Lightweight · Men

Derek Verburgt

“Full Force”
United States Fox Valley Grappling Club debut 2007
Held by Petr Yan
Form L L L L L
Elo 762 peak 1,060 · 13 Mar 2010 298 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 2879885
4-13pro record
6L current streak
1,046best win, Elo
1,045average opponent
-- born 13 Sep 1988
68.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at lightweight, ages 27–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO826 Sub801 Dec943

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of lightweight fighters with five pro bouts (7,194 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2023): 805 Elo, 4-11, aged 35, average opponent 1,033.

  1. Leopoldo Felix Luque then 879, 4-10, aged 36 · Lightweight 3-0 after peaked 1,146 ▲
  2. Sergio Alvarez then 775, 5-10, aged 35 · Featherweight 1-2 after peaked 916 ▲
  3. Yann Martelli then 817, 4-11 · Featherweight 0-3 after peaked 786 ▼
  4. Stanislav Romanov then 836, 3-12, aged 36 · Light Heavyweight 3-1 after peaked 1,103 ▲
  5. Christian Rivera then 771, 4-11 · Lightweight 1-6 after peaked 878 ▲
  6. RT Hicks then 767, 4-11 · Heavyweight 0-11 after peaked 728 ▼

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Justin Miller Submission R2 · 24 Oct 2009 · Cage Conflict 1,003
  2. Scott Usher Decision R3 · 12 Apr 2008 · Wisconsin Regional 950
  3. Bill Finn Submission R2 · 13 Mar 2010 · Who's Next Combat Championship 938
  4. Jeremy Hemmrich Submission R1 · 30 May 2009 · Wisconsin Regional 801

Losses

The latest 5 of 13
  1. Adem Mujakić Submission R1 · 23 May 2026 · Fury Fight Series 1,016
  2. Gary Konkol KO/TKO R1 · 20 Jul 2024 · Pure FC 1,252
  3. Lenny Rufati KO/TKO R1 · 16 Sep 2023 · Pure FC 1,086
  4. Garrett Carlson KO/TKO R1 · 1 Oct 2022 · Chosen Few FC 1,170
  5. Nolan Cain Submission R1 · 16 Nov 2019 · Inner Strength MMA 977

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Jeremy Hemmrich 2 meetings · 2008, 2009 1–1
  2. Derek Abram 2 meetings · 2008, 2008 0–2

Fight history

19 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
19 23 May 202637.7 yrs L4-13 Adem Mujakić 11-18 (1) · 34.7 yrs Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R10:59 0.00 801→762 -39 1,016 – Fury Fight Series 5: Summer Slam 2 Fury Fight Series
18 20 Jul 202435.8 yrs L4-12 Gary Konkol 6-5 · 30.2 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOStrikes R12:38 0.00 805→793 -12 1,252 – Pure FC 28: Konkol vs. Verburgt Pure FC
17 16 Sep 202335.0 yrs L4-11 Lenny Rufati 7-7 · 35.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOStrikes R12:09 0.00 839→805 -34 1,086 – Pure FC 26 Pure FC
16 1 Oct 202234.0 yrs L4-10 Garrett Carlson 1-1 · 25.3 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R10:16 0.00 865→839 -26 1,170 – Chosen Few Fighting Championships 21 Chosen Few FC
15 16 Nov 201931.2 yrs L4-9 Nolan Cain 0-2 · 26.6 yrs Open Weight SubRear Naked Choke R11:51 0.00 925→851 -75 977 – Inner Strength MMA 18: Legacy Lives On Inner Strength MMA
14 23 Mar 201930.5 yrs L4-8 Tye Knuckles 4-12 (1) · 39.8 yrs Welterweight SubTriangle Choke R26:05 0.00 1,036→925 -111 942 – Inner Strength MMA 16: Sevenwinds Throwdown Inner Strength MMA
13 13 Mar 201021.5 yrs W4-7 Bill Finn debut · 38.7 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 984→1,060 +76 938 – WNCC - Who's Next Combat Championship 4 Who's Next Combat Championship
12 24 Oct 200921.1 yrs W3-7 Justin Miller debut – SubArmbar R2 1.00 863→984 +121 1,003 – Cage Conflict Championships 4: Halloween Brawl Cage Conflict
11 30 May 200920.7 yrs W2-7 Jeremy Hemmrich 4-12 – SubRear-Naked Choke R10:40 1.00 767→863 +96 801 – CMS Fights - Manitowoc Mayhem 2 Wisconsin Regional
10 7 Feb 200920.4 yrs L1-7 Peter Grimes 5-3 · 27.6 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R10:33 0.00 788→767 -20 1,140 – Cage Conflict Championships 2: Take Down at Tanner's Wisconsin Regional
9 8 Nov 200820.2 yrs L1-6 Jeremy Hemmrich 3-6 – SubGuillotine Choke R2 0.00 824→788 -36 1,057 – Konquer the Kage 23 Konquer the Kage
8 27 Sep 200820.0 yrs L1-5 Derek Abram 8-8 · 24.3 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 0.00 840→824 -16 1,241 – Waukesha Wrecking 2 Wisconsin Regional
7 7 Jun 200819.7 yrs L1-4 Brian Learn 7-2-1 (1) · 23.1 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R11:01 0.00 883→840 -44 1,076 – TCC 4: Best of the Best Wisconsin Regional
6 16 May 200819.7 yrs L1-3 Derek Griffin 3-3 – SubRear Naked Choke R2 0.00 979→883 -96 947 – TCC 3: Smash Squad Wisconsin Regional
5 12 Apr 200819.6 yrs W1-2 Scott Usher 1-3 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 909→979 +70 950 – Waukesha Wrecking 1 Wisconsin Regional
4 29 Mar 200819.5 yrs L0-2 Derek Abram 6-7 · 23.8 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:57 0.00 929→909 -20 1,283 – Konquer the Kage 19 Konquer the Kage
3 23 Feb 200819.4 yrs L0-1 Mateo Young 1-4 – SubTriangle Choke R1 0.00 1,057→929 -127 886 – Wisconsin Regional Carnage in the Cage
2 24 Aug 200718.9 yrs W1-1 Justin Miller debut – Sub -- 1.00 978→1,057 +78 1,046 – Peninsula Fight Challenge Peninsula Fight Challenge am
1 27 Jul 200718.9 yrs L0-1 Ben Breakfield debut – Sub -- 0.00 1,044→978 -66 1,044 – Peninsula Fight Challenge Peninsula Fight Challenge am