Deron Winn

Deron Winn
Born	Deron Andrew Winn (1989-06-13) June 13, 1989 Liberty, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	186 lb (84 kg; 13.3 st)
Division	Middleweight (2019–present) Light heavyweight (2017–2018)
Reach	70 in
Style	Wrestling
Fighting out of	Gilroy, California, U.S.
Team	American Kickboxing Academy (2015–present)
Wrestling	Olympic Freestyle Wrestling NAIA Wrestling
Years active	2017–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	9
Wins	7
By knockout	4
By decision	3
Losses	2
By submission	1
By decision	1
University	Lindenwood University
Notable school(s)	St. Louis Community College Liberty High School
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record Men's Freestyle Wrestling Representing United States Pan American Wrestling Championships 2014 Mexico City 97 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Lindenwood Lions NAIA National Championships 2011 Cedar Rapids 197 lb Representing the Meramec Archers NJCAA National Championships 2010 Des Moines 184 lb 2008 Rochester 184 lb

Deron Andrew Winn (born June 13, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler. As a mixed martial artist, he is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), fighting in its middleweight division. A professional since 2017, he has also competed in Bellator MMA.

Background and wrestling career

Winn was born and raised in Liberty, Missouri. He began wrestling for Liberty High School, where he became a three-time MSHSAA state champion and compiled a record of 163-6.

After high school, Winn attended St. Louis Community College–Meramec where he won the NJCAA Championship and earned the NJCAA Outstanding Wrestler award as a true freshman. In his sophomore year he was awarded All-American status.

Following his career at St. Louis Community College, in his senior year he transferred to the wrestling program of Lindenwood University where he earned NAIA All-American honors by participating in the NAIA Wrestling Championships, where he placed third.

After his successful collegiate wrestling career, he focused in freestyle wrestling, where he competed nationally and internationally, compiled wins over notable wrestlers such as J'den Cox and Pat Downey and also placed at competitions such as the US Open, the Pan American Championships and the US World Team Trials. After more than two years since his last wrestling showdown, Winn wrestled the heavily accomplished in collegiate wrestling Kollin Moore on August 30, 2020 at Chael Sonnen's Wrestling Underground I. He lost the match by decision.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After failing to make it to the 2016 Summer Olympics wrestling team, Winn relocated to California in 2016 to continue training mixed martial arts. He began his professional career in 2017 and fought under various promotions, most notably Bellator MMA. He amassed an undefeated record of 5–0 with all but one of his wins ending by knockout in the first round. On December 20, 2018 it was announced that Winn had signed with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Winn was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Markus Perez on June 22, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 12. However, on May 9 it was reported that Perez had pulled out of the fight citing injury and was replaced by Bruno Silva. On June 16, it was reported that Silva was forced to pull out of the contest due to a potential anti-doping violation by USADA and was replaced by returning veteran Eric Spicely. He won the fight by unanimous decision. This win earned both competitors the Fight of the Night award.

Winn faced Darren Stewart on October 18, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 6. At the weigh-in, Winn weighed in at 188.5 pounds, 2.5 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186. The bout was held at catchweight and he was fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent. He lost the fight by split decision.

Winn faced Gerald Meerschaert on March 7, 2020 at UFC 248. He lost the fight via submission in the third round. Winn was suspended for nine months and fined $1,800 of his purse by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on September 3, 2020 after testing positive for amphetamines. The suspension was retroactive to March 7, 2020 and he became eligible to compete again on December 7, 2020.

Winn was scheduled to face Antônio Braga Neto on December 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal. However, Braga Neto was removed from the contest due to undisclosed reasons and replaced by Antônio Arroyo. Winn won the fight via unanimous decision.

Winn was scheduled to face Phil Hawes at UFC on ESPN 26 on July 17, 2021. However, Winn was forced to pull out from the event, citing separated rib and torn cartilage, and the bout was rescheduled at UFC Fight Night 194 on October 9, 2021. In turn, Winn withdrew the day before the event due to health issues. He was briefly expected to be replaced by Chris Curtis, however Hawes declined the bout and it was ultimately scrapped.

