Cody Brundage
Born (1994-05-16) May 16, 1994
Chapin, South Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Middleweight
Reach72 in (183 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofEnglewood, Colorado, United States
TeamFactory X
RankBlue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active2019–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total15
Wins10
By knockout5
By submission3
By decision1
Unknown1
Losses5
By knockout2
By submission1
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cody Brundage (born May 16, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Brundage was an accomplished high school wrestler. He held a 56–3 record as a senior, finishing as the state-runner up and held a career record of 128–22. Brundage also played football and was on the swim team. He later continued wrestling for local Newberry College. At Newberry, Brundage had 96 wins and was a two-time NCAA qualifier, and was team captain.[3]

Brundage's interest in MMA started in his wrestling days, running fight clubs out of the wrestling rooms. After competing college and wrestling on the Newberry College team, he started fighting and training to fulfill his competitive drive.[4][5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Brundage made his amateur debut in 2017, compiling a record of 4-2 before turning professional in 2019. Brundage went 5–0 on the local Midwest scene, capturing the Lights Out Championship Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Championships, defeating Erick Lozano for both at LOC 6 in December 2019, and at LOC 7 in February 2020.[6] Brundage got a chance at a UFC contract at Dana White's Contender Series 31 against William Knight. However, he lost the bout via TKO in the first round.[7]

Brundage faced Joseph Kropschot at LFA 99 on February 12, 2021. He won the bout via third round arm-triangle submisison.[8]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brundage made his UFC debut as a replacement for Karl Roberson against Nick Maximov on September 25, 2021, at UFC 266.[9] Brundage lost his debut via unanimous decision.[10]

Brundage faced Dalcha Lungiambula on March 12, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev.[11] He won the fight via guillotine choke in round one.[12] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[13]

Brundage, as a replacement for Josh Fremd, faced Tresean Gore on July 9, 2022, at UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev.[14] He won the fight via knockout in round one.[15]

Brundage was scheduled to face Rodolfo Vieira on November 19, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 215.[16] However, Vieira pull out from the event due to undisclosed reason and the bout was scrapped.[17]

Brundage, as a replacement for Albert Duraev, faced Michał Oleksiejczuk on December 17, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 216.[18] Brundage lost the fight via knockout in round one.[19]

Brundage faced Rodolfo Vieira at UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón on April 29, 2023.[20] He lost the fight via submission in round two.[21]

Brundage, as a replacement for Punahele Soriano, faced Sedriques Dumas on June 24, 2023 at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria.[22] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[23]

Brundage faced Jacob Malkoun in a short-notice fight on September 23, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 228.[24] Brundage won the fight via disqualification, after being rendered unable to continue due to an illegal elbow to the back of the head.[25]

Brundage faced Zachary Breese on December 2, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 52.[26] He won the fight by first round knockout due to a slam and punches.[27] This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award.[28]

Brundage is scheduled to face Bo Nickal on April 13, 2024 at UFC 300.[29]

Personal life

Brundage comes from an athletic family; his mother was on the U.S. Olympic team for biathlon, and his father was Special Forces. Brundage's youngest brother played lacrosse, and his sister plays soccer on the D-1 level.[5]

He is married to former UFC fighter, Amanda Brundage, who retired to get her nursing license.[5]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
15 matches 10 wins 5 losses
By knockout 5 2
By submission 3 1
By decision 1 2
By disqualification 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–5 Zachary Reese KO (slam and punches) UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan December 2, 2023 1 1:49 Austin, Texas, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 9–5 Jacob Malkoun DQ (illegal elbow) UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot September 23, 2023 1 4:15 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States An illegal elbow to the back of the head rendered Brundage unable to continue.
Loss 8–5 Sedriques Dumas Decision (unanimous) UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria June 24, 2023 3 5:00 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Loss 8–4 Rodolfo Vieira Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Song vs. Simón April 29, 2023 2 1:28 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 8–3 Michał Oleksiejczuk KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland December 17, 2022 1 3:16 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–2 Tresean Gore KO (punches) UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev July 9, 2022 1 3:50 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 7–2 Dalcha Lungiambula Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev March 12, 2022 1 3:41 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 6–2 Nick Maximov Decision (unanimous) UFC 266 September 25, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 6–1 Joseph Kropschot Submission (arm-triangle choke) LFA 99 February 12, 2021 3 0:39 Park City, Kansas, United States Return to Middleweight.
Loss 5–1 William Knight TKO (elbows and punches) Dana White's Contender Series 31 September 1, 2020 1 2:23 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 5–0 Erick Lozano Submission (arm-triangle choke) Lights Out Championship 7 February 8, 2020 1 4:26 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Won the LOC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Erick Lozano Decision (unanimous) Lights Out Championship 6 December 14, 2019 5 5:00 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Middleweight debut. Won the LOC Middleweight Championship.
Win 3–0 Josh Krizan TKO (punches) Caged Thunder 9 September 28, 2019 2 4:16 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States Catchweight (190 lb) bout.
Win 2–0 Mike Johnson KO (punch) CLIP: Motor City Cagefights 6 July 26, 2019 1 0:12 Detroit, Michigan, United States Light Heavyweight debut.
Win 1–0 Jesse Walthers TKO (punches) Lights Out Championship 3 April 27, 2019 1 1:54 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Catchweight (195 lb) bout.

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See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Former Wolves Wrestler Gets Chance at UFC 266". Newberry College Athletics. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Cody Brundage - Wrestling". Newberry College Athletics. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  5. 1 2 3 Tang, Andrea (2022-03-25). "From Fighter to Family Man: UFC's Cody Brundage on Honoring Wife and Daughter". Jiu-Jitsu Times. Archived from the original on 2022-07-09. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
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  12. ↑ Anderson, Jay (2022-03-12). "UFC Vegas 50: Cody Brundage Weathers Storm, Submits Dalcha Lungiambula". Cageside Press. Archived from the original on 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
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  22. ↑ Damon Martin (2023-06-15). "Punahele Soriano out; Cody Brundage steps in to face Sedriques Dumas at UFC Jacksonville". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  23. ↑ Dewar, Val (2023-06-24). "UFC Jacksonville: Sedriques Dumas Answers Questions, Out-Wrestles Cody Brundage". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
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  25. ↑ Theodosi, Jamie (2023-09-23). "Cody Brundage def. Jacob Malkoun via Disqualification, Round 1, 4:15". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  26. ↑ Martin, Damon (2023-10-30). "Cody Brundage vs. Zachary Breese booked for UFC Austin card on Dec. 2". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  27. ↑ Bitter, Shawn (2023-12-02). "Cody Brundage Slams Zach Reese for KO Win at UFC Austin". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  28. 1 2 Chris Taylor (2023-12-02). "UFC Austin Bonus Report: 10 fighters take home $50k". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
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