Andre Winner
| Andre Winner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 November 1985 St. George's, Grenada |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm)[1] |
| Style | Boxing, Kyokushin Karate |
| Fighting out of | Leicester, England, United Kingdom |
| Team | Team Rough House |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 32 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 13 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Andre Badi Winner[2] (born 9 November 1981) is an Grenadian mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom, reaching the final. Winner is also a member of Team Rough House.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Winner was born in St. George's, Grenada to a British father and an Afro-Caribbean mother, and moved to Leicester, United Kingdom at seven years old. Winner is one of three brothers and is the middle child. His older brother is William and his younger brother is named Michael. Michael is often in his corner during his fights and often assists in training. He started in sports during his high school years, competing in football and other athletics. Winner never thought of being a mixed martial artist but loved sports. He went to self-defense classes at Leicester Shootfighters and met Dan Hardy and Paul Daley.[3] Hardy inspired Winner to give the sport a real try.
Winner tried out for the eighth season of the Ultimate Fighter. He did not make the cut but tried out for the ninth season and made the show.[4]
The Ultimate Fighter
To get into The Ultimate Fighter house, Winner fought Gary Kelly. Winner won by knockout while working Kelly in the clinch. Winner then flew to Las Vegas to compete under coach Michael Bisping against the US team. He advanced to the semifinals of the lightweight tournament after defeating Santino Defranco by TKO in the first round. Winner then had his last fight on the show defeating Cameron Dollar by submission in round one. The win over Dollar put Winner in the finals to fight teammate, Ross Pearson.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Winner fought Ross Pearson at The Ultimate Finale 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Winner lost by unanimous decision, along with losing the six-figure contract.
He defeated Rolando Delgado via first round KO on 14 November 2009, at UFC 105.[5]
Winner was scheduled to face Cole Miller on 31 March 2010 at UFC Fight Night 21.[6] However, Miller was forced off the card after suffering an injury.[7] Rafaello Oliveira was later confirmed as his replacement.[8] Winner won via unanimous decision.
At UFC 118, Winner's fight was selected to be a part of the SpikeTV broadcast.[9] He fought Nik Lentz, losing via unanimous decision after being out wrestled for all three rounds.
Winner then faced Dennis Siver on 13 November 2010 at UFC 122.[10] He lost the fight via submission in the first round.
Winner lost to Anthony Njokuani on 2 July 2011 at UFC 132 via unanimous decision.[11] Following the loss, Winner was released from the promotion.[12]
BAMMA
Winner recently signed a contract with British promotion BAMMA. His first fight on was at BAMMA 7 against BAMMA veteran Jason Ball. Winner won the fight via unanimous decision.
Winner next competed in a Lightweight Title Eliminator bout against Diego Gonzalez at BAMMA 8. He again won via unanimous decision.
Winner next faced Rob Sinclair for the BAMMA Lightweight title at BAMMA 10, the first MMA event to be shown on Channel 5.[13] Winner lost the fight via split decision.
All or Nothing
On May 3rd, 2014 Winner fought in a 7 man tournament at All or Nothing 6. Winner won his quarter final fight via TKO against Jordan Miller before winning a decision victory against Stephen Martin. In the final, Winner fought against Straight Blast Gym - Ireland fighter and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Mcgregor vs. Team Faber finalist Artem Lobov. Winner won the bout via unanimous decision and therefore won the overall tournament. [14][15]
KSW
At KSW 24, Winner challenged Mateusz Gamrot in a lightweight bout.[16] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
League S-70
Winner faced to Akop Stepanyan on August 29, 2015 at League S-70: Russia vs. World.[17] He lost via unanimous decision.[18]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 32 matches | 20 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 2 |
| By decision | 13 | 8 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 20–10–2 | Leszek Krakowski | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 32: Road to Wembley | October 31, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Loss | 20–9–2 | Akop Stepanyan | Decision (unanimous) | League S-70: Russia vs. World | August 29, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 20–8–2 | Colin Fletcher | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 20 | April 25, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | |
| Draw | 19–8–2 | Xavier Sedras | Draw (unanimous) | Phoenix Fight Night 25 | March 28, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Bournemouth, Dorset, England | |
| Win | 19–8–1 | Artem Lobov | Decision (unanimous) | All or Nothing 6 | May 3, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | Tournament Finals. |
| Win | 18–8–1 | Stephen Martin | Decision (unanimous) | All or Nothing 6 | May 3, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 17–8–1 | Jordan Miller | TKO (punches) | All or Nothing 6 | May 3, 2014 | 3 | 2:07 | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 16–8–1 | Jeremy Petley | Decision (unanimous) | Europa MMA - Coga vs. Backstrom | March 22, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Brentwood, Essex, England | |
