Dale Frye	1	0:41
win	Chris McNally	CFP - Carolina's Summer Fight Series 2 Jun / 26 / 2010	KO (Punches) Joseph Hawes	1	1:42
win	John Bryant	CFP - Carolina's Summer Fight Series 1 May / 22 / 2010	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A	1	0:52

Fight History - Amateur

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Shawn Tavares	CFP - War on the Shore Feb / 27 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Dale Frye	1	2:15
win	Steve Bontatibus	CFP - Bash at the Beach Jan / 23 / 2010	TKO (Punches) N/A	1	0:49