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Derek Brunson
“The One”
United StatesMiddleweightActiveage 42
23-9
72% win rate
L2 streak
Peak Vertex
2021-09-04 → 2021-09-0457held 2 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · Sub · 2021-09-04
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
14 wins7 losseslast 5: L L W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2023
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(21) | R2(11) | R3(9) | R4(1) | R5(1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 22.9 | 18.4 | 23.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 9.9 | 19.6 | 21.6 | 8.0 | 10.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.52 | 1.01 | 2.53 | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.00 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Control time | 1:53 | 1:44 | 1:45 | 3:46 | 1:14 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane2023-03-04L·KO·R2 · 4:59
- UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 22022-02-12L·KO·R2 · 4:29
- UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till2021-09-04W·Sub·R3 · 2:13
- UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland2021-03-20W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan2020-08-01W·KO·R3 · 0:26
- UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 22019-08-17W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy2019-05-04W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis2018-11-03L·KO·R1 · 4:51
- UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 22018-01-27L·KO·R1 · 3:50
- UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida2017-10-28W·KO·R1 · 2:30
- UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt2017-06-10W·KO·R1 · 1:16
- UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie2017-02-11L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson2016-11-26L·KO·R1 · 4:07
- UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson2016-09-17W·KO·R1 · 1:41
- UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy2016-02-21W·KO·R1 · 2:38
- UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux2015-08-08W·KO·R1 · 2:19
- UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz2015-01-31W·KO·R1 · 0:36
- UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto2014-08-30W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou2014-01-15L·KO·R3 · 3:23
- UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 32013-11-06W·Sub·R1 · 0:48
- UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II2012-12-29W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Michael Page has completed his UFC contract following a lackluster performance against Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris, and the English striker now faces an uncertain future with the promotion unlikely to re-sign him.
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
