Jim Wallhead
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| Born | 14 March 1984 |
| Other names | Judo Scuba Steve |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight (170) Middleweight (185) Light Heavyweight (205) |
| Style | Boxing, Judo |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Leicestershire, England |
| Team | Team Rough House |
| Trainer | Victor Estima |
| Rank | Black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 39 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jim Wallhead (born 14 March 1984) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. He has competed for BAMMA, Bellator, and M-1 Challenge.
Wallhead is a member of Team Rough House and Leicester Shootfighters. In addition to his training at Leicester Shootfighters, Wallhead also works as a coach. Wallhead joined Team Rough House after back-to-back losses at the beginning of his professional career and dropped his competing weight from Light Heavyweight and Middleweight to Welterweight.
Wallhead comes from a judo background, where he holds a black belt. He was introduced to judo accidentally after being taken to a class that was believed to be a karate class. Wallhead was successful early in his judo career for the Beaumont Leys Judo club, before moving to a club in Coventry under Olympic silver medallist Neil Adams. Under Adams, Wallhead won three Under-21s British titles as well as placing 7th in the European youth Olympics.
Wallhead joined Team Rough House in 2005, following back-to-back losses between May and July 2005. Wallhead is still a member of Team Rough House to this date, alongside fighters such as Dan Hardy, Ross Pearson, Paul Daley and Andre Winner.Wallhead also trains Muay Thai with the former multi-time Kickboxing champion Owen Comerie, who previously trained Dan Hardy. Wallhead works his strength and conditioning with Ollie Richardson at the Leicester Tigers Rugby Union training ground. Wallhead also trains Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Victor Estima, he holds a Blue Belt under him.
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