Cody Brundage

Overview

Four of Cody Brundage's six UFC wins came by first-round finish, and none went to the scorecards. His losses are the opposite: four of eight came by decision. That is the whole shape of his run at middleweight.

He is 6-8-1 in the UFC with one no contest, and 12-9-1 (1 NC) across all promotions. Five of his six UFC wins are finishes: four by knockout or TKO and one by submission. The sixth came by disqualification. He carries a one-fight win streak into his next fight.

He fights out of Factory X and was born in Chapin, SC.

He finishes fights when they go his way and loses them when they don't.

UFC Career

Brundage's first look at the UFC pipeline was a loss. He fought William Knight on Dana White's Contender Series 4.5 in 2020 and was stopped in the first round at 2:23. That was not a UFC bout, so it sits outside his UFC record.

His UFC debut came in September 2021 at UFC 266, a unanimous decision loss to Nick Maximov. He answered with his best stretch: a first-round submission of Dalcha Lungiambula in March 2022, then a first-round TKO of Tresean Gore that July.

Then the slide. Michal Oleksiejczuk stopped him in the first round, Rodolfo Vieira submitted him in the second, and Sedriques Dumas took a unanimous decision. Three straight losses.

He rebounded in late 2023 with a disqualification win over Jacob Malkoun and a 1:49 first-round TKO of Zachary Reese. His longest UFC win streak is two.

UFC 300 brought Bo Nickal, rated a strong opponent by our model, and Brundage was submitted in the second round. His next fight, against Abdul Razak Alhassan, ended as a no contest at 0:37 of the first round.

A first-round TKO of Julian Marquez in March 2025 came next, with 15 seconds left in the round. Then a majority draw with Mansur Abdul-Malik, another strong opponent, ending 0:36 into the third.

Since then it has been mixed. Brundage lost a split decision to Eric McConico, was knocked out in the second round by Cam Rowston, and lost a split decision to Donte Johnson. His latest result is a 0:44 second-round TKO of Andre Petroski.

He has never won a UFC decision.

Fighting Style

Cody Brundage is a low-volume striker who is hard to hit. He throws and lands fewer strikes per minute than most UFC fighters, but he takes less damage and connects accurately when he does throw.

He is difficult to take down and has a habit of getting back to his feet. He attempts more takedowns than most and rarely hunts for submissions.

His finishes come early. Four of his five stoppage wins came in round one, and the other came in round two. Four of the five were knockouts or TKOs, and he has no wins by decision.

He has also been finished himself, with two knockout losses and two submission losses.

Notable Wins

• Dalcha Lungiambula — submission, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev (2022)
• Tresean Gore — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev (2022)
• Zachary Reese — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan (2023)
• Andre Petroski — KO/TKO, round 2, UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa (2026)

Quick Facts

• Division: Middleweight
• UFC record: 6-8-1, 1 NC
• Professional record (all promotions): 12-9-1 (1 NC)
• UFC debut: 2021
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height and reach: 6'0", 72" reach
• Team: Factory X
• Born: Chapin, SC, United States