| Loss | 15–8–1 | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 24 | September 28, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Lódz, Poland | |
| Win | 15–7–1 | Drew Fickett | Decision (unanimous) | GWC – The British Invasion: US vs. UK | June 29, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Loss | 14–7–1 | Rob Sinclair | Decision (split) | BAMMA 10 | September 15, 2012 | 5 | 5:00 | London, England | For BAMMA Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 14–6–1 | Diego Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 8: Manuwa vs. Rea | December 10, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Nottingham, England | Lightweight Title Eliminator |
| Win | 13–6–1 | Jason Ball | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 7: Trigg vs. Wallhead | September 10, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | |
| Loss | 12–6–1 | Anthony Njokuani | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 132 | July 2, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 12–5–1 | Dennis Siver | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 122 | November 13, 2010 | 1 | 3:37 | Oberhausen, Germany | |
| Loss | 12–4–1 | Nik Lentz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 118 | August 28, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 12–3–1 | Rafaello Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi | March 31, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| Win | 11–3–1 | Rolando Delgado | KO (punch) | UFC 105 | November 14, 2009 | 1 | 3:21 | Manchester, England | |
| Loss | 10–3–1 | Ross Pearson | Decision (unanimous) | TUF 9 Finale | June 20, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lost The Ultimate Fighter 9 |
| Draw | 10–2–1 | Abdul Mohamed | Draw | Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 7 | July 12, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Nottingham, England | |
| Loss | 10–2 | Bendy Casimir | Decision (majority) | Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6 | April 19, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Nottingham, England | |
| Win | 10–1 | Mario Stapel | Decision (unanimous) | FX3: England vs. Germany | November 24, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Reading, England | |
| Win | 9–1 | A.J. Wenn | Decision (unanimous) | CWFC: Enter The Rough House 4 | October 14, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Nottingham, England | |
| Win | 8–1 | Daniel Thomas | Decision (unanimous) | CWFC: Enter The Rough House 3 | July 21, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Nottingham, England | |
| Win | 7–1 | Aidan Marron | Decision (unanimous) | FX3: Fight Night 5 | July 7, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Reading, England | |
| Loss | 6–1 | Greg Loughran | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | CWFC: Enter The Rough House 2 | April 28, 2007 | 2 | 3:52 | Nottingham, England | |
| Win | 6–0 | Wesley Felix | Decision (split) | FX3: Fight Night 4 | March 10, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Reading, England | |
| Win | 5–0 | Sami Berik | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage Contenders 3 | November 12, 2006 | 3 | 1:50 | London, England | |
| Win | 4–0 | Paul Cooper | Submission (triangle choke) | CWFC: Showdown | September 16, 2006 | 2 | 1:50 | Sheffield, England | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jeff Lawson | Submission (eye injury) | Cage Rage Contenders 2 | August 20, 2006 | 2 | 1:26 | Streatham, England | |
| Win | 2–0 | Denas Banevicius | Submission (punches) | FX3: Full Contact Fight Night 3 | July 15, 2006 | 1 | 2:21 | Bracknell, England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Gareth Dummer | KO (knees) | HOP 1 – Fight Night 1 | December 12, 2004 | 1 | N/A | Swansea, England |
References
- ↑ "Official Tapology Profile of Andre Winner". tapology.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ "MMA Mail Magazine Volume 1, Issue 3". MMA Mail Magazine. 20 August 2010.
- ↑ "The Official Website of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC)".
- ↑ "Roli Delgado vs. Andre Winner at UFC 105". MMAWeekly.com. 20 August 2009.
- ↑ "Andre Winner vs. Cole Miller expected for UFC Fight Night 21". fiveknuckles.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ↑ "Injury forces Cole Miller from UFC Fight Night 21 bout against Andre Winner". mmamania.com. 26 February 2010.
- ↑ "Oliveira in against Winner at UFC Fight Night 21". mmaweekly.com. 26 February 2010.
- ↑ "Andre Winner meets Nik Lentz at UFC 118". mmajunkie.com. 5 May 2010.
- ↑ "Dennis Siver vs. Andre Winner Bout Planned for UFC 122". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ↑ "Andre Winner vs. Anthony Njokuani in the Works for UFC 132 in July". MMAWeekly.com. 14 April 2011.
- ↑ "Former 'Ultimate Fighter’ Finalist Andre Winner Released from the UFC". MMAWeekly.com. 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "BAMMA 10: Rob "C4" Sinclair to defend his Lightweight title against Andre Winner". fullmount.co.uk. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "All or Nothing 6 | MMA Event Page | Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "All or Nothing 6 MMA Event Results". The Underground. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ "KSW - Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - Oficjalny serwis Federacji KSW". Konfrontacja.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
- ↑ "Russian super star vs. world". news.sportbox.ru. August 20, 2015.
- ↑ "League S-70: Russia vs. World results". euronews.com. August 29, 2015.
External links
- Professional MMA record for Andre Winner from Sherdog
- Andre Winner official website
- Leicester Shootfighters website
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