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Deron Winn

Middleweight Division

7-3-0 (W-L-D)

4

Wins by Knockout

4

First Round Finishes

Deron Winn

athlete record

Info

Learn more about Deron Winn's UFC history, fighter facts, and Q&A below.

Status
Not Fighting
Place of Birth
Liberty, United States
Trains at
American Kickboxing Academy (AKA)
Fighting style
Wrestling
Age
34
Height
66.00
Weight
205.00
Octagon Debut
Jun. 22, 2019
Reach
70.00
Leg reach
37.00
  • Pro since 2017
     
  • Four wins by knockout
     
  • Four first round finishes
     
  • 1-3 in his last four
     
  • Last pre-UFC bout was decision win over UFC vet Tom Lawlor in November 2018

UFC on ESPN (6/18/22) Winn was stopped by Phil Hawes via strikes at 4:25 of the second round

UFC Fight Night (12/19/20) Winn won a three-round unanimous decision over Antonio Arroyo

UFC 248 (3/7/20) Winn was submitted by Gerald Meerschaert via rear naked choke at 2:13 of the third round

UFC on ESPN (10/18/19) Winn lost a three round split decision to Darren Stewart

UFC Fight Night (6/22/19) Winn won a three round unanimous decision over Eric Spicely

When and why did you start training for fighting? In 2015, I came out to help DC for some wrestling since I was wrestling full-time. I was going to be a college wrestling coach, but I’ve always been a scrapper, so when I came out here to train, they threw some gloves on me on the days when they weren’t wrestling and I would throw bombs at people. Bob Cook told DC, ‘We’re gonna sign this dude.’ I sat down and talked to DC about it and he said ‘I think you’re gonna be really successful and make a lot of money. You should move out here.’ And here I am.

What ranks and titles have you held? Two-time college National champion, three-time college All-American, and I was on the U.S. National team for freestyle wrestling.

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means everything, but this is where I belong, this is where I’ve always belonged and this is what I think my life was truly meant to be. I’m very, very grateful, but I know I belong here.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Lindenwood University

What was your job before you started fighting? I wrestled full-time