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Stats & Records
15
Wins by Knockout
4
Wins by Submission
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 753
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 2590
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 2
- Takedowns Attempted
- 15
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Retired
Place of Birth
Houston, United States
Trains at
New Breed - Chicago & Vale Tudo - Duneland
Fighting style
Kickboxer
Age
38
Height
67.50
Weight
135.00
Octagon Debut
Mar. 20, 2011
Reach
69.00
Leg reach
36.50
Fighter Facts
- Former WEC bantamweight champion (first fighter to hold that title)
- 15 wins by KO, four by submission (2 RNC, undisclosed choke, undisclosed submission)
- Last two WEC wins (Stone, Campuzano) earned him KO of the Night awards
- Pro since 2003
- Has won six of his last 13
UFC History
UFC Fight Night (6/18/22) Wineland was stopped by Cody Stamann via strikes at :59 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (2/20/21) Wineland was stopped by John Castaneda via strikes at 4:44 of the first round
UFC 250 (6/6/20) Wineland was knocked out by Sean O’Malley at 1:54 of the first round
UFC 238 (6/8/19) Wineland stopped Grigorii Popov via strikes at 4:47 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (7/14/18) Wineland lost a three round unanimous decision to Alejandro Perez
UFC Fight Night (4/22/17) Wineland lost a three round unanimous decision to John Dodson
UFC on FOX (12/17/16) Wineland stopped Takeya Mizugaki via strikes at 3:04 of the first round
UFC on FOX (7/23/16) Wineland stopped Frankie Saenz via strikes at 1:54 of the third round
UFC on FOX (7/25/15) Wineland lost a three round unanimous decision to Bryan Caraway
UFC Fight Night (5/10/14) Wineland was knocked out by Johnny Eduardo at 4:37 of the first round
UFC on FOX (1/25/14) Wineland stopped Yves Jabouin via strikes at 4:16 of the second round
UFC 165 (9/21/13) Wineland was stopped by Renan Barao via strikes at :35 of the second round in an interim UFC bantamweight title fight
UFC 155 (12/29/12) Wineland won a three round split decision over Brad Pickett
UFC on FX (6/8/12) Wineland knocked out Scott Jorgensen at 4:10 of the second round
UFC Live (8/14/11) Wineland lost a three round unanimous decision to Joseph Benavidez
UFC 128 (3/19/11) Wineland lost a three round unanimous decision to Urijah Faber.
WEC HISTORY:
WEC 53 (12/16/10) Wineland knocked out Ken Stone with a slam at 2:11 of the first round.
WEC 49 (6/20/10) Wineland stopped Will Campuzano via strikes at 4:44 of the second round.
WEC 46 (1/10/10) Wineland scored a three round unanimous decision win over George Roop.
WEC 43 (10/10/09) Wineland scored a three round unanimous decision win over Manny Tapia
WEC 40 (4/5/09) Wineland was submitted via rear naked choke by Rani Yahya at 1:07 of the first round.
WEC 26 (3/24/07) Wineland lost his title via five round unanimous decision to Chase Beebe.
WEC 20 (5/5/06) Wineland knocked out Antonio Banuelos at 2:36 of the first round to become the first WEC bantamweight champion.
Q&A
When and why did you start training for fighting? Feb ‘03. I was always a wrestler, so when I started training, naturally I fell in love with the competition side of the sport and challenging myself against another individual. What ranks and titles have you held? WEC world bantamweight title, TFC bantamweight champ
Do you have any heroes? My little brother
What is your favorite technique? I like to mix it up a lot; there’s no secret I like to stand and bang though.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? To fight in the UFC is a dream come true. It truly is the highest level you can achieve in the sport and I'm really excited and anxious to get in there and get things done!
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Went to college for 1 1/2 yrs
What was your job before you started fighting? Currently a full-time firefighter and part-time at Caster Maintenance Co.
