Wellington Turman
Wellington Turman (born July 22, 1996) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, currently competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background. Turman was born and grew up in Curitiba, Brazil. He initially started training Muay Thai to lose weight, but seeing names like Anderson Silva and Jon Jones at UFC that Wellington found, he needed to migrate to MMA. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. The premiere in the amateur category took place at 17 years of age. With five wins in five fights in the amateur cartel, Turman turned 18 and decided  to start his professional career. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Turman made his UFC debut as a late replacement for John Phillips against Karl Roberson on July 13, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 13. Turman lost the fight via a controversial split decision. Turman faced Markus Perez on November 16, 2019, at . He won the fight via unanimous decision. Turman faced Andrew Sanchez on August 8, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 174. He lost the fight via knockout in round one. After the bout, Turman signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC. Turman was scheduled to face Sean Strickland on  October 31, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 181. However, on September 29, Turman pulled out due to COVID-19 sequelae that rendered him unable to train after his two-week quarantine ended on September 24, 2020. Turman was scheduled to face Aliaskhab Khizriev on February 6, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 184. However, Turman was forced to withdraw from the bout, diagnosing with pneumonia. Turman faced UFC newcomer Bruno Silva on June 19, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 25. Turman managed to secure multiple takedowns and took Silva's back, but ultimately lost the fight via knockout late in round one . Turman faced Sam Alvey on August 28, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 30. Turman repeatedly poked Alvey in the eye throughout the fight, being deducted two points, however he won the fight via split decision. Turman was scheduled to face Rodolfo Vieira on January 22, 2022 at UFC 270. However after Vieira was forced to withdraw due to medical reasons, the bout was cancelled. Replacing Makhmud Muradov, Turman faced Misha Cirkunov on February 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 202. He won the bout via armbar in the second round. The win earned Turman his first "Performance of the Night