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Middleweight · Last Fought Mar 2023

Derek Brunson

UFC Record
14-7
Age
42
Height
6'1"
Reach
77"
Stance
Southpaw

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1548Going Into Their Last Fight, Mar 2023
1655Best, Nov 2016
1597Classic Elo

No fight in the last two years, so there is no rating for today.

14001500160017002013201520172019202120231492 going into Chris Leben, Dec 20121624 going into Brian Houston, Nov 20131647 going into Yoel Romero, Jan 20141537 going into Lorenz Larkin, Aug 20141552 going into Ed Herman, Jan 20151597 going into Sam Alvey, Aug 20151607 going into Roan Carneiro, Feb 20161636 going into Uriah Hall, Sep 20161655 going into Robert Whittaker, Nov 20161584 going into Anderson Silva, Feb 20171610 going into Daniel Kelly, Jun 20171639 going into Lyoto Machida, Oct 20171652 going into Jacare Souza, Jan 20181604 going into Israel Adesanya, Nov 20181558 going into Elias Theodorou, May 20191618 going into Ian Heinisch, Aug 20191617 going into Edmen Shahbazyan, Aug 20201644 going into Kevin Holland, Mar 20211644 going into Darren Till, Sep 20211645 going into Jared Cannonier, Feb 20221548 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Mar 20231548
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight.
Classic Elo
1597After Their Last Fight, Mar 2023
1635Best, Feb 2022
1548Fighter Elo

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

15001550160016502013201520172019202120231500 going into Chris Leben, Dec 20121518 going into Brian Houston, Nov 20131533 going into Yoel Romero, Jan 20141517 going into Lorenz Larkin, Aug 20141532 going into Ed Herman, Jan 20151549 going into Sam Alvey, Aug 20151564 going into Roan Carneiro, Feb 20161577 going into Uriah Hall, Sep 20161591 going into Robert Whittaker, Nov 20161574 going into Anderson Silva, Feb 20171561 going into Daniel Kelly, Jun 20171578 going into Lyoto Machida, Oct 20171594 going into Jacare Souza, Jan 20181578 going into Israel Adesanya, Nov 20181561 going into Elias Theodorou, May 20191578 going into Ian Heinisch, Aug 20191592 going into Edmen Shahbazyan, Aug 20201607 going into Kevin Holland, Mar 20211622 going into Darren Till, Sep 20211635 going into Jared Cannonier, Feb 20221615 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Mar 20231597 after their last fight1597
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

3.60Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
47%Striking Accuracy
3.18Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
51%Striking Defense
0.50Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
3.00Takedowns per 15 Minutes
32%Takedown Accuracy
84%Takedown Defense
0.58Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
39%Share of Fight Time in Control
8.6 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins725
Losses601

