Derek Brunson (24-9, 16) was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S. on January 4, 1984. At the age of 26 years on May 22, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against John Bryant, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On December 29, 2012, 28-year old Derek Brunson made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 155 against a 32-year old Chris Leben, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Brunson's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Ray Cooper III at PFL 10 at age 39 on November 24, 2023. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 21 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Derek Brunson's best fights have been against Lyoto Machida, Ed Herman, Sam Alvey, Roan Carneiro, Uriah Hall, Dan Kelly and Edmen Shahbazyan.
Brunson has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33  | Nov 24, 2023 39 years, 10 months 24-9 (16) | 30 years, 9 months 25-8-1 (23) | PFL | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
32  | Mar 4, 2023 39 years, 2 months 23-9 (16) | 29 years, 1 months 18-2 (17) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
31  | Feb 12, 2022 38 years, 1 months 23-8 (16) | 37 years, 10 months 14-5 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Elbows |
30  | Sep 4, 2021 37 years, 8 months 23-7 (16) | 28 years, 8 months 18-3-1 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
29  | Mar 20, 2021 37 years, 2 months 22-7 (15) | 28 years, 4 months 21-5 (17) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN |
28  | Aug 1, 2020 36 years, 6 months 21-7 (15) | 22 years, 8 months 11-0 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27  | Aug 17, 2019 35 years, 7 months 20-7 (14) | 31 years 13-1 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | May 4, 2019 35 years, 4 months 19-7 (14) | 30 years, 11 months 16-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Nov 3, 2018 34 years, 9 months 18-7 (14) | 29 years, 3 months 14-0 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knees and punches |
24  | Jan 27, 2018 34 years 18-6 (14) | 38 years, 1 months 24-5 (18) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
23  | Oct 28, 2017 33 years, 9 months 18-5 (14) | 39 years, 4 months 22-7 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
22  | Jun 11, 2017 33 years, 5 months 17-5 (13) | 39 years, 7 months 13-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
21  | Feb 11, 2017 33 years, 1 months 16-5 (12) | 41 years, 9 months 33-8 (26) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Nov 27, 2016 32 years, 10 months 16-4 (12) | 25 years, 11 months 16-4 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches |
19  | Sep 17, 2016 32 years, 8 months 16-3 (12) | 32 years, 1 months 12-6 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punch |
18  | Feb 21, 2016 32 years, 1 months 15-3 (11) | 37 years, 8 months 20-9 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
17  | Aug 8, 2015 31 years, 7 months 14-3 (10) | 29 years, 3 months 26-6 (19) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16  | Jan 31, 2015 31 years 13-3 (9) | 34 years, 3 months 22-10 (18) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
15  | Aug 30, 2014 30 years, 7 months 12-3 (8) | 27 years, 11 months 14-3 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jan 15, 2014 30 years 11-3 (8) | 36 years, 8 months 6-1 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
13 | Nov 6, 2013 29 years, 10 months 11-2 (8) | Brian Houston | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
12  | Dec 29, 2012 28 years, 11 months 10-2 (7) | 32 years, 5 months 22-9 (17) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Aug 18, 2012 28 years, 7 months 9-2 (7) | 32 years, 8 months 15-3 (11) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
10  | Jun 16, 2012 28 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | 29 years, 7 months 14-10 (10) | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
9 | Nov 18, 2011 27 years, 10 months 9-0 (7) | Nate James | Strikeforce | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jul 30, 2011 27 years, 6 months 8-0 (7) | Lumumba Sayers | Strikeforce | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Jun 24, 2011 27 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | Jeremy Hamilton | Strikeforce | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jan 22, 2011 27 years 6-0 (6) | Danny Babcock | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
5 | Dec 4, 2010 26 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Rhomez Brower | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
4 | Oct 29, 2010 26 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Todd Chattelle | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Jul 31, 2010 26 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Edward Jackson | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Jun 26, 2010 26 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Chris McNally | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | May 22, 2010 26 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | John Bryant | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
