Soa Palelei
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Soa Palelei (born 12 July 1977)[1] is an Australian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Heavyweight and Superheavyweight divisions.
Born in 1977, Newcastle, New South Wales, Soa “The Hulk” Palelei started his fighting career at an early age. Wrestling was his first choice in the earlier years and nearly saw him compete for Australia at the Sydney Olympics. His interest quickly grew in the arena of martial arts and from there his love of the Mixed Martial Arts grew. Soa, is a very strong MMA athlete who is considered the BEST MMA fighter of all Australia. Soa is famous for his MMA career and his youtube video blogs.
[edit] Accomplishments
- IKBF Super Heavy Weight World Champion
- Black Belt Brazilian Ju-Jitsu
- Australian Heavy Weight Mixed Martial Arts Champion
- Australian Heavy Weight Brazilian Ju-Jitsu
- W.A Brazilian Ju-Jitsu Heavy Weight Champion
- W.A Freestyle Wrestling Champion at 120 kg
- W.A MMA Heavy Weight Champion
- Australian Freestyle Wrestling Champion at 120 kg
- ADCC Australian Heavy Weight Submission Champion
- South Pacific MMA Heavy Weight Champion
- Pride Fight Championship (Japan) Fighter
- Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fighter 2007
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown |
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| 18 matches |
15 wins |
3 losses |
| By knockout |
11 |
1 |
| By submission |
4 |
2 |
| By decision |
0 |
0 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
| Win |
15-3 |
Shunske Inoue |
TKO (punches) |
Cage Fighting Championship 20 |
02012-02-24 24 February 2012 |
2 |
TBA |
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
|
| Win |
14-3 |
Henry Armstrong Miller |
TKO (punches) |
K-Oz Entertainment: Bragging Rights |
02012-01-21 21 January 2012 |
1 |
1:26 |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
|
| Win |
13-3 |
Matt Walker |
KO (punch) |
Cage Fighting Championship 19 |
02011-12-09 9 December 2011 |
1 |
0:16 |
Sydney, Australia |
|
| Win |
12-3 |
Son Hai Suk |
TKO (punches) |
AFC 2 - Lombard vs. Taylor |
02011-09-03 3 September 2011 |
1 |
0:28 |
Melbourne, Australia |
|
| Win |
11-3 |
Yusuke Kawaguchi |
TKO (punches) |
AFC Fight Nite 01 |
02011-06-25 25 June 2011 |
1 |
4:20 |
Melbourne, Australia |
|
| Loss |
10-3 |
Daniel Cormier |
Submission (strikes) |
Xtreme MMA 3 |
02010-11-05 5 November 2010 |
1 |
N/A |
Sydney, Australia |
|
| Win |
10-2 |
Brad Morris |
Submission (keylock) |
Impact FC 2 |
02010-07-18 18 July 2010 |
1 |
4:20 |
Sydney, Australia |
|
| Win |
9-2 |
Leamy Tato |
Submission (armbar) |
XFC: Return of the Hulk |
02009-03-14 14 March 2009 |
1 |
0:56 |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
|
| Loss |
8-2 |
Eddie Sanchez |
TKO (strikes) |
UFC 79 |
02007-12-29 29 December 2007 |
3 |
3:24 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
8-1 |
Shaun Vanof |
KO (punch) |
KOTC: Perth |
02007-10-05 5 October 2007 |
1 |
0:05 |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
|
| Loss |
7-1 |
Choi Mu Bae |
Submission (rear naked choke) |
PRIDE 28 |
02004-10-31 31 October 2004 |
2 |
4:55 |
Saitama, Japan |
|
| Win |
7-0 |
Vince Lucero |
TKO (punches) |
Shooto Australia - NHB |
02004-05-20 20 May 2004 |
1 |
1:00 |
Melbourne, Australia |
|
| Win |
6-0 |
Lance Cartwright |
TKO (injury) |
XFC 4 - Australia vs The World |
02004-03-19 19 March 2004 |
1 |
0:38 |
Queensland, Australia |
|
| Win |
5-0 |
Christian Wellisch |
TKO (punches) |
Shooto Australia - NHB |
02004-02-12 12 February 2004 |
2 |
4:33 |
Melbourne, Australia |
|
| Win |
4-0 |
Don Richards |
Submission (strikes) |
Shooto Australia - NHB |
02003-11-13 13 November 2003 |
1 |
|
Melbourne, Australia |
|
| Win |
3-0 |
Edwin Montevgini |
Submission (armbar) |
After Dark Fight Night 2 |
02003-08-01 1 August 2003 |
2 |
1:15 |
Australia |
|
| Win |
2-0 |
Gerald Burton-Batty |
TKO (referee stoppage from strikes) |
Thunderdome |
02003-02-21 21 February 2003 |
1 |
0:49 |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
|
| Win |
1-0 |
Brad Morris |
TKO (doctor stoppage) |
Xtreme Fight Night |
02002-09-27 27 September 2002 |
4 |
3:00 |
Australia |
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Palelei, Soa |
| Alternative names |
Soakai Palelei |
| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
12 July 1977 |
| Place of birth |
Newcastle |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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