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Andre Riley Givens-Fili (born Andre Riley Givens; June 25, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist and musician who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background
Fili is of and descent. He grew up in a broken home, where both of the parents were violent against each other and also their children. Fili's mother raised her kids alone, as her husband was serving jail time on multiple occasions and was not living in the house. The violent and unstable upbringing left its mark on Fili, and he started seeking out street brawls as a teenager. In 2009, Fili moved to Sacramento and while still under probation, he joined Team Alpha Male and began training mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career
Fili made his professional debut on December 12, 2009, against Anthony Motley. Fili won the fight via TKO and won his next three fights via TKO as well. Fili suffered his first loss, by knee injury, against Strikeforce vet Derrick Burnsed. Fili bounced back from the loss winning his next 8 fights including a win over Strikeforce veteran Alexander Crispim.

Ultimate Fighting Championship
Fili made his promotional debut on October 19, 2013, at UFC 166 against . Fili, who was in the middle of a training camp for a welterweight bout in another promotion, took the featherweight fight on short notice (two weeks) to replace an injured . The bout was contested at a catchweight, as Fili was unable to make the required weight. Fili won the fight via TKO in the second round.

Fili faced on April 26, 2014, at UFC 172. He lost the fight via submission in the third round.

Fili was expected to face on September 5, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 50. However, Fili was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by .

Fili faced on October 25, 2014, at UFC 179. He won via unanimous decision.

Fili faced on March 21, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 62. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Fili was expected to face on September 5, 2015, at UFC 191. However, Fili was forced out of the bout with injury and replaced by .

Fili faced Gabriel Benítez on November 21, 2015, at . He won the fight via knockout in the first round and also earned a Performance of the Night bonus.

Fili faced Yair Rodríguez on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197. Fili lost the fight via knockout in the second round.

Fili faced on October 1, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 96, filling in for an injured . He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Fili was expected to face Doo Ho Choi on July 29, 2017, at UFC 214. However Choi pulled out of the fight and was replaced by promotional newcomer . Fili lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Fili faced on October 21, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 118. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Fili faced on January 27, 2018, at UFC on Fox 27. He won the fight via split decision.

Fili faced Michael Johnson on August 25, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 135. He lost the fight via split decision.

Fili faced on February 17, 2019, at . He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Fili faced on July 13, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 13. He won the fight via knockout in round one. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

Fili faced on January 18, 2020, at UFC 246. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Fili faced on June 13, 2020, at . He won the bout via split decision.

Fili faced on October 31, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 181. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Fili faced Daniel Pineda on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 190. Early in round two, Fili accidentally poked Pineda in the eye and he was deemed unable to continue. The fight was declared a no contest.

Fili faced Joanderson Brito on April 30, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 35. He lost the fight via TKO in round one.

Fili was scheduled to face on September 17, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 210. However, Vannata was forced to pull from the event due to injury and was replaced by . Fili won the fight via split decision.

Fili was scheduled to face Lucas Almeida on February 25, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 220. However, Fili was forced to withdraw from the bout due to emergency eye surgery.

Fili faced Nathaniel Wood on July 22, 2023, at UFC on ESPN+ 82. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Fili faced Lucas Almeida on December 16, 2023, at UFC 296. He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.

Fili faced , replacing injured , on February 10, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 236. He lost the bout by knockout in the first round.

Fili faced on June 29, 2024, at UFC 303. He won the fight by split decision. 13 out of 15 media outlets scored the bout for Swanson. This fight earned him a Fight of the Night award.

Fili faced Melquizael Costa on February 22, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 252. He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Fili faced Christian Rodriguez on August 9, 2025 at UFC on ESPN 72. He won the fight by split decision. This was Fili's fifth split decision win, which ties for most in UFC history.

Professional grappling career
Fili made his professional grappling debut against Shane Shapiro at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 2 on July 3, 2022. He lost the bout via north–south choke.

