Derek Brunson net worth, professional career, personal life, assets, and more


Derek Brunson net worth, professional career, personal life, assets, and more

Derek Brunson

Let’s take a look at Derek Brunson net worth and more! Derek Brunson is considered one of the best middleweights in the UFC roster. He is currently the #4 ranked fighter in the middleweight division and has been undefeated in his last five UFC bouts. His last loss was against Israel Adesanya at UFC 230, since then the American has dominated every single fighter who stepped into the octagon with him.

Brunson is a well-rounded MMA fighter with a great mixture of efficient boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu as well as wrestling. Being one of the frontlines in the middleweight division, fight fans must be curious about his earnings. So, let’s take a look at Derek Brunson net worth and how much he earns.

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Derek Brunson professional career

Derek Brunson

Brunson started his professional MMA career at Carolina’s Summer Fight Series 1 against John Bryant in 2010 and then he got the opportunity to fight in the StrikeForce. The fighter got the taste of his first defeat against Kendall Grove at ShoFight 20. Brunson was signed by UFC and was given the chance to debut for the promotion at UFC 155 in December 2012.

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Brunson‘s UFC career has been very impressive and has faced many incredible fighters like Uriah Hall, Anderson Silva, Robert Whittaker, Kevin Holland, Darren Till, etc. He has a total of twelve knockouts in his twenty-three professional wins. 

Derek Brunson Personal Life

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Brunson and his kids

Brunson was born on January 4, 1984, in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, and was always interested in combat sports at a very young age. During his high school days, 

Brunson was a competitive cheerleader and got scholarships in that as well as in wrestling. The young kid chose wrestling then became a 3-time NCAA Division II All-American wrestler for the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. After finishing college, he got into mixed martial arts and began his journey. Brunson is a married guy and has a beautiful family with two daughters and one son. 

Derek Brunson Net Worth

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Kevin Holland vs Derek Brunson

According to several reports, Derek Brunson net worth is around $1 million and most of it has come from his UFC fight purses. As per The Sorts Daily, the fighter’s highest payday was against Darren Till at UFC Vegas 36 which was $291,000, this had a pretty significant effect on Derek Brunson net worth. Brunson also has earned a total of $545,000 from his fights against Kevin Holland and Edmen Shahbazyan

Derek Brunson brand endorsements and assets

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Derek Brunson

Brunson has been getting the Reebok sponsorship since 2015 and along with that Dynamic Fastener, a hardware company sponsored the fighter in the year 2014. Apart from these, Brunson has his official store online in which the fighter sells his merchandise which adds a significant amount to Derek Brunson net worth. 

Q. What nationality is Derek Brunson? 

Brunson is an American and was born in North Carolina.

Q. What is the MMA record of Derek Brunson?

Brunson has fought 30 bouts in his professional career and has lost seven of them. He has 

Q. What is Derek Brunson’s fighting style?

Brunson is an all-out striker but has the knowledge of Brazilian BJJ and has also done wrestling in his high school days. 

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