Wesley Correira
| Wesley Correira | |
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| Born | Wesley John Correira, Jr. November 11, 1978 Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
| Other names | Cabbage |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 117.9 kg (260 lb; 18.57 st) |
| Division |
Heavyweight Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Judo |
| Fighting out of | Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
| Team | B.J. Penn's MMA Grappling Unlimited Cabbage MMA |
| Rank | brown belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2000-2009 2013-present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 37 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 17 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 16 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Wesley John Correira, Jr. (born November 11, 1978), nicknamed Cabbage, is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions. An iron chinned brawler, Correira began his career in 2000 and came to prominence with a number of knockout wins on the heavyweight scene in his native Hawaii before a two-year stint in the Ultimate Fighting Championship between 2002 and 2004. Following this, he became a journeyman heavyweight, fighting a number of notable opponents mostly in his native state.
Wesley Correira trained in boxing, judo (earning a brown belt), karate and wrestling during high school, and eventually made the jump to mixed martial arts. He went on to train with Egan Inoue, B.J. Penn and Falaniko Vitale. He earned the nickname "Cabbage" as a child due to his resemblance to the Cabbage Patch Kids.
Correira debuted on July 22, 2000 at the Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B regional qualifying tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii, losing to Eric Pele by submission due to an armbar in round two of their semi-final bout. After joining the SuperBrawl promotion, he would then lose to Travis Fulton by the same method three months later and Preston Hartzog by split decision a month after that. Having begun his career with three consecutive losses, he won his first fight with a disqualification victory over Marcelo Tigre at SuperBrawl 21 on May 24, 2001 before a string of three technical knockout wins brought his record into the winning margin.
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