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).
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.
With five wins in five fights on the amateur circuit, Turman turned 18 and decided to start his professional career.
[14] Turman was scheduled to face Aliaskhab Khizriev on February 6, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 184.
[17] Turman managed to secure multiple takedowns and took Silva's back, but ultimately lost the fight via knockout late in round one.
[22] Replacing Makhmud Muradov, Turman faced Misha Cirkunov on February 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 202.
[25] Turman was scheduled to face Julian Marquez on June 18, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 208.