Donavon Winters
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Santa Cruz, California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Kaijin MMA
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Donavon Winters makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
131-211
.383 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
10 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 13 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 6 subTCF · DCS 12 · RFA 17 · CFC 6 · Disorderly Conduct 2 +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Josh Arocho14-16 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:03 | DCS 12 | Dec 5, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFA 17 | Aug 22, 2014 | |
| W | James Harrington | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:44 | CFC 6 | Jul 9, 2011 |
| W | Thomas Ellington | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:01 | Disorderly Conduct 2 | May 21, 2011 |
| L | Matt Veach17-5 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | CCCW 6 | Jan 29, 2011 |
| W | Jay Ellis17-112 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:13 | CFC 1 | Nov 19, 2010 |
| L | Josh Arocho14-16 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:57 | Tri-State Cage Fights | Aug 28, 2010 |
| W | Mike Santiago22-14 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:12 | XFO 36 | Aug 14, 2010 |
| W | Kyle Swadley3-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:50 | Midtown Productions | Apr 2, 2010 |
| L | Peter Grimes12-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ROF 37 | Mar 5, 2010 |
| W | Josh Arocho14-16 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:48 | The Cage Inc. | Dec 19, 2009 |
| W | Scott Kinzebach9-11 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:42 | TCF | Oct 3, 2009 |
| W | Dustin Dayhoff | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | TCF | Jun 14, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
0-1across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionTorment
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Anthony Mansfield | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:59 | Torment | Sep 20, 2008 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.