Zuluzinho | |
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Born | Wágner da Conceição Martins May 19, 1978 São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil |
Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
Weight | 390 lb (177 kg; 27 st 12 lb) |
Division | Super Heavyweight |
Style | Vale Tudo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Team | B-Tough |
Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Years active | 2004–2010, 2018–present (MMA) |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 26 |
Wins | 14 |
By knockout | 12 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 11 |
By knockout | 8 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Wágner da Conceição Martins (born May 19, 1978), better known as Zuluzinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [zuluˈziɲu]), is a Brazilian vale tudo fighter and mixed martial artist. He is the son of Vale Tudo legend Casemiro Nascimento Martins ("Rei Zulu").[1] Wagner was raised by his grandmother and works as a security guard in a number of reggae clubs in northern Brazil. Following in his father's footsteps, he trained in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and vale tudo. Zuluzinho holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under black belt Ricardo "Ricardinho Bulldog" Candido Gomes, who also serves as his MMA coach.[2]