Dennis Ross Bermudez[3] (born December 13, 1986) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the UFC.

[5] From high school he went on to wrestle at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania where in 2007 he was ranked 22nd in the nation at the Division 1 level.

[6] Bermudez first started training mixed martial arts in Saugerties, New York, his home town, in 2009.

After the losses, Bermudez showed interest in dropping weight classes to compete at featherweight.

In the first episode, Bermudez fought reigning King of the Cage bantamweight champion, Jimmie Rivera, to gain entry into the Ultimate Fighter house.

After being knocked down twice, Bermudez took Corassani down and finished the fight in the first round via submission due to a guillotine choke.

The bout earned Fight of the Night honors, giving Bermudez an extra $40,000 in bonuses.

[11] Bermudez was briefly scheduled to face Nik Lentz on November 6, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 31.

However, Lentz was pulled from the pairing with Bermudez in favor of a bout with Chad Mendes on December 14, 2013, at UFC on Fox 9.

[14] In his highest profile fight to date, Bermudez faced Clay Guida on July 26, 2014, at UFC on Fox 12.

He won the bout via submission in the second round, and earned a Performance of the Night bonus award for the second time in a row.

[17] Bermudez was expected to face Maximo Blanco on January 17, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 81.

However, Bermudez pulled out of the fight in early December citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Luke Sanders.

[18][19] Following a quick recovery, Bermudez was rebooked and he faced Tatsuya Kawajiri on February 21, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 83.

[22] Bermudez faced returning veteran Chan Sung Jung on February 4, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 104.

[29] Bermudez faced Te Edwards in a lightweight bout on January 19, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 143.