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Derek Brunson

Derek Brunson

1135 ELO #80

"The One"

MMA 23-9-0 · UFC 14-7-0 · Middleweight · Last fought 3 years and 98 days ago

Derek Brunson "The One" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Derek Brunson has 14 wins in the UFC. Derek Brunson lands an average of 3.51 significant strikes per minute and averages 3.14 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Middleweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1135), and have not fought Derek Brunson before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Abdul Razak Alhassan 6-7-0 40 1028 2.0 107
Eryk Anders 10-9-0 39 1067 3.0 68
Cesar Almeida 3-2-0 38 1037 4.0 98
Gerald Meerschaert 12-14-0 38 1033 4.0 102
Brad Tavares 16-12-0 38 1031 4.0 104
Denis Tiuliulin 1-5-0 38 948 4.0 187

Fight Results Breakdown

21
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Lyoto Machida in 2017
Opponent ELO: 1120

Biggest Upset Loss

Jared Cannonier in 2022
Your ELO: 1174 · Opponent ELO: 1079 · Favored by 95

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Middleweight
Reach
77'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Jan 04 1984
Age
42
Peak ELO
1174
ELO Rank
80 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
438-178-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1071.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1044.4

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.51
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
47%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.05
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
51%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
3.14
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
33%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.6
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Derek Brunson Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2023-03-04 UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Dricus Du Plessis KO/TKO Punches 2 4:59 Loss -
2022-02-12 UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Jared Cannonier KO/TKO Elbows 2 4:29 Loss -
2021-09-04 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till Darren Till SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 2:13 Win -
2021-03-20 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland Kevin Holland U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2020-08-01 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Edmen Shahbazyan KO/TKO Punches 3 0:26 Win -
2019-08-17 UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Ian Heinisch U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-05-04 UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy Elias Theodorou U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-11-03 UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis Israel Adesanya KO/TKO Punches 1 4:51 Loss -
2018-01-27 UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 Jacare Souza KO/TKO Kick 1 3:50 Loss -
2017-10-28 UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida Lyoto Machida KO/TKO Punch 1 2:30 Win -
2017-06-10 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt Daniel Kelly KO/TKO Punch 1 1:16 Win -
2017-02-11 UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie Anderson Silva U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-11-26 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson Robert Whittaker KO/TKO Kick 1 4:07 Loss -
2016-09-17 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson Uriah Hall KO/TKO Punches 1 1:41 Win -
2016-02-21 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy Roan Carneiro KO/TKO Punches 1 2:38 Win -
2015-08-08 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Sam Alvey KO/TKO Punches 1 2:19 Win -
2015-01-31 UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz Ed Herman KO/TKO Punch 1 0:36 Win -
2014-08-30 UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto Lorenz Larkin U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-01-15 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou Yoel Romero KO/TKO Elbows 3 3:23 Loss -
2013-11-06 UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 Brian Houston SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 0:48 Win -
2012-12-29 UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Chris Leben U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Derek Brunson ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
21 2023-03-04 Dricus Du Plessis 1081 Loss -19 1135
20 2022-02-12 Jared Cannonier 1079 Loss -20 1154
19 2021-09-04 Darren Till 1057 Win +17 1174
18 2021-03-20 Kevin Holland 1092 Win +14 1157
17 2020-08-01 Edmen Shahbazyan 1064 Win +18 1143
16 2019-08-17 Ian Heinisch 1039 Win +13 1125
15 2019-05-04 Elias Theodorou 1082 Win +15 1112
14 2018-11-03 Israel Adesanya 1040 Loss -19 1097
13 2018-01-27 Jacare Souza 1127 Loss -16 1116
12 2017-10-28 Lyoto Machida 1120 Win +21 1132
11 2017-06-10 Daniel Kelly 1070 Win +20 1111
10 2017-02-11 Anderson Silva 1189 Loss -12 1091
9 2016-11-26 Robert Whittaker 1109 Loss -17 1103
8 2016-09-17 Uriah Hall 1079 Win +20 1120
7 2016-02-21 Roan Carneiro 1032 Win +19 1100
6 2015-08-08 Sam Alvey 1050 Win +21 1081
5 2015-01-31 Ed Herman 1076 Win +23 1060
4 2014-08-30 Lorenz Larkin 978 Win +14 1037
3 2014-01-15 Yoel Romero 1043 Loss -16 1023
2 2013-11-06 Brian Houston 1000 Win +20 1039
1 2012-12-29 Chris Leben 1075 Win +19 1019

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