Eddie Wineland

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.