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Mighty Mo
BornSiala-Mou Siliga
(1970-10-08) October 8, 1970 (age 54)
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Other namesMighty Mo
NationalitySamoan & American[1]
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Fighting out ofSan Bernardino, California, U.S.
TeamAguirre Fighting System
TrainerFranklin Aguirre
Years active2003–2018 (MMA)
2004–2018(Kickboxing)
2006–2007, 2019 (Boxing)
Professional boxing record
Total3
Wins2
By knockout2
Losses1
Kickboxing record
Total42
Wins20
By knockout12
Losses22
By knockout11
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins12
By knockout9
By submission3
Losses6
By knockout2
By submission3
By decision1
Other information
ChildrenJohn Bismark Siliga

Siala Mou Siliga Jr. Saeu Tusi Dian Makayley Salote Siliga Carrie Lynn Manaus Siliga Monalani Lemauga Siliga Nu’uali’ilani Faith Juliana Siliga Harmouny Sugalu Siliga Mike Lema’a Bruce Siliga King Mou Tamotu Siliga

Princess Viena Falemoi Tulili Love Siliga
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 20, 2021

Siala-Mou Siliga (surname pronounced Sahlingah, born October 8, 1970), often billed as Mighty Mo[2] is a former American Samoan kickboxer, bare knuckle boxer, boxer and mixed martial artist[3] who competed in the Heavyweight division.[4] His K-1 achievements include winning the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II and the K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii tournaments. In mixed martial arts, he has competed for K-1 Hero's, Bellator MMA, DREAM, Road FC and also participated in the Dynamite!! USA and Dynamite!! 2008 events. On September 24, 2016, Siliga won the Road FC Openweight Tournament at Road FC 33 by knocking out Choi Hong-man of South Korea.

Career

Kickboxing

Mighty Mo made his K-1 debut on February 15, 2004, at "K-1 Burning" event in Japan against Hiraku Hori. He knocked out Hori at 1:22 in 4th round by right hook. After losing in semifinals at his first 8-man tournament in Las Vegas against fellow American Dewey Cooper, Mighty Mo made a huge comeback four months later at the Battle of Bellagio II, winning his first K-1 GP Championship by knocking out Brecht Wallis in 2nd Round at the tournament finals.

After a year off from K-1, he made his comeback on March 4, 2007, at Yokohama, Japan. His opponent was Choi Hong-man (218 cm/7′2″) from Korea who had never been knocked out before on his K-1 career until Mighty Mo (185 cm/6′1″) managed to land his trademark right overhand punch, winning the fight by KO at 0:50 KO in 2nd round. At that time, he held the record for the "Biggest height difference wins (33cm/12.9inches)" resulting in a KO in favor of the shorter in K-1 history. But on December 31, 2007, at the K-1 Dynamite Tournament in Osaka, the record was surpassed by Danish Karate fighter Nicholas Pettas (178 cm/5′10″), who was able to KO the 217cm/7′1.½″ Korean Kim Young-hyun (39 cm/15.3inches height difference). In professional Boxing the record stands at 38cm/14.9inches height difference when Randy Davis (1.80m/5′11″) knocked out Tom Payne (2.18m/7′2″) in 1985.

On April 28, 2007, Mo entered the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hawaii tournament as a heavy favorite. He knocked out all three of his opponents and earned himself a spot in the K-1 World GP 2007 Elimination in Seoul, Korea.[5]

On June 23, 2007, Mighty Mo lost to defending K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion Semmy Schilt by unanimous decision at the K-1 World GP in Amsterdam. Semmy used his reach to keep Mighty Mo at bay, and Mo was unable to get in close enough to land his devastating overhand right. Rumors surfaced that Mo was nursing a knee and hand injuries from his previous fights. He had fought 7 times in the last 4 months.[6]

At the K-1 Final Eliminations 2007 on September 29, he faced Choi Hong-man again and lost by unanimous decision. During the fight, he was kicked in the groin and was inexplicably ruled a knockdown by the referee. He was quoted in the post-fight interview: "I feel I was robbed. I should have won. There was a lot of favoritism here. He must have picked up a new technique-a kick below the belt. So next time I'll wear a thicker cup. And next time I want to fight somewhere else."

