A competitive sportsman who excelled in soccer and athletics at school, Winner decided to combine his natural athleticism with his love of combat sports and walked into the Rough House gym in Nottingham, England several years ago. A bag and mitts session alongside emerging UFC superstar Dan 'the Outlaw' Hardy convinced Winner that, finally, he had found the sport he was destined to dominate.

MMA record: 9-2-1
Division: Lightweight
Fighting out of: Nottingham, England
Gym: Rough House, Nottingham
Favourite fighters: Anderson Silva, Georges St. Pierre, Thiago Alves, Wanderlei Silva and Shane Mosley, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones, Jr.
Other interests: Watching movies, listening to music, downloading music