Middleweight · “The One”
Derek Brunson
14-7-0
6'1"Height
77"Reach
SouthpawStance
42Age
7KO wins
2Sub wins
64.3%Finish rate
8:34Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.18
Striking accuracy46.6%
Striking defense50.9%
Takedowns / 15 min3.0
Takedown accuracy31.6%
Takedown defense84.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.58
Control time38.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents11-7
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
21 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Dricus Du Plessis 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:59 — UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · 2023-03-04
37/84Sig. strikes
71/115Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:30Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jared Cannonier 7-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:29 — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · 2022-02-12
43/97Sig. strikes
55/89Absorbed
3/13Takedowns
2:38Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Darren Till 6-3-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:13 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till · 2021-09-04
41/84Sig. strikes
26/50Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
7:23Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Kevin Holland 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland · 2021-03-20
43/93Sig. strikes
36/74Absorbed
6/12Takedowns
16:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Edmen Shahbazyan 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:26 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan · 2020-08-01
88/145Sig. strikes
35/72Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
3:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ian Heinisch 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · 2019-08-17
81/185Sig. strikes
58/143Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
2:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Elias Theodorou 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · 2019-05-04
56/94Sig. strikes
65/170Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
3:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Israel Adesanya 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:51 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · 2018-11-03
3/14Sig. strikes
13/23Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
1:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jacare Souza 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:50 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 · 2018-01-27
8/34Sig. strikes
9/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Lyoto Machida 14-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida · 2017-10-28
10/24Sig. strikes
3/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Daniel Kelly 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:16 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · 2017-06-10
8/17Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anderson Silva 16-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie · 2017-02-11
54/101Sig. strikes
43/78Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
3:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Robert Whittaker 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:07 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · 2016-11-26
19/42Sig. strikes
33/58Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Uriah Hall 5-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:41 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · 2016-09-17
4/7Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Roan Carneiro 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · 2016-02-21
23/51Sig. strikes
0/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sam Alvey 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:19 — UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · 2015-08-08
27/45Sig. strikes
4/11Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ed Herman 9-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:36 — UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz · 2015-01-31
11/18Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Lorenz Larkin 1-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto · 2014-08-30
12/30Sig. strikes
20/40Absorbed
4/12Takedowns
10:42Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Yoel Romero 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:23 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · 2014-01-15
38/94Sig. strikes
60/94Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
2:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brian Houston 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 0:48 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · 2013-11-06
1/2Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:30Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Chris Leben 12-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · 2012-12-29
41/130Sig. strikes
40/94Absorbed
4/13Takedowns
7:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
2
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
21
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.