In his next three fights he went 1-2, losing to Paul Slowinski and Keijiro Maeda before defeating Justice Smith on August 9, 2008.

Mighty Mo had replaced Andrei Arlovski at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 held in Seoul against Romanian Raul Cătinaș and won by unanimous decision.[7] As a result, Mo was the only American to make it into the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final on December, 11th. His quarterfinal opponent was Peter Aerts who beat him via TKO in the first round.

Mighty Mo was knocked out by Russian Sergei Kharitonov at the United Glory World Series Finals in Moscow on May 28, 2011.

As of October 2011 Mighty Mo is currently on a six fight losing streak in Kickboxing, all but one by knockout.

He was next set to face Rick Roufus in Las Vegas on October 22, 2011.[8] However, he was not medically cleared to compete.

He rematched Raul Cătinaş, the last man he was able to defeat, in a non-tournament bout at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on December 22, 2012, and lost on a unanimous decision.[9][10]

Mixed martial arts career

Mo made his professional MMA debut in October 2003. He won his first three MMA fights all by knockout over a period of three and a half years.

Dynamite!!

Mo was originally supposed to face Choi Mu-bae in a MMA match at K-1 Dynamite!! USA on June 2 in Los Angeles, California. But Choi was replaced in the last minute by Ruben "Warpath" Villareal.[11] Mighty Mo dominated Villareal, forcing the referee, Herb Dean, to stop the fight at 1:33 of the first round.

Mo next faced K-1 kickboxing champion Semmy Schilt at the Fields Dynamite!! 2008 2008 event in an MMA bout, in which Schilt defeated Mighty Mo in the first round by triangle choke.

DREAM

In 2009, Mo signed with the DREAM promotion in Japan. He was set to fight Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović at DREAM 10 but Cro Cop pulled out after re-signing with the UFC.

Mo instead made his debut against Josh Barnett at DREAM 13 on March 21, 2010, and lost via submission in the first round.

Bellator MMA

In 2013, Mo refocused his efforts on MMA and signed with Bellator MMA. He made his debut in September 2013 at Bellator 100 where he defeated Dan Charles by TKO. Mo returned just over a month later at Bellator 106 where he defeated Ron Sparks by submission.

In March 2014, Mo entered the Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament. He faced fellow kickboxer Peter Graham in the opening round at Bellator 111 on March 7, 2014. Mo won the fight via submission in the third round. In the semifinals, Mo faced Russian fighter Alexander Volkov on April 11, 2014, at Bellator 116. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Mo was released from the organization on August 25, 2014.[12]

Road FC

On October 9, 2015, at Road FC 026 in Seoul, South Korea, Mo defeated Choi Mu-bae by 1st-round KO in 37 seconds. On December 26 at Road FC 027 in Shanghai, China, Mo defeated Choi Mu-bae by Technical Knockout at the 3:46 mark of round 1, in a rematch of their Road FC 26 match up.

On April 16, 2016, at Road FC 030 in Beijing, China, Mo defeated Hyun-man Myung by neck crank in round 3 to win Openweight tournament semi-finals. On September 24 at Road FC 033 in Seoul, South Korea, Mo defeated Choi Hong-man by knockout in round 4 to win the Road FC Openweight Championship. On September 25 Mo signed an exclusive contract with the Road FC. On December 10 at Road FC 035 in Seoul, South Korea, Mo retained his Openweight Title with a first-round knockout of Carlos Toyota. Mo next faced Dong-gook Kang at Road FC 040, winning the fight via technical knockout in the second round. Mo fought Gilbert Yvel at Road FC 47, losing the fight via armbar submission in the first round.

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Mighty Mo entered the Valor Bare Knuckle 1 Heavyweight Tournament, VBK:1; this was the debut event for Ken Shamrock's newly founded bare-knuckle boxing organization. Mighty Mo defeated Sokoudjou by 3rd round TKO and entered the finals against Mark Godbeer. Unlike Godbeer, Mighty Mo had not been able to quickly defeat his prior opponent (Godbeer quickly knocked out his first opponent in less than a minute). He lost via TKO after he was unable to get up in time to answer the 10 count[13]

Fighting Style

Mighty Mo is largely a stand-up fighter known for his strong striking power; he specifically possesses a powerful overhand-right and has used it to knock out several of his opponents.

