Age: 24

MMA Record: 16 – 2

The 24 year-old Wayne has had a long, hard road to get to The Ultimate Fighter 5. After bouncing between his parents’ custody and foster homes growing up, Wayne’s cousin Greg took him in as a teenager. Greg introduced Wayne to wrestling when he was in the 8th grade, and he flourished, going on to wrestle at Moline High School, where he won 3rd place in the state of Illinois before graduating in 2001. Wayne continued his education at Ellesworth Junior College where he received an associate’s degree in art.

When Wayne was 21 years old, he entered in a local MMA show and surprisingly won his match despite being a novice. To further his skills for his new-found passion, he began training with Team Miletich – the same camp as Season 5 coach Jens Pulver. When the show is finished taping, Wayne is looking forward to getting back to his family, as well as listening to 50 Cent, Kid Rock, Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Hank Williams, and Vanilla Ice out of his car windows en route to wrestling practice.