Zuluzinho

Wagner Martins
Born	Wagner da Conceição Martins (1978-05-19) May 19, 1978 São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil
Other names	Zuluzinho, Son of Zulu, Big Zu
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 - present (MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total	19
Wins	12
By knockout	11
By submission	1
Losses	7
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Wagner da Conceição Bolinho Gorduroso 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 Rei Zulu. 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 Cássio Façanha. He trained for over seven years with Vale Tudo fighter Richardinho.

Record controversy

Zuluzinho reportedly compiled an undefeated Vale Tudo record of 38-0 (38 knockouts) in Brazil prior to his fight at Cage Warriors Strike Force 2 in England. However, all but two of those fights are unconfirmed. In the December 2005 issue of Full-Contact Fighter, Marcelo Alfonso wrote that Zuluzinho started his MMA career in 2000 in the town of Teresina, near the city of Sao Luis, Brazil.[1]

Career highlights

Prior to fighting at Cage Warriors Strike Force 2 in England, Zuluzinhho knocked out Brazilian fighter James Adler in one round in an unsanctioned Vale Tudo match in Brazil. A video of the fight is available on the internet.

Zuluzihno was beaten after only 26 seconds of the first round in PRIDE Fighting Championships Shockwave 2005 event at the hands of world champion Fedor Emelianenko.

In the Pride Open Weight Grand Prix on May 5, 2006, he was defeated via armbar in the first round by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

His next fight was a loss against Eric "Butterbean" Esch at PRIDE 34 by Submission (kimura).

On December 31, 2007, Zuluzinho scored the biggest win of his career by stopping Ikuhisa "The Punk" Minowa in 3 rounds at K-1 in Japan.

He saw his winning streak snapped when he lost by 1st round TKO to Ibragim Magomedov at FightForce - Russia vs. The World on April 19, 2008.

On July 7, 2008, Zuluzinho was knocked out by fellow super heavyweight Guigao Guigao at DDG-Desafio de Gigantes 10. In the semi-final match, Zuluzinho's 63 year old father, Rei Zulu, lost by a disqualification to Santos Samurai.

Zulu faced rising star Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos on December 14, 2008. In this bout he landed a flurry of strikes early in the first round but was unable to finish dos Santos, and subsequently was knocked out in round 2.

One year later he returned to action with a win against Brazilian Top Team veteran Angelo Araujo [2].

In his most recent fight on Nov. 30, 2010, Zuluzinho lost in his second bout against Geronimo dos Santos via first round KO at Mr. Cage 4.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

20 matches	13 wins	7 losses
By knockout	11	3
By submission	1	4
By decision	1	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	13-7	Geronimo dos Santos	KO (Punches)	Mr. Cage 4	November 30, 2010	1	N/A	Manaus, Brazil
Win	13-6	Douglas Humberto	Decision (Split)	Ilha Combat 3: Confrontation of Giants	April 9, 2010	3	5:00	Sao Luis, Brazil
Win	12-6	Angelo Araujo	TKO (Retirement)	Ilha Combat 2: Araujo vs. Zuluzinho	December 19, 2009	2	5:00	Sao Luis, Brazil
Loss	11-6	Geronimo dos Santos	KO (Punch)	Fusion Combat	December 14, 2008	2	0:22	Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
Loss	11-5	Guilherme dos Anjos	Submission (Punches)	Desafio de Gigantes 10	July 6, 2008	1	3:52	Macapa, Brazil
Loss	11-4	Ibragim Magomedov	TKO	fightFORCE: Russia vs. The World	April 19, 2008	1	N/A	St. Petersburg, Russia
Win	11-3	Ikuhisa Minowa	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!	December 31, 2007	3	2:13	Osaka, Japan
Win	10-3	Vladimir Kuchenko	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia	November 30, 2007	1	2:14	Moscow, Russia
Loss	9-3	Eric Esch	Submission (Keylock)	PRIDE 34	April 8, 2007	1	2:35	Saitama, Japan
Loss	9-2	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	Submission (Armbar)	PRIDE Total Elimination Absolute	May 5, 2006	1	2:17	Osaka, Japan	Opening Round of Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix
Loss	9-1	Fedor Emelianenko	Submission (Punches)	PRIDE Shockwave 2005	December 31, 2005	1	0:26	Saitama, Japan
Win	9-0	Henry Miller	TKO (Knees)	PRIDE 30	October 23, 2005	1	1:31	Saitama, Japan
Win	8-0	Rafal Dabrowski	KO (Punch)	Cage Warriors: Strike Force 2	July 16, 2005	2	2:04	Coventry, England
Win	7-0	Fabio Black	KO	World Combat 3	May 13, 2005	1	1:20	Sao Luis, Brazil
Win	6-0	Junior Pitbull	TKO (Punches)	Desafio de Gigantes 2	March 13, 2004	1	0:37	Macapa, Brazil
Win	5-0	Carlos Andino	Knockout		November 4, 2003	1
Win	4-0	Tarasio Romero	TKO		August 20, 2001	1		Araraquara, Brazil
Win	3-0	Fabio Laudelino	KO (Punch)		January 21, 2000	1		Bauru, Brazil
Win	2-0	Antenor Henrique	KO		January 21, 2000	1		Bauru, Brazil
Win	1-0	Renato Macedo	TKO (Punches)		January 21, 2000	1		Bauru, Brazil

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Unconfirmed Fight Record In Brazil

• Knockedout Laudelino 1 round
• Knockedout Tarasio Romero 1 round
• Knockedout Oscar Timoteo 1 round
• Knockedout Benedito Fernandes 1 round
• Knockedout Vitor Macedo 1 round
• Knockedout Manolo Oteras 1 round
• Knockedout Arturo de La Rivas 1 round
• Knockedout Nelson Cabrerra 1 round
• Knockedout Jucimar Santos 1 round
• Knockedout Josivaldo 1 round
• Knockedout Enrique Galvao 1 round
• Knockedout Pedro Da Costa 1 round
• Knockedout Fernando deOliveria 1 round
• Knockedout Dacio Hipolito 1 round
• Knockedout Edson Rodrigues 1 round
• Knockedout Clarismundo Nascimento 1 round
• Knockedout Reginaldo Tonacio 1 round
• Knockedout Jucimar Santos 1 round
• Knockedout Carlo Silva 1 round
• Knockedout Joao Otas 1 round
• Knockedout Jesus Dos Santos 1 round
• Knockedout Alejandro Oliveria 1 round
• Knockedout Reginaldo Tonacio 1 round
• Knockedout Alejandro DasCola 2 rounds
• Knockedout Julio Vizarra 2 rounds
• Knockedout Jucimar Santos 1 round
• Knockedout Rogerio de Gloria 1 round
• Knockedout Eduardo Chacon 1 round
• Knockedout Franco Lines 1 round
• Knockedout Enrique Borges 1 round
• Knockedout James Adler 1 round