Championships and Accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts

Kickboxing

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

  • Valor Bare Knuckle
    • VKB:1 Heavyweight Tournament Finalist[13]

Other

  • North West Toughman Champion

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
18 matches 12 wins 6 losses
By knockout 9 2
By submission 3 3
By decision 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 12–6 Gilbert Yvel Technical Submission (armbar) Road FC 047 May 12, 2018 1 3:43 Beijing, China Road FC 2018 Openweight Grand Prix R1.
Win 12–5 Dong-gook Kang TKO (punches) Road FC 040 July 15, 2017 2 2:27 Seoul, South Korea Defended the Road FC Openweight Championship.
Win 11–5 Carlos Toyota KO (punches) Road FC 035 December 10, 2016 1 1:10 Seoul, South Korea Defended the Road FC Openweight Championship.
Win 10–5 Hong-man Choi KO (punch) Road FC 033 September 24, 2016 1 4:06 Seoul, South Korea Won the Road FC Openweight Tournament the Road FC Openweight Championship.
Win 9–5 Hyun-man Myung Submission (neck crank) Road FC 030 in China April 16, 2016 3 1:12 Beijing, China Road FC Openweight Tournament Semifinals.
Win 8–5 Mu-bae Choi TKO (punches) Road FC 027 in China December 26, 2015 1 3:46 Shanghai, China Road FC Openweight Tournament Quarterfinals.
Win 7–5 Mu-bae Choi KO (punch) Road FC 026 October 9, 2015 1 0:37 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 6–5 Denis Stojnić Decision (unanimous) HIT-FC June 27, 2015 3 5:00 Zurich, Switzerland
Loss 6–4 Alexandru Lungu TKO (punches) Real Xtreme Fighting 15 December 15, 2014 1 0:52 Bucharest, Romania Super Heavyweight bout.
Loss 6–3 Alexander Volkov KO (head kick) Bellator 116 April 11, 2014 1 2:44 Temecula, California, United States Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 6–2 Peter Graham Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Bellator 111 March 7, 2014 3 2:31 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 5–2 Ron Sparks Submission (Keylock) Bellator 105 October 25, 2013 1 2:52 Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Win 4–2 Dan Charles TKO (punches) Bellator 100 September 20, 2013 3 1:26 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss 3–2 Josh Barnett Submission (Kimura) DREAM 13 March 22, 2010 1 4:41 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Loss 3–1 Semmy Schilt Submission (triangle choke) Fields Dynamite!! 2008 December 31, 2008 1 5:31 Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Win 3–0 Ruben Villareal TKO (punches) Dynamite!! USA June 2, 2007 1 1:33 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 2–0 Min-soo Kim KO (punch) HERO'S 8 March 12, 2007 1 2:37 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Win 1–0 Mark Smith KO (knee to the body) UAGF 4: Ultimate Cage Fighting October 12, 2003 2 2:36 Upland, California, United States

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)
20 Wins (12 (T)KO's), 22 Losses, 2 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2018-11-17 Win Japan Kengo Shimizu Rise 129 Tokyo, Japan TKO (punches) 3 0:55
2018-09-17 Loss Brazil Jairo Kusunoki HEAT 43 Kariya, Japan Extra Round Decision 4 3:00
2015-12-05 Loss Czech Republic Tomáš Hron GIBU Fight Night 2 [14] Prague, Czech Republic KO 2 N/A
2015-02-01 Loss Latvia Konstantin Gluhov Kunlun Fight 18 Guangzhou, China TKO (fist injury) 1 2:00
Super Heavyweight Tournament, Final 16.
2012-12-22 Loss Romania Raul Cătinaș SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-09-08 Loss United States Rick Roufus K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, USA Decision (split) 3 3:00
To qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16.
2012-03-03 Loss Germany Florian Pavic 3rd Steko Fight Night Munich, Germany Decision 5 3:00
2011-11-23 Loss Japan Raoumaru RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011 Tokyo, Japan KO (knee) 3 2:49
2011 RISE Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals.
2011-07-30 Loss Australia Ben Edwards Capital Punishment 4 Canberra, Australia KO (right knee) 2 2:18
2011-07-16 Loss Croatia Mladen Brestovac SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2011 Constanța, Romania KO (left kick to the body) 1 2:18
SuperKombat WGP II Semi-finals.
2011-05-28 Loss Russia Sergei Kharitonov United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals Moscow, Russia KO (right uppercut) 1 1:59
2010-12-11 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final Tokyo, Japan KO (punches and kick) 1 2:20
2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Quarter-finals.
2010-10-02 Win Romania Raul Cătinaș K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2010 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round.
2010-05-21 Loss Romania Sebastian Ciobanu K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest Bucharest, Romania KO (kick to the throat) 1 2:24
2010 Bucharest Grand Prix Semi-finals.
2010-05-21 Win Czech Republic Roman Kleibl K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest Bucharest, Romania KO 3 1:56
2010 Bucharest Grand Prix Quarter-finals.
2009-10-24 Loss Romania Cătălin Moroşanu K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination Arad, Romania Extra Round Decision (split) 4 3:00
2008-08-09 Win United States Justice Smith K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Decision (majority) 3 3:00
2008 Hawaii Grand Prix Quarter-finals.
2008-04-13 Loss Japan Kyotaro K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan Extra Round Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
2007-12-08 Loss Poland Paul Slowinski K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final Yokohama, Japan TKO (low kicks) 2 0:50
2007-09-29 Loss South Korea Choi Hong-man K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2007 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round.
2007-08-11 Loss Germany Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-06-23 Loss Netherlands Semmy Schilt K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
For K-1 Super Heavyweight Championship.
2007-04-04 Win Russia Aleksandr Pitchkounov K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, USA KO (punches) 3 0:46
2007 Hawaii Grand Prix Final.
2007-04-04 Win South Africa Jan Nortje K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, USA KO (right punch) 2 1:50
2007 Hawaii Grand Prix Semi-finals.
2007-04-04 Win South Korea Kim Kyoung-suk K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, USA KO (straight punch) 1 1:37
2007 Hawaii Grand Prix Quarter-finals.
2007-03-04 Win South Korea Choi Hong-man K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (right overhand) 2 0:50
2006-11-04 Win France Abdel Lamidi K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006 Riga, Latvia KO (right overhand) 1 2:17
2006-07-30 Loss Netherlands Remy Bonjasky K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo Sapporo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-09-23 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka - Final Elimination Osaka, Japan KO (left low kick) 2 0:42
2005-08-13 Win South Africa Francois Botha K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 1:20
2005-04-30 Win Netherlands Remy Bonjasky K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (split) 3 3:00
2004-12-04 Loss Thailand Kaoklai Kaennorsing K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Tokyo, Japan KO (right high kick) 1 2:40
2004-09-25 Win Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 2:58
2004-08-07 Win Belgium Brecht Wallis K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA KO (right overhand) 2 2:55
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II Final.
2004-08-07 Win United States Scott Lighty K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA KO (right overhand) 1 1:29
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II semi-finals.
2004-08-07 Win Belarus Sergei Gur K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II Quarter-finals.
2004-04-30 Loss United States Dewey Cooper K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix I Semi-finals.
2004-04-30 Win United States Carter Williams K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I Las Vegas, Nevada, USA TKO 3 1:52
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix I Quarter-finals.
2004-02-15 Win Japan Hiraku Hori K-1 Burning 2004 Okinawa, Japan KO (right hook) 4 1:22
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

Boxing record
No. Result Record Opponent Method Round Time Date Location Notes
1 Win 2–1 United States William Jackson KO 1 N/A August 2, 2007 Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, USA
2 Win 1–1 United States Christopher Valente KO 1 N/A November 17, 2006 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, USA
3 Loss 0–1 United States Lamar Stephens PTS 3 3:00 May 18, 2006 Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, Florida, USA
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Professional record breakdown
2 matches 1 win 1 loss
By knockout 1 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 1–1 Mark Godbeer TKO (stoppage) VKB-Valor Bare Knuckle 1 21 September 2019 1 2:56 New Town, ND, US, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge Heