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.

Early career
His premiere in the amateur category took place at 17 years of age. With five wins in five fights on the amateur circuit, 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 UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré. 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 for 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 bonus award with the company.

Turman was scheduled to face Julian Marquez on June 18, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 208. However, Turman withdrew due to an orbital bone injury and was replaced by Gregory Rodrigues.

Turman faced Andre Petroski on November 12, 2022, at UFC 281. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Turman faced Randy Brown on June 24, 2023 at UFC on ABC 5. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Turman faced Jared Gooden on December 2, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 52. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.

Mixed martial arts

 * Ultimate Fighting Championship
 * Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Misha Cirkunov