Derek Brunson

“The One”

Derek Brunson "The One" is an active Middleweight fighter with a N/A Sherdog full record. CageVault tracks this fighter profile with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI predictions, betting odds, and DFS research.

Fighter Profile Overview

Derek Brunson is an active Middleweight mixed martial artist. The profile data says career record is 17-8-0, UFC record is 14-7-0, nationality is United States, team is Kill Cliff FC, stance is Southpaw, height is 6' 1", reach is 77". CageVault uses this page as a fighter research hub with career statistics, recent fight history, matchup context, AI prediction links, odds research, and DFS tools.

The most recent logged fight is a win against Ray Cooper III at Professional Fighters League - 2023 Season PFL Championships on Nov 24 2023 by Decision (Unanimous). Across the latest 5 logged bouts, the recent form line is 3-2 with 3 finishes.

The striking profile lists 3.51 significant strikes landed per minute, 3.05 significant strikes absorbed per minute, 47% striking accuracy, 51% striking defense. The grappling data lists 3.14 takedowns per 15 minutes, 33% takedown accuracy, 85% takedown defense, 0.6 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Those fields help separate striking pace, defensive reliability, takedown risk, and submission activity before a matchup is compared against betting lines.

The listed win mix includes 12 KO/TKO wins, 4 submission wins, 8 decision wins. CageVault currently lists a 70.8% finish rate. The finish profile gives readers a quick way to compare knockout, submission, and decision paths when researching upcoming UFC matchups.

Full Record
N/A
UFC Record
14-7-0
Weight Class
Middleweight
Nationality
United States
Team
Kill Cliff FC

Career Statistics

Recent Fights

Result Opponent Method Event Date
WIN Ray Cooper III Decision (Unanimous) Professional Fighters League - 2023 Season PFL Championships Nov 24 2023
LOSS Dricus Du Plessis TKO (Corner Stoppage) UFC 285 - Jones vs. Gane Mar 04 2023
LOSS Jared Cannonier KO (Elbows) UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Feb 12 2022
WIN Darren Till Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) UFC Fight Night 191 - Brunson vs. Till Sep 04 2021
WIN Kevin Holland Decision (Unanimous) UFC on ESPN 21 - Brunson vs. Holland Mar 20 2021
WIN Edmen Shahbazyan TKO (Punches) UFC Fight Night 173 - Brunson vs. Shahbazyan Aug 01 2020
WIN Ian Heinisch Decision (Unanimous) UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17 2019
WIN Elias Theodorou Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 151 - Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 04 2019
LOSS Israel Adesanya TKO (Knees and Punches) UFC 230 - Cormier vs. Lewis Nov 03 2018
LOSS Ronaldo Souza KO (Head Kick and Punches) UFC on Fox 27 - Jacare vs. Brunson 2 Jan 27 2018

CageVault Research Notes

  • 35 logged professional fights in the profile data; the table below shows the 10 most recent entries.
  • Latest activity signal: Nov 24 2023 vs. Ray Cooper III.
  • 6/6 core UFC-style stat fields are populated for search and matchup research.
  • UFC experience is detected from profile links, organization data, or logged fight events.
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