Derek Brunson Net Worth 2023 [Updated] PPV Earnings & Purse Payouts

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

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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

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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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