Eddie Wineland (born June 26, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial artist, who competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Wineland grew up competing in wrestling and graduated from Chesterton High School in Porter County, Indiana, when he was 17 years old.

Wineland began his mixed martial arts career competing in regional organizations in his native Midwestern United States.

Wineland lost the title in his first defense against Chase Beebe by unanimous decision at WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio.

[10] Wineland defeated Campuzano via second-round TKO, earning Knockout of the Night honors.

[15] He won via KO due to a slam in the first round, earning his second straight Knockout of the Night award.

[22] Wineland was expected to face Demetrious Johnson on January 28, 2012, at UFC on Fox 2[23] 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.

[25] However, Wineland himself was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Mitch Gagnon.

[27] Wineland defeated Jorgenson via second-round knockout, notable for the fact it marked the first time the durable Jorgensen had been stopped via KO.

[40] After over a year away from the sport, Wineland returned to face Bryan Caraway on July 25, 2015, at UFC on Fox 16.

[43] He won the back and forth fight via TKO in the third round and also earned a Performance on the Night bonus.

[51] Wineland faced promotional newcomer Grigory Popov on June 8, 2019, at UFC 238.

[53] Wineland was expected to face Marlon Vera on March 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs.

[61] On June 19, 2022, 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".

"[62] Wineland attended college for a year and a half and is a full-time firefighter in LaPorte, Indiana.