Andre Fili grew up in a broken home, where both of the parents were violent against each other and their children.
40 Facts About Andre Fili
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Andre Fili's mother raised her kids alone, as her husband was serving jail time on multiple occasions and was not living in the house.
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In 2009, Andre Fili moved to Sacramento and while still under probation, he joined Team Alpha Male and began training mixed martial arts.
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Andre Fili made his professional debut on December 12,2009 against Anthony Motley.
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Andre Fili won the fight via TKO and won his next three fights via TKO as well.
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Andre Fili suffered his first loss, by knee injury, against Strikeforce vet Derrick Burnsed.
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Andre Fili bounced back from the loss winning his next 8 fights including a win over Strikeforce veteran Alexander Crispim.
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Andre Fili made his promotional debut on October 19,2013 at UFC 166 against Jeremy Larsen.
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Andre Fili, who was in the middle of a training camp for a welterweight bout in another promotion, took the featherweight fight on short notice to replace an injured Charles Oliveira.
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The bout was contested at a catchweight, as Andre Fili was unable to make the required weight.
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Andre Fili faced Max Holloway on April 26,2014 at UFC 172.
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Andre Fili lost the fight via submission in the third round.
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Andre Fili was expected to face Sean Soriano on September 5,2014 at UFC Fight Night 50.
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However, Andre Fili was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Chas Skelly.
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Andre Fili faced Felipe Arantes on October 25,2014 at UFC 179.
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Andre Fili faced Godofredo Pepey on March 21,2015 at UFC Fight Night 62.
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Andre Fili lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Andre Fili was expected to face Clay Collard on September 5,2015 at UFC 191.
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However, Andre Fili was forced out of the bout with injury and replaced by Tiago Trator.
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Andre Fili faced Gabriel Benitez on November 21,2015 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.
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Andre Fili won the fight via knockout in the first round and earned a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Andre Fili faced Yair Rodriguez on April 23,2016 at UFC 197.
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Andre Fili lost the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Andre Fili faced Hacran Dias on October 1,2016 at UFC Fight Night 96, filling in for an injured Brian Ortega.
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Andre Fili was expected to face Doo Ho Choi on July 29,2017 at UFC 214.
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Andre Fili faced Artem Lobov on October 21,2017 at UFC Fight Night 118.
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Andre Fili faced Dennis Bermudez on January 27,2018 at UFC on Fox 27.
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Andre Fili faced Michael Johnson on August 25,2018 at UFC Fight Night 135.
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Andre Fili faced Myles Jury on February 17,2019 at UFC on ESPN 1.
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Andre Fili faced Sheymon Moraes on July 13,2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 13.
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Andre Fili won the fight via knockout in round one.
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Andre Fili faced Sodiq Yusuff on January 18,2020 at UFC 246.
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Andre Fili faced Charles Jourdain on June 13,2020 at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs Calvillo.
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Andre Fili faced Bryce Mitchell on October 31,2020 at UFC Fight Night 181.
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Andre Fili faced Daniel Pineda on June 26,2021 at UFC Fight Night 190.
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Early in round two, Andre Fili accidentally poked Pineda in the eye and he was deemed unable to continue.
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Andre Fili faced Joanderson Brito on April 30,2022 at UFC on ESPN 35.
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Andre Fili was scheduled to face Lando Vannata on September 17,2022 at UFC Fight Night 210.
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Andre Fili was scheduled to face Lucas Almeidaon February 25,2023 at UFC Fight Night 220.
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However, Andre Fili was forced to withdraw from the bout due to emergency eye surgery.