Winn is scheduled to face Phil Hawes on June 18, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 212.

Personal life

Winn is in a relationship with fellow mixed martial artist Mallory Martin.

He has openly talked about his late father's homelessness and alcoholism, and his older brother's drug addiction.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Eric Spicely

Freestyle wrestling

Sources:

• United World Wrestling
  • 2018 Bill Ferrell International Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist
  • 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist
  • 2016 Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial Open Senior Freestyle Bronze Medalist
  • 2014 Pan American Championships Senior Freestyle Bronze Medalist
  • 2014 Dave Schultz Memorial International Open Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist
  • 2014 Bill Farrell International Open Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist
  • 2013 Cerro Pelado International Senior Freestyle Bronze Medalist
• USA Wrestling
  • 2018 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Senior Freestyle Silver Medalist
  • 2018 U.S Open Senior Freestyle 4th Place
  • 2015 U.S Open Senior Freestyle 4th Place
  • 2014 U.S Open Senior Freestyle 4th Place
  • 2014 U.S. World Team Trials Open Senior Freestyle 4th Place

Folkstyle Wrestling

• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
  • NAIA 197 lb 3rd place out of Lindenwood University (2011)
  • NAIA All-American out of Lindenwood University (2011)

• National Junior College Athletic Association
  • NJCAA 184 lb National Championship out of St. Louis Community College (2008, 2010)
  • NJCAA All-American out of St. Louis Community College (2008, 2010)
  • NJCAA Most Outstanding Wrestler out of St. Louis Community College (2008)
• Missouri State High School Activities Association
  • MSHSAA State Championship out of Liberty High School (2005, 2006, 2007)
  • MSHSAA All-State out of Liberty High School (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
9 matches	7 wins	2 losses
By knockout	4	0
By submission	0	1
By decision	3	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	7–2	Antônio Arroyo	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal	December 19, 2020	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Catchweight (195 lb) bout.
Loss	6–2	Gerald Meerschaert	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC 248	March 7, 2020	3	2:13	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Winn tested positive for amphetamines.
Loss	6–1	Darren Stewart	Decision (split)	UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman	October 18, 2019	3	5:00	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Catchweight (188.5 lb) bout; Winn missed weight.
Win	6–0	Eric Spicely	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie	June 22, 2019	3	5:00	Greenville, South Carolina, United States	Middleweight debut. Fight of the Night.
Win	5–0	Tom Lawlor	Decision (unanimous)	Golden Boy Promotions: Liddell vs. Ortiz 3	November 24, 2018	3	5:00	Inglewood, California, United States
Win	4–0	Ahmed White	TKO (punches)	Bellator 199	May 12, 2018	1	2:32	San Jose, California, United States
Win	3–0	Cody Sons	TKO (punches)	URCC 32 Fury: Battle of the Islands	September 30, 2017	1	1:57	San Mateo, California, United States
Win	2–0	Deven Fisher	TKO (punches)	LFA Fight Night 1	May 5, 2017	1	1:40	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States	Catchweight (190 lb) bout.
Win	1–0	Mike Morales	TKO (punches)	Conquer Fighting Championship 3	March 18, 2017	1	0:28	Richmond, California, United States	Light Heavyweight debut.