Championships and awards
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • Fight of the Night (One time)
    • Performance of the Night (Two times)
    • Third most bouts in UFC Featherweight division history (25)
    • Tied (Alexander Volkanovski) for fourth most wins in UFC Featherweight division history (13)
    • Tied () for second most decision wins in UFC Featherweight division history (9)
    • Fourth most total fight time in UFC Featherweight division history (4:23:33)
    • Fourth most takedowns landed in UFC Featherweight division history (39)
    • Most split decision wins in UFC Featherweight division history (5)
      • Tied () for most split decision wins in UFC history (5)

Mixed martial arts record
|Win |align=center|25–12 (1) |Christian Rodriguez |Decision (split) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|24–12 (1) |Melquizael Costa |Submission (guillotine choke) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|4:30 |Seattle, Washington, United States | |- |Win |align=center|24–11 (1) | |Decision (split) |UFC 303 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|23–11 (1) | |KO (punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|2:43 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center| |Lucas Almeida |TKO (punches) |UFC 296 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:32 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|22–10 (1) |Nathaniel Wood |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |, England | |- |Win |align=center|22–9 (1) | |Decision (split) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|21–9 (1) |Joanderson Brito |TKO (punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|0:41 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- | NC |align=center|21–8 (1) |Daniel Pineda |NC (accidental eye poke) | | |align=center|2 |align=center|0:46 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|21–8 | |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|21–7 | |Decision (split) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|20–7 | |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 246 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|20–6 | |KO (punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:07 |Sacramento, California, United States | |- |Win |align=center|19–6 | |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|18–6 |Michael Johnson |Decision (split) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | |- |Win |align=center|18–5 | |Decision (split) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |- |Win |align=center|17–5 | | Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Gdańsk, Poland | |- |Loss |align=center|16–5 | |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 214 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Anaheim, California, United States | |- |Win |align=center|16–4 | |Decision (unanimous) | | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 |Portland, Oregon, United States | |- |Loss |align=center|15–4 |Yair Rodríguez |KO (head kick) |UFC 197 | |align=center|2 |align=center|2:15 |Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |- |Win |align=center|15–3 |Gabriel Benítez |KO (head kick and punches) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:13 |, Mexico | |- |Loss |align=center|14–3 | |Submission (flying triangle choke) | | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:14 |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Win |align=center| 14–2 | |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 179 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |- | Loss |align=center| 13–2 | |Submission (guillotine choke) |UFC 172 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 3:39 |Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 13–1 | | TKO (punches) |UFC 166 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 0:53 |Houston, Texas, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 12–1 |Adrian Diaz |TKO (punches) |West Coast FC 5 |May 3, 2013 |align=center|3 |align=center|1:29 |Sacramento, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 11–1 |Enoch Wilson |Decision (unanimous) | |November 15, 2012 |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Lemoore, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 10–1 |Ricky Wallace |Technical Submission (armbar) | |September 7, 2012 |align=center|2 |align=center|4:08 |Lemoore, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 9–1 |Jesse Bowen |TKO (punches) |West Coast FC: Showdown |June 9, 2012 |align=center|1 |align=center|2:57 |Yuba City, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 8–1 |Matt Muramoto |Submission (triangle choke) |KOTC: All In |April 21, 2012 |align=center|1 |align=center|1:59 |Oroville, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 7–1 |Alexander Crispim |Decision (unanimous) |Cage Combat FC: The Return |March 3, 2012 |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Santa Rosa, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 6–1 |Vaymond Dennis | Submission (armbar) |West Coast FC: Bruvado Bash |January 7, 2012 |align=center|2 |align=center|1:51 |Placerville, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 5–1 |Tony Rios |Decision (unanimous) |Capitol FC: Fall Classic |October 8, 2011 |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Sacramento, California, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 4–1 |Derrick Burnsed |TKO (knee injury) |Rebel Fighter: Domination |October 2, 2010 |align=center|5 |align=center|1:22 |Roseville, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 4–0 |Tony Reveles |KO (head kick) |Rebel Fighter: Delima vs. Christensen |August 21, 2010 |align=center|1 |align=center|1:01 |Placerville, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 3–0 |Justin Smitley |TKO (punches) |Gladiator Challenge: Champions |May 1, 2010 |align=center|2 |align=center|1:41 |Placerville, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 2–0 |Cain Campos |TKO (punches) |Gladiator Challenge: Domination |March 6, 2010 |align=center|1 |align=center|0:16 |Placerville, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 |Anthony Motley |TKO (punches) |Gladiator Challenge: Chain Reaction |December 12, 2009 |align=center|1 |align=center|1:01 |Placerville, California, United States | |-

See also
  • List of current UFC fighters
  • List of male mixed martial artists

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