Zuluzinho

Wágner da Conceição Martins (born May 19, 1978), better known as Zuluzinho , is a Brazilian vale tudo fighter and mixed martial artist. He is the son of Vale Tudo legend Casemiro Nascimento Martins ("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 Ricardo "Ricardinho Bulldog" Candido Gomes, who also serves as his MMA coach.

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 five of those fights are unconfirmed. In the December 2005 issue of Full-Contact Fighter, Marcelo Alonso wrote that Zuluzinho started his MMA career in 2000 in the town of Teresina, near the city of Sao Luis, Brazil.

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.

On Nov. 30, 2010, Zuluzinho lost in his second bout against Geronimo dos Santos via first-round KO at Mr. Cage 4.

On June 2, 2018, Zuluzinho lost to Edvaldo de Oliveira via TKO at Imortal FC 9.

On February 23, 2021, Zuluzinho faced undefeated Russian Yusup Shuaev at AMC Fight Nights: Sochi. Despite dropping his opponent at the very end of a round and celebrating prematurely his win, Zuluzinho would go on to lose the bout via majority decision.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Serigne Ousmane Dia TKO (punches) MMA Attack 4: #Comback

Będzin, Poland Loss

Petr Romankevich KO (knee) AMC Fight Nights 114

Minsk, Belarus Loss

Yusup Shuaev Decision (majority) AMC Fight Nights: Sochi

Sochi, Russia Win

Aleksandar Aleksic TKO (punches) Megdan Fighting 6

Belgrade, Serbia Win

Marko Djordevic TKO (punches) Megdan Fighting 5

Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia Win

Aleksandar Aleksic TKO (punches) Megdan Fighting 4

Novi Sad, Serbia Loss

Edvaldo de Oliveira TKO (retirement) Imortal FC 9

Sao Luis, Brazil Loss

Geronimo dos Santos KO (punches) Mr. Cage 4

Manaus, Brazil Win

Douglas Humberto Decision (split) Ilha Combat 3: Confrontation of Giants

Sao Luis, Brazil Win

Angelo Araujo TKO (retirement) Ilha Combat 2: Araujo vs. Zuluzinho

Sao Luis, Brazil Loss

Geronimo dos Santos KO (punch) Fusion Combat

Boa Vista, Brazil Loss

Guilherme dos Anjos TKO (submission to punches) Desafio de Gigantes 10

Macapa, Brazil Loss

Ibragim Magomedov TKO (punches) fightFORCE: Russia vs. The World

St. Petersburg, Russia Win

Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (corner stoppage) K-1 Premium 2007 Dynamite!!

Osaka, Japan Win

Vladimir Kuchenko Submission (rear-naked choke) Bodog Fight: USA vs. Russia

Moscow, Russia Loss

Guilherme dos Anjos TKO (retirement) Desafio de Gigantes 8

Macapa, Brazil Loss

Butterbean Submission (americana) PRIDE 34

Saitama, Japan Loss

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Submission (armbar) Pride FC - Total Elimination Absolute

Osaka, Japan Loss

Fedor Emelianenko TKO (submission to punches) Pride FC: Shockwave 2005

Saitama, Japan Win

Henry Miller TKO (knees) Pride 30: Fully Loaded

Saitama, Japan Win

Rafal Dabrowski KO (punch) CWFC: Strike Force 2

Coventry, England NC

Kleber Ranieri Jansen NC (both fighters fell from ring) Desafio de Gigantes 4

Macapa, Brazil Win

Fabio Black KO (strikes) World Combat 3

Sao Luis, Brazil Win

Luiz Pantera KO (punch) Pedreiras Combat Vale Tudo

Pedreiras, Brazil Win

Junior Eladio TKO (punches) Desafio de Gigantes 2

Macapa, Brazil