Here is a list of Brunson's best fights. For a list of Brunson's losses, refer to "Derek Brunson Losses".
On October 28, 2017 Derek Brunson faced off against Lyoto Machida in a middleweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 18-5 (14), and Machida was 39 years old and with a record of 22-7 (11). Brunson stopped Lyoto Machida via KO.
On September 17, 2016 Derek Brunson faced off against Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 16-3 (12), and Hall was 32 years old and with a record of 12-6 (10). Brunson stopped Uriah Hall via TKO.
On February 21, 2016 Derek Brunson faced off against Roan Carneiro in a middleweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 15-3 (11), and Carneiro was 37 years old and with a record of 20-9 (10). Brunson stopped Roan Carneiro via KO.
On August 8, 2015 Derek Brunson faced off against Sam Alvey in a middleweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 14-3 (10), and Alvey was 29 years old and with a record of 26-6 (19). Brunson stopped Sam Alvey via TKO.
On June 11, 2017 Derek Brunson faced off against Dan Kelly in a middleweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 17-5 (13), and Kelly was 39 years old and with a record of 13-1 (8). Brunson stopped Dan Kelly via KO.
On January 31, 2015 Derek Brunson faced off against Ed Herman in a middleweight bout at age 31. He was coming in with a record of 13-3 (9), and Herman was 34 years old and with a record of 22-10 (18). Brunson stopped Ed Herman via TKO.
On September 4, 2021 Derek Brunson faced off against Darren Till in a middleweight bout at age 37. He was coming in with a record of 23-7 (16), and Till was 28 years old and with a record of 18-3-1 (12). Brunson stopped Darren Till via submission.
On August 1, 2020 Derek Brunson faced off against Edmen Shahbazyan in a middleweight bout at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 21-7 (15), and Shahbazyan was 22 years old and with a record of 11-0 (10). Brunson stopped Edmen Shahbazyan via TKO.
On August 17, 2019 Derek Brunson faced off against Ian Heinisch in a middleweight bout at age 35. He was coming in with a record of 20-7 (14), and Heinisch was 31 years old and with a record of 13-1 (6). Brunson won the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On November 6, 2013 Derek Brunson faced off against Brian Houston in a middleweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 11-2 (8). Brunson stopped Brian Houston via submission.