Andre Winner
| Andre Winner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 November 1985 St. George's, Grenada |
| Nationality | Grenadian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| 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 | 33 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 13 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Andre Badi Winner (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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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