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40% Off: Andrew Wooten’s Jiu-Jitsu Success Story

Andrew Wooten shares how jiu-jitsu helped him go from 300 to 180 pounds, regain focus in school, and build a new sense of purpose.

Andrew Wooten wearing a white gi, seated beside a child in a blue gi.
Jiu-Jitsu Magazine

When you walk into a store and see a sign indicating that something’s been cut by 40%, you think to yourself, “This is my lucky day!” Forty percent off anything is a “big F-ing deal,” as the vice-president would say. Imagine if there were 40% less of you. Talk about life altering! Well, Andrew Wooten is pretty happy about the fact that there’s 40% less of him these days, thanks to his passion for jiu-jitsu. Before jiu-jitsu he was an unhappy and depressed person with no motivation. He was struggling in school. When he reached 300lbs at only 20 years old, he’d had enough.

Andrew Wooten before his weight loss, standing beside another man.
Andrew before his transformation.

Andrew’s Stats

Weight before: 300 lbs · Weight at the time of the interview: 180 lbs · Height: 6′2″ · Age at interview: 23.