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Dricus Du PlessisKO/TKO · R2 4:59Mar 4, 2023UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonDricus Du Plessis
1548Fighter Elo Going In1692
1615Classic Elo Going In1568
37 of 84Significant Strikes71 of 115
43 of 90Total Strikes84 of 132
1 of 2Takedowns1 of 2
0Knockdowns1
1Submission Attempts1
2:30Control Time1:25
Lossvs. Jared CannonierKO/TKO · R2 4:29Feb 12, 2022UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonJared Cannonier
1645Fighter Elo Going In1536
1635Classic Elo Going In1552
43 of 97Significant Strikes55 of 89
48 of 103Total Strikes61 of 96
3 of 13Takedowns1 of 1
1Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
2:38Control Time0:05
Winvs. Darren TillSubmission · R3 2:13Sep 4, 2021UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Derek BrunsonDarren Till
1644Fighter Elo Going In1590
1622Classic Elo Going In1559
41 of 84Significant Strikes26 of 50
101 of 145Total Strikes28 of 53
3 of 6Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
7:23Control Time0:04
Winvs. Kevin HollandUnanimous DecisionMar 20, 2021UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Derek BrunsonKevin Holland
1644Fighter Elo Going In1690
1607Classic Elo Going In1591
43 of 93Significant Strikes36 of 74
226 of 323Total Strikes190 of 236
6 of 12Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
16:55Control Time1:47
Winvs. Edmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO · R3 0:26Aug 1, 2020UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonEdmen Shahbazyan
1617Fighter Elo Going In1773
1592Classic Elo Going In1563
88 of 145Significant Strikes35 of 72
107 of 164Total Strikes38 of 75
4 of 8Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:06Control Time0:03
Winvs. Ian HeinischUnanimous DecisionAug 17, 2019UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonIan Heinisch
1618Fighter Elo Going In1677
1578Classic Elo Going In1538
81 of 185Significant Strikes58 of 143
102 of 207Total Strikes65 of 150
2 of 10Takedowns0 of 8
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:13Control Time0:00
Winvs. Elias TheodorouUnanimous DecisionMay 4, 2019UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonElias Theodorou
1558Fighter Elo Going In1608
1561Classic Elo Going In1589
56 of 94Significant Strikes65 of 170
65 of 103Total Strikes87 of 194
4 of 9Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:17Control Time0:09
Lossvs. Israel AdesanyaKO/TKO · R1 4:51Nov 3, 2018UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonIsrael Adesanya
1604Fighter Elo Going In1733
1578Classic Elo Going In1551
3 of 14Significant Strikes13 of 23
9 of 23Total Strikes15 of 25
0 of 7Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns3
0Submission Attempts0
1:34Control Time0:10
Lossvs. Jacare SouzaKO/TKO · R1 3:50Jan 27, 2018UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Derek BrunsonJacare Souza
1652Fighter Elo Going In1581
1594Classic Elo Going In1585
8 of 34Significant Strikes9 of 21
8 of 34Total Strikes9 of 21
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:04
Winvs. Lyoto MachidaKO/TKO · R1 2:30Oct 28, 2017UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Derek BrunsonLyoto Machida
1639Fighter Elo Going In1533
1578Classic Elo Going In1588
10 of 24Significant Strikes3 of 10
10 of 24Total Strikes3 of 10
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:00
Winvs. Daniel KellyKO/TKO · R1 1:16Jun 10, 2017UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonDaniel Kelly
1610Fighter Elo Going In1468
1561Classic Elo Going In1578
8 of 17Significant Strikes1 of 4
8 of 17Total Strikes1 of 4
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Anderson SilvaUnanimous DecisionFeb 11, 2017UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonAnderson Silva
1584Fighter Elo Going In1566
1574Classic Elo Going In1636
54 of 101Significant Strikes43 of 78
118 of 184Total Strikes54 of 89
2 of 10Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:48Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Robert WhittakerKO/TKO · R1 4:07Nov 26, 2016UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Derek BrunsonRobert Whittaker
1655Fighter Elo Going In1668
1591Classic Elo Going In1583
19 of 42Significant Strikes33 of 58
25 of 48Total Strikes35 of 60
0 of 3Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
1:12Control Time0:07
Winvs. Uriah HallKO/TKO · R1 1:41Sep 17, 2016UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonUriah Hall
1636Fighter Elo Going In1586
1577Classic Elo Going In1522
4 of 7Significant Strikes1 of 3
15 of 18Total Strikes4 of 6
0 of 3Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:02Control Time0:00
Winvs. Roan CarneiroKO/TKO · R1 2:38Feb 21, 2016UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonRoan Carneiro
1607Fighter Elo Going In1501
1564Classic Elo Going In1504
23 of 51Significant Strikes0 of 13
27 of 57Total Strikes0 of 13
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:42Control Time0:00
Winvs. Sam AlveyKO/TKO · R1 2:19Aug 8, 2015UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonSam Alvey
1597Fighter Elo Going In1554
1549Classic Elo Going In1535
27 of 45Significant Strikes4 of 11
53 of 71Total Strikes6 of 13
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:31Control Time0:00
Winvs. Ed HermanKO/TKO · R1 0:36Jan 31, 2015UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonEd Herman
1552Fighter Elo Going In1437
1532Classic Elo Going In1552
11 of 18Significant Strikes0 of 4
11 of 18Total Strikes0 of 4
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:05Control Time0:00
Winvs. Lorenz LarkinUnanimous DecisionAug 30, 2014UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonLorenz Larkin
1537Fighter Elo Going In1491
1517Classic Elo Going In1478
12 of 30Significant Strikes20 of 40
98 of 125Total Strikes32 of 53
4 of 12Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
10:42Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Yoel RomeroKO/TKO · R3 3:23Jan 15, 2014UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonYoel Romero
1647Fighter Elo Going In1604
1533Classic Elo Going In1534
38 of 94Significant Strikes60 of 94
56 of 112Total Strikes87 of 122
3 of 5Takedowns0 of 4
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:58Control Time0:53
Winvs. Brian HoustonSubmission · R1 0:48Nov 6, 2013UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonBrian Houston
1624Fighter Elo Going In1378
1518Classic Elo Going In1500
1 of 2Significant Strikes0 of 1
1 of 2Total Strikes0 of 1
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
0:30Control Time0:00
Winvs. Chris LebenUnanimous DecisionDec 29, 2012UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Derek BrunsonChris Leben
1492Fighter Elo Going In1442
1500Classic Elo Going In1549
41 of 130Significant Strikes40 of 94
76 of 174Total Strikes103 of 164
4 of 13Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
7:22Control Time0:00