Freestyle record

Freestyle matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
Loss	64-36	Kollin Moore	0-7	August 30, 2020	Chael Sonnen's Wrestling Underground I	United States
2018 US World Team Trials Qualifier at 92kg
Loss	64-35	Hayden Zillmer	7-9	May 29, 2018	2018 US WTT Qualifiers	Rochester, Minnesota
Loss	64-34	Hayden Zillmer	2-8
Win	64-33	Timmy McCall	4-2
2018 US Open 4th at 92kg
Loss	63-33	Enock Francois	Fall	April 28, 2018	2018 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	63-32	Nikko Reyes	Forfeit
Loss	62-32	J'den Cox	0-3
Win	62-31	Matt Williams	TF 11-0
Win	61-31	Leonel Perez	TF 10-0
Win	60-31	Cody Walters	3-1
2018 Bill Farrell Memorial at 97kg
Loss	59-31	Ty Walz	2-4	March 20, 2018	2018 Bill Farrell Memorial International	New York City, New York
Win	59-30	Serhii Mokhort	Fall
Win	58-30	Blaize Cabell	2-1
2016 Bill Farrell Memorial 4th at 86kg
Loss	57-30	Richard Perry	2-5	November 12, 2016	2016 Bill Farrell Memorial International	New York City, New York
Win	57-29	Joshua Asper	7-5
Loss	56-29	Austin Trotman	TF 0-10
Win	56-28	Peter Renda	11-5
Win	55-28	Kodirov Bakhodur	Fall
2016 US Olympic Team Trials at 86kg
Loss	54-28	Richard Perry	4-8	January 30, 2015	2016 US Olympic Team Trials	Iowa City, Iowa
Win	54-27	Austin Trotman	12-6
Loss	53-27	Ed Ruth	TF 0-10
2016 US Olympic Team Trials Challenge: Last Chance at 86kg
Win	53-26	Timmy McCall	10-6	April 3, 2016	2016 US Senior Last Chance OTT Qualif	Cedar Falls, Iowa
Win	52-26	Robert Hamlin	5-1
Win	51-26	Josh Asper	7-3
Win	50-26	Frank Richmond	TF 10-0
Win	49-26	Nick Heflin	4-2
2016 International Ukrainian Tournament at 86kg
Win	48-26	Dmytro Rochniak	10-4	February 11, 2016	2016 XXth Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial	Kiev, Ukraine
Win	47-26	Bendegúz Tóth	8-5
Loss	46-26	Ibragim Aldatov	3-9
Win	46-25	Vahe Tamrazyan	8-3
2016 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu at 86kg
Loss	45-25	Luvsandors Turtogh	3-3	February 6, 2016	2016 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	45-24	Caner Demirtas	4-2
2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International at 86kg
Loss	44-24	Austin Trotman	8-9	January 30, 2015	2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win	44-23	Robert Hamlin	7-1
Win	43-23	Zahid Valencia	TF 10-0
2015 US Nationals at 97kg
Loss	42-23	Jeffery Felix	3-11	December 18, 2015	2015 US Senior Nationals	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	42-22	Kallen Kleinschmidt	6-0
Loss	41-22	Micah Burak	2-5
2015 US World Team Trials Challenge at 86kg
Loss	41-21	Chris Perry	3-12	June 14, 2015	2015 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Madison, Wisconsin
Win	41-20	Phil Keddy	Fall
Loss	40-20	Jon Reader	3-7
2015 US ASICS Nationals 4th at 86kg
Loss	40-19	Ed Ruth	TF 2-12	May 9, 2015	2015 Las Vegas/ASICS US Senior Nationals	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	40-18	Ryan Loder	TF 10-0
Loss	39-18	Keith Gavin	4-8
Win	39-17	Chris Perry	7-3
Win	38-17	Pat Downey	7-1
Win	37-17	Zac Slotten	TF 10-0
2015 Alexander Medved Prizes 15th at 86kg
Loss	36-17	Richard Perry	3-11	March 5, 2015	2015 Alexander Medved Prizes	Minsk, Belarus
Win	36-16	Yusup Melejayev	1-1
2014 Bill Farrell Memorial at 86kg
Loss	35-16	Richard Perry	4-5	November 7, 2014	2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International	New York City, New York
Win	35-15	Jon Reader	8-4
Win	34-15	Benjamin Bennett	6-0
Win	33-15	Nathanael Rose	TF 12-0
Win	32-15	Alex Brown-Theriault	9-0
2014 Pan American Championship at 97kg
Win	31-15	Ali Al-Rekabi	8-5	July 16, 2014	2014 Pan American Wrestling Championships	Mexico City, México
Loss	30-15	Javier Cortina	TF 0-11
2014 US World Team Trials Challenge at 97kg
Loss	30-14	Dustin Kilgore	1-5	June 1, 2014	2014 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Madison, Wisconsin
Win	30-13	J'den Cox	10-2
Win	29-13	Micah Burak	6-0
2014 US Open 4th at 97kg
Loss	28-13	J. D. Bergman	TF 0-10	April 19, 2014	2014 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	28-12	David Zabriskie	4-1
Loss	27-12	Jacob Varner	TF 0-11
Win	27-11	Chris Pendleton	9-5
Win	26-11	Cayle Byers	Fall
Win	25-11	Brad Rabenstein	TF 10-0
2014 Alexander Medved Prizes 8th at 97kg
Loss	24-11	Valeriy Andriytsev	3-8	March 1, 2014	2014 Alexander Medved Prizes	Minsk, Belarus
Win	24-10	Beglan Kanatkhanov	2-1
2014 Dave Schultz Memorial at 97kg
Win	23-10	Micah Burak	3-2	February 2, 2014	2014 Dave Schultz Memorial International	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win	22-10	Cameron Simaz	TF 10-0
Loss	21-10	Dustin Kilgore	TF 1-12
Win	21-9	Aibek Usupov	TF 10-0
2013 Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup at 96kg
Win	20-9	John Wechter	TF 10-0	December 21, 2013	2013 Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup	Rochester, Minnesota
Win	19-9	Evan Brown	11-4
Win	18-9	Ryan Flores	8-2
2013 NYAC Holiday International at 96kg
Loss	17-9	Wynn Michalak	6-9	November 9, 2013	2013 NYAC Holiday International	New York City, New York
Win	17-8	Jack Jensen	6-2
Win	16-8	Micah Burak	7-0
Win	15-8	Cayle Byers	4-0
2013 Northern Plains Regional at 96kg
Loss	14-8	Jack Jensen	Forfeit	May 10, 2013	2013 Northern Plains Freestyle Senior Regional Championships	Waterloo, Iowa
Yes	14-7	Scott Schiller	4-1, 1-6, 3-9
Win	14-6	Donnie Horner	1-1, 6-0
Win	13-6	Josh Eckmann	TF 0-0, 7-0, 7-0
2013 US Open at 96kg
Loss	12-6	Cayle Byers	7-0, 0-2, 0-2	April 18, 2013	2013 US Open Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	12-5	Les Sigman	3-3, 0-7
2013 Cerro Pelado at 96kg
Win	12-4	Jeremy LaTour	TF 5-0, 10-1	February 10, 2013	2013 Cerro Pelado International	Habana, Cuba
Loss	11-4	Abraham Conyedo	1–3, 2-3
Win	11-3	Raisel Almora	TF 5-0, 5-0
2012 NYAC Holiday International 4th at 96kg
Loss	10-3	Jack Jensen	2-0, 0-3, 0-3	November 10, 2012	2012 NYAC Holiday International	New York City, New York
Win	10-2	Jeremy LaTour	TF 6-0, 8-0
Win	9-2	Evan Brown	4-0, 4-0
Win	8-2	Tanner Hall	1-0, 1-0
Loss	7-2	Cayle Byers	0-1, 1-3
Win	7-1	Aibek Usupov	2-0, 4-0
2012 US University Nationals at 96kg
Win	6-1	Scott Schiller	7-5, 2-2	July 3, 2012	2012 ASICS University Freestyle National Championships	Akron, Ohio
Win	5-1	Micah Burak	1-0, 0-1, 1-0
Loss	4-1	Matt Wilps	3-0, 0-1, 0-3
Win	4-0	Max Huntley	1-0, 1-0
Win	3-0	Nikolas Brown	Fall
Win	2-0	Paul Rands	7-0, 6-3
Win	1–0	Phil Wellington	4-0, 7-0

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

External links

• Deron Winn on UFC.com
• Professional MMA record for Deron Winn from Sherdog

• Mixed martial arts show results Date: March 7, 2020