Middleweight Bout

Derek Brunson

“The One”

Record: 14-7-0
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 1"
Reach: 77"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Jan 04, 1984

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 21
Minutes: 180.1
Knockdowns: 6
Sig. accuracy: 46.6%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 31.6%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 7
Control / 15: 5:48

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted648/1391

Accuracy46.6%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head70.5%
Body15.3%
Leg14.2%

Position

Distance62.5%
Clinch14.8%
Ground22.7%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head59.5%
Body26.4%
Leg14.1%

Position absorbed

Distance73.8%
Clinch15.9%
Ground10.3%

Grappling

For

Takedowns36/114

TD accuracy31.6%

TD per 153

Sub attempts7

Subs per 150.6

Reversals1

Control69:33

Control per 155:48

Against

Takedowns absorbed3/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced1

Control conceded4:47

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/2.2	23.7%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	1/3.1	32.4%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	1.2/3.1	39.2%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	2/3	66.7%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	1/3	33.3%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Dricus Du Plessis
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:59
UFC 285: Jones vs. GaneMar 4, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 37/84 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 2:30
Loss vs Jared Cannonier
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:29
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2Feb 12, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 43/97 · TD 3/13 · Ctrl 2:38
Win vs Darren Till
Submission · Round 3 · 2:13
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. TillSep 4, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 41/84 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 7:23
Win vs Kevin Holland
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. HollandMar 20, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 43/93 · TD 6/12 · Ctrl 16:55
Win vs Edmen Shahbazyan
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:26
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. ShahbazyanAug 1, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 88/145 · TD 4/8 · Ctrl 3:06
Win vs Ian Heinisch
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2Aug 17, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 81/185 · TD 2/10 · Ctrl 2:13
Win vs Elias Theodorou
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. CowboyMay 4, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 56/94 · TD 4/9 · Ctrl 3:17
Loss vs Israel Adesanya
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:51
UFC 230: Cormier vs. LewisNov 3, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 3/14 · TD 0/7 · Ctrl 1:34
Loss vs Jacare Souza
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:50
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2Jan 27, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 8/34 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Lyoto Machida
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:30
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. MachidaOct 28, 2017
KD 1 · Sig 10/24 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03

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