Derek Brunson is ranked 8th in the UFC Middleweight Rankings 2020. He made his MMA debut in MAy 2010. The Human Blanket has fought in Carolina’s Summer Fight Series, ICE, XFP, World Extreme Fighting and Strike Force. However, his first fight in UFC was against Chris Leben at UFC 155. According to the reports, Brunson earned $30,000 from his debut fight at UFC. Derek Brunson Net Worth in 2020 is $1.23 Million.
Derek Brunson Net Worth $1.23 Million
The Human Blanket faced Jeremy Hamilton at Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry on 24th June 2011. He defeated Hamilton to get a paycheck of $5,000. After facing Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Oliveira, Derek Brunson Salary per fight increased to $72,000. As per discrete sources, Derek Brunson is believed to have a Net Worth of $1.23 Million in 2020.
Derek Brunson Guaranteed Purse $100,000
Derek Brunson recently earned his best payout of $205,000 at UFC 241. This payout including a handsome amount of $95,000 as Fight Salary. According to the reports, Derek Brunson is expected to receive a Guaranteed Purse of $100,00 in his next fight. His next fight is against SHAHBAZYAN on 2nd August. We will update you about How much Money Brunson earns in this fight.
Derek Brunson PPV Earnings & Purse Payouts
| Opponent | Fight Salary | Win Bonus | Sponsors/ Performance Bonus/ Weekly Incentive |
Total Payout | Fight Card | Year |
| Jeremy Hamilton | $2,500 | $2,500 | N/A | $5,000 | Strikeforce Challengers Fodor vs Terry | 2011 |
| Lumumba Sayers | $3,500 | $3,500 | N/A | $7,000 | Strikeforce Fedor vs Henderson | 2011 |
| Nate James | $4,500 | $4,500 | N/A | $9,000 | Strikeforce Challengers Britt vs Sayers | 2011 |
| Ronaldo Souza | $13,000 | N/A | N/A | $13,000 | Strikeforce Rousey vs Kaufman | 2012 |
| Chris Leben | $13,000 | $17,000 | N/A | $30,000 | UFC 155 | 2012 |
| Brian Houston | $17,000 | $17,000 | N/A | $34,000 | UFC Fight for the Troops 3 | 2013 |
| Yoel Romero | $19,000 | N/A | $50,000 Fight of the Night | $69,000 | UFC Fight Night Rockhold vs Philippou | 2014 |
| Lorenz Larkin | $22,000 | $22,000 | N/A | $44,000 | UFC 177 | 2014 |
| Ed Herman | $25,000 | $25,000 | N/A | $50,000 | UFC 183 | 2015 |
| Sam Alvey | $28,000 | $28,000 | $5,000 Reebok | $61,000 | UFC Fight Night Teixeira vs Saint Preux | 2015 |
| Roan Carneiro | $31,000 | $31,000 | $10,000 Reebok | $72,000 | UFC Fight Night Cowboy vs Oliveira | 2015 |
| Uriah Hall | $33,000 | $33,000 | $10,000 Reebok | $76,000 | UFC Fight Night Poirier vs Johnson | 2016 |
| Robert Whittaker | $35,000 | N/A | $50,000 Fight of the Night + $10,000 Reebok | $95,000 | UFC Fight Night Whittaker vs Brunson | 2016 |
| Anderson Silva | $35,000 | N/A | $10,000 Reebok | $45,000 | UFC 208 | 2017 |
| Dan Kelly | $35,000 | $35,000 | $10,000 Reebok | $80,000 | UFC Fight Night Lewis vs Hunt | 2017 |
| Lyoto Machida | $37,000 | $37,000 | $50,000 Performance of the Night + $10,000 Reebok | $134,000 | UFC Fight Night Brunson vs Machida | 2017 |
| Ronaldo Souza | $39,000 | N/A | $15,000 Reebok | $54,000 | UFC Fight Night Jacare vs Brunson 2 | 2018 |
| Israel Adesanya | $39,000 | N/A | $15,000 Reebok | $54,000 | UFC 230 | 2018 |
| Elias Theodorou | $39,000 | $39,000 | $15,000 week incentive | $93,000 | UFC Fight Night Iaquinta vs Cowboy | 2019 |
| Ian Heinisch | $95,000 | $95,000 | $15,000 week incentive | $205,000 | UFC 241 | 2019 |
| Edmen Shahbazyan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | UFC Fight Night Brunson vs. Shahbazyan | 2020 |
Source: The Sports Daily, MMA Payouts
We will update this post after Derek Brunson earns his next payout in his upcoming fight.
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