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“The 1”
Derek Brunson
- Wins
- 23
- Losses
- 9
- Draws
- 0
Bio
- Age
- 39
- as of Oct 13, 2026
- Height
- 6'1"185 cm
- 185 cm6'1"
- Weight
- 185.5 lb84 kg
- 84 kg185.5 lb
- Reach
- 77"196 cm
- 196 cm77"
- Leg reach
- 43"109 cm
- 109 cm43"
- Fighting style
- —
- Born
- Wilmington, United States
- Trains at
- Sanford MMA
- Octagon debut
- Aug. 19, 2012
- Status
- Not Fighting
Wins by method
12
4
7
7 first-round finishes
Career averages
- Sig. strikes landed
- 3.51
- per minute
- Sig. strikes absorbed
- 3.05
- per minute
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- 688 landed
- Striking defense
- 51%
- of strikes avoided
- Takedowns
- 3.14
- per 15 minutes
- Takedown defense
- 86%
- of attempts stopped
- Submission attempts
- 0.61
- per 15 minutes
- Knockdowns
- 0.54
- per 15 minutes
- Average fight time
- 08:37
- minutes : seconds
Significant strikes landed by position
- Standing 429 (62%)
- Clinch 103 (15%)
- Ground 156 (23%)
As published on UFC.com. For some athletes UFC.com's averages also include Dana White's Contender Series bouts.
Patterns an opponent can exploit
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Latest UFC fights
- –vs Dricus Du PlessisMar. 5, 2023Result not on UFC.com yet
- Lvs Jared CannonierFeb. 13, 2022KO/TKOR2 4:29
- Wvs Darren TillSep. 4, 2021SubmissionR3 2:13
The latest 3 fights shown on UFC.com.
Source: Derek Brunson on UFC.com , checked Oct 13, 2026. Values are copied as UFC.com publishes them, not cross-checked. Nothing here is estimated. Takedown accuracy is left out because UFC.com's figure doesn't match its own takedown counts. Sources & credits
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