Derek Brunson has nine losses against eight opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Brunson's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Derek Brunson".
On March 4, 2023 Derek Brunson faced off against Dricus du Plessis in a middleweight bout at age 39. He was coming in with a record of 23-9 (16), and Plessis was 29 years old and with a record of 18-2 (17). Brunson lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On February 12, 2022 Derek Brunson faced off against Jared Cannonier in a middleweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 23-8 (16), and Cannonier was 37 years old and with a record of 14-5 (11). Brunson lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On November 3, 2018 Derek Brunson faced off against Israel Adesanya in a middleweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 18-7 (14), and Adesanya was 29 years old and with a record of 14-0 (12). Brunson lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 27, 2018 Derek Brunson faced off against Ronaldo Souza in a middleweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 18-6 (14), and Souza was 38 years old and with a record of 24-5 (18). Brunson lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On February 11, 2017 Derek Brunson faced off against Anderson Silva in a middleweight bout at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 16-5 (12), and Silva was 41 years old and with a record of 33-8 (26). Brunson lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On November 27, 2016 Derek Brunson faced off against Robert Whittaker in a middleweight bout at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 16-4 (12), and Whittaker was 25 years old and with a record of 16-4 (12). Brunson lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 15, 2014 Derek Brunson faced off against Yoel Romero in a middleweight bout at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 11-3 (8), and Romero was 36 years old and with a record of 6-1 (6). Brunson lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On August 18, 2012 Derek Brunson faced off against Ronaldo Souza in a middleweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 9-2 (7), and Souza was 32 years old and with a record of 15-3 (11). Brunson lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On June 16, 2012 Derek Brunson faced off against Kendall Grove in a middleweight bout at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 9-1 (7), and Grove was 29 years old and with a record of 14-10 (10). Brunson lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
