Andre Badi Winner (born 9 November 1981) is a Grenadian-born English

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. He was a cast member of

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'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 white British father and an

Afro-Caribbean Afro-Caribbean people or African Caribbean are Caribbean people who trace their full or partial ancestry to Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of the modern African-Caribbeans descend from Africans taken as slaves to colonial Caribbean via the ...

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

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and

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. 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.

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

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to compete under coach

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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

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by submission in round one. The win over Dollar put Winner in the finals to fight teammate,

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Winner fought

at The Ultimate Finale 9 in

, Nevada. Winner lost by unanimous decision, along with losing the six-figure contract. He defeated

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via first-round KO on 14 November 2009, at

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. Winner was scheduled to face

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on 31 March 2010 at

UFC Fight Night 21 ''UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 21'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 31, 2010 at Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, This was the third time ...

. However, Miller was forced off the card after suffering an injury.

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was later confirmed as his replacement. Winner won via unanimous decision. At

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, Winner's fight was selected to be a part of the SpikeTV broadcast. He fought

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, losing via unanimous decision after being out wrestled for all three rounds. Winner then faced

Dennis Siver Dennis D. Siver (Russian: Дмитрий Сивер, tr. Dmitriy Siver, born January 13, 1979) is a Russian-born German mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight, lightweight, and featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champio ...

on 13 November 2010 at

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. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Winner lost to

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on 2 July 2011 at

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via unanimous decision. Following the loss, Winner was released from the promotion.

BAMMA

Winner recently signed a contract with British promotion

BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and Ire ...

. His first fight on was at

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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 This is a listing of event held by the BAMMA, British Association of Mixed Martial Arts. BAMMA 1: The Fighting Premiership ''BAMMA 1'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the BAMMA, British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on 27 June 200 ...

, the first MMA event to be shown on Channel 5. Winner lost the fight via split decision.

All or Nothing

On 3 May 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 defeated

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via unanimous decision and therefore won the overall tournament.

KSW

At KSW 24, Winner challenged

Mateusz Gamrot Mateusz Gamrot (born December 11, 1990) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gamrot is a former KSW Featherweight Champion and KSW Lightwei ...

in a lightweight bout. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

League S-70

Winner faced to Akop Stepanyan on 29 August 2015 at League S-70: Russia vs. World. He lost via unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 22–13–2 , Denis Kanakov , Decision (unanimous) , ACA 96: Goncharov vs. Johnson , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Lodz, Poland , , - , Loss , align=center, 22–12–2 , Yusup Raisov , Decision (unanimous) , , ACB 90 Moscow , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 22–11–2 , Adam Aliev , Submission (rear naked choke) , , ACB 87: Whiteford vs Mousah , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:53 ,

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–11–2 , Saul Rogers , Submission (D'arce choke) , Tanko , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:54 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 21–10–2 ,

Abner Lloveras Abner Lloveras Hernández (born September 4, 1982, in Barcelona) is a Spanish professional mixed martial artist in the lightweight division. Abner received a gold medal in the Spanish Olympic boxing tournament in 2010. He also competed on '' The ...

, Decision (split) , SHC 11 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Switzerland , , - , Loss , align=center, 20–10–2 , Leszek Krakowski , Decision (unanimous) , KSW 32: Road to Wembley , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 20–9–2 ,

Akop Stepanyan Akop Stepanyan (russian: Акоп Степанян, hy, Հակոբ Ստեփանյան; born May 6, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Armenian heritage who competed in the featherweight and lightweight divisions of Bellator Fighting Cham ...

, Decision (unanimous) , League S-70: Russia vs. World , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

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, , - , Win , align=center, 20–8–2 , Colin Fletcher , Decision (unanimous) , BAMMA 20 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , , - , Draw , align=center, 19–8–2 , Xavier Sedras , Draw (unanimous) , Phoenix Fight Night 25 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Dorset, England , , - , Win , align=center, 19–8–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , All or Nothing 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

, West Yorkshire, England , , - , Win , align=center, 18–8–1 , Stephen Martin , Decision (unanimous) , All or Nothing 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, West Yorkshire, England , , - , Win , align=center, 17–8–1 , Jordan Miller , TKO (punches) , All or Nothing 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:07 ,

, West Yorkshire, England , , - , Win , align=center, 16–8–1 , Jeremy Petley , Decision (unanimous) , Europa MMA - Coga vs. Backstrom , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 15–8–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , KSW 24 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Lódz, Poland , , - , Win , align=center, 15–7–1 ,

Drew Fickett Andrew Robert Fickett (born December 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, Fickett has also formerly competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, DREAM, Cage Rage, t ...

, Decision (unanimous) , GWC – The British Invasion: US vs. UK , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–7–1 , Rob Sinclair , Decision (split) ,

, , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 , London, England , , - , Win , align=center, 14–6–1 , Diego Gonzalez , Decision (unanimous) , BAMMA 8: Manuwa vs. Rea , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , Lightweight Title Eliminator. , - , Win , align=center, 13–6–1 , Jason Ball , Decision (unanimous) , BAMMA 7: Trigg vs. Wallhead , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–6–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Nevada, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–5–1 ,

, Submission (rear-naked choke) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:37 ,

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, Germany , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–4–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Massachusetts, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–3–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–3–1 ,

, KO (punch) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:21 ,

, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–3–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , TUF 9 Finale , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Nevada, United States , , - , Draw , align=center, 10–2–1 , Abdul Mohamed , Draw , Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 7 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–2 ,

Bendy Casimir Bendy Casimir (born June 10, 1980) is a French professional Lightweight mixed martial artist. He has competed for the WEC and M-1 Global. WEC career He made his WEC debut against Ricardo Lamas on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47, losing via first-round ...

, Decision (majority) , Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 10–1 , Mario Stapel , Decision (unanimous) , FX3: England vs. Germany , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 , A.J. Wenn , Decision (unanimous) , CWFC: Enter The Rough House 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Daniel Thomas , Decision (unanimous) , CWFC: Enter The Rough House 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Aidan Marron , Decision (unanimous) , FX3: Fight Night 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–1 , Greg Loughran , Technical Submission (guillotine choke) , CWFC: Enter The Rough House 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:52 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Wesley Felix , Decision (split) , FX3: Fight Night 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Sami Berik , TKO (punches) , Cage Rage Contenders 3 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:50 , London, England , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Paul Cooper , Submission (triangle choke) , CWFC: Showdown , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:50 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Jeff Lawson , Submission (eye injury) , Cage Rage Contenders 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:26 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Denas Banevicius , TKO (submission to punches) , FX3: Full Contact Fight Night 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:21 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Gareth Dummer , KO (knees) , HOP 1: Fight Night 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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References

External links

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Andre Winner official website

Leicester Shootfighters website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Winner, Andre 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Leicester Grenadian emigrants to England Grenadian people of British descent Grenadian male karateka Grenadian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Grenadian male mixed martial artists English male karateka Mixed martial artists utilizing Kyokushin kaikan Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu English male mixed martial artists English practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Lightweight mixed martial artists Black British sportspeople People from St. George's, Grenada Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters