1. Eddie Wineland was born on June 26,1984 and is an American retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
45 Facts About Eddie Wineland
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Eddie Wineland was born on June 26,1984, and has one younger brother.
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Eddie Wineland grew up competing in wrestling and graduated from Chesterton High School in Porter County, Indiana, when he was 17 years old.
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Eddie Wineland began his training for MMA with a friend at Duneland Vale Tudo.
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Two months later, Eddie Wineland fought a 37-year-old man and won.
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Eddie Wineland's brother is an inspiration for his careers as a fighter and a firefighter.
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Eddie Wineland began his mixed martial arts career competing in regional organizations in his native Midwestern United States.
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Eddie Wineland had compiled a total of 15 professional fights before signing with World Extreme Cagefighting.
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Eddie Wineland became the inaugural WEC Bantamweight Champion after defeating Antonio Banuelos via first-round TKO at WEC 20.
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Eddie Wineland lost the title in his first defense against Chase Beebe by unanimous decision at WEC 26: Condit vs Alessio.
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Eddie Wineland was defeated by Rani Yahya via first round submission on April 5,2009, at WEC 40.
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Eddie Wineland defeated Manny Tapia via unanimous decision on October 10,2009, at WEC 43.
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Eddie Wineland was scheduled to face Rafael Rebello on January 10,2010, at WEC 46, but Rebello was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by George Roop.
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Eddie Wineland was scheduled to face Charlie Valencia on June 20,2010, at WEC 49, but Valencia was forced off the card with an injury.
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Eddie Wineland defeated Campuzano via second-round TKO, earning Knockout of the Night honors.
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Eddie Wineland was expected to face Damacio Page on November 11,2010, at WEC 52.
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However, Eddie Wineland was forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury and replaced by Demetrious Johnson.
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Eddie Wineland then faced Ken Stone on December 16,2010, at WEC 53.
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Eddie Wineland won via KO due to a slam in the first round, earning his second straight Knockout of the Night award.
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Eddie Wineland lost the back and forth fight via unanimous decision.
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Eddie Wineland fought Joseph Benavidez on August 14,2011, at UFC on Versus 5.
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Eddie Wineland was expected to face Demetrious Johnson on January 28,2012, at UFC on Fox 2 However, on December 10, Dana White stated Johnson had been pulled from the bout and be a participant in the UFC's inaugural Flyweight tournament in March.
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However, Eddie Wineland himself was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Mitch Gagnon.
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Eddie Wineland next faced Scott Jorgensen on June 8,2012, at UFC on FX 3.
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Eddie Wineland defeated Jorgenson via second-round knockout, notable for the fact it marked the first time the durable Jorgensen had been stopped via KO.
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Eddie Wineland faced Brad Pickett on December 29,2012, at UFC 155.
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Eddie Wineland was expected to face then current Interim UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao on June 15,2013, at UFC 161.
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Eddie Wineland won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Eddie Wineland faced Johnny Eduardo on May 10,2014, at UFC Fight Night 40.
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Eddie Wineland lost the fight via KO in the first round.
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Eddie Wineland next faced Frankie Saenz on July 23,2016, at UFC on Fox 20.
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Eddie Wineland won the back and forth fight via TKO in the third round and earned a Performance on the Night bonus.
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Eddie Wineland faced Takeya Mizugaki on December 17,2016, at UFC on Fox 22.
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Eddie Wineland won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Eddie Wineland next faced John Dodson on April 22,2017, at UFC Fight Night 108.
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Eddie Wineland faced Alejandro Perez on July 14,2018, at UFC Fight Night 133.
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Eddie Wineland faced promotional newcomer Grigory Popov on June 8,2019, at UFC 238.
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Eddie Wineland won the fight via TKO in the second round.
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Eddie Wineland was expected to face Marlon Vera on March 28,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Rozenstruik.
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Eddie Wineland faced John Castaneda on February 20,2021, at UFC Fight Night 185.
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Eddie Wineland lost the fight via first round technical knockout.
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Eddie Wineland faced Cody Stamann on June 18,2022, at UFC on ESPN 37.
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Eddie Wineland lost the fight via TKO in under a minute of the first round.
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On June 19,2022, Eddie Wineland announced his retirement in a post on social media which he wrote "I didn't get an opportunity to leave my gloves in the cage but as Jim Morrison once sang this is the end".
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Eddie Wineland attended college for a year and a half and is a full-time firefighter in LaPorte, Indiana.