Derek Brunson

Fighter Bio


Age: 39
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185 lbs
Stance: Southpaw
DOB: January 4, 1984


City: Wilmington
State: North Carolina
Country: USA

Last Fight

Loss Dricus Du Plessis
STR	TD	SUB	Method	Round
			ko/tko	2

Closing Odds

Dricus Du Plessis	Derek Brunson
-225	+190

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Career Statistics

Striking

SLpM: 3.12
Str.Acc: 46%
SApM: 2.79
Str.Def: 53%

Takedown

TD Avg: 2.9
TD Acc: 30%
TD Def: 100%
Sub.Avg: 0.53

Acronyms


SLpM	Strikes Landed per Min.
Str. Acc.	Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM	Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.	Significant Strike Defence (the % of opponents strikes that did not land)
TD Avg.	Average Takedowns Landed per 15 minutes
TD Acc.	Takedown Accuracy
TD Def.	Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land)
Sub. Avg.	Average Submissions Attempted

Fight Log

W / L	Fighter	STR	TD	SUB	Dog / Fav	Event	Method	Round	Time
loss	Derek Brunson Dricus Du Plessis				+190 -225	UFC 285 Mar 4, 2023	ko/tko	2	2:22
loss	Derek Brunson Jared Cannonier	48 61	3 1	1 0	+140 -167	UFC 271 Feb 12, 2022	ko/tko	2	2:45
win	Derek Brunson Darren Till	101 28	3 0	1 0	+135 -165	FN Sep 4, 2021	submission	3	1:48
win	Derek Brunson Kevin Holland	226 190	6 1	1 0	+175 -200	FN Mar 20, 2021	DEC	5	1:27
win	Derek Brunson Edmen Shahbazyan	107 38	4 0	0 0	+300 -400	FN Aug 1, 2020	ko/tko	3	:26
win	Derek Brunson Ian Heinisch				+115 -145	UFC 241 Aug 17, 2019	DEC	3	5:00
win	Derek Brunson Elias Theodorou	65 87	4 0	0 0	-115 -115	FN May 4, 2019	DEC	3	5:00
loss	Derek Brunson Israel Adesanya	9 15	0 0	0 0	+250 -333	UFC 230 Nov 3, 2018	ko/tko	1	4:51
loss	Derek Brunson Jacare Souza	8 9	0 0	0 0	-103 -117	FN Jan 27, 2018	ko/tko	1	3:50
win	Derek Brunson Lyoto Machida	10 3	0 0	0 0	-145 +125	FN Oct 28, 2017	ko/tko	1	2:30
win	Derek Brunson Daniel Kelly	8 1	0 0	0 0	-280 +210	FN Jun 10, 2017	ko/tko	1	1:16
loss	Derek Brunson Anderson Silva	118 54	2 0	0 0	-125 +105	UFC 208 Feb 12, 2017	DEC	3	5:00
loss	Derek Brunson Robert Whittaker	25 35	0 0	0 0	-128 +108	FN Nov 26, 2016	ko/tko	1	4:07
win	Derek Brunson Uriah Hall	15 4	0 0	0 0	-180 +155	FN Sep 17, 2016	ko/tko	1	1:41
win	Derek Brunson Roan Carneiro	27 0	0 0	0 0	-340 +280	FN Feb 21, 2016	ko/tko	1	2:38
win	Derek Brunson Sam Alvey	53 6	0 0	0 0	-400 +330	FN Aug 8, 2015	ko/tko	1	2:19
win	Derek Brunson Ed Herman	11 0	0 0	0 0	-675 +500	UFC 183 Jan 31, 2015	ko/tko	1	:36
win	Derek Brunson Lorenz Larkin	98 32	4 0	1 0	-175 +150	UFC 177 Aug 30, 2014	DEC	3	5:00
loss	Derek Brunson Yoel Romero	56 87	3 0	0 0	+190 -240	FN Jan 15, 2014	ko/tko	3	3:23
win	Derek Brunson Brian Houston	1 0	0 0	1 0	-175 +145	FN Nov 6, 2013	submission	1	:48
win	Derek Brunson Chris Leben	76 103	4 0	1 0	+145 -165	UFC 155 Dec 29, 2012	DEC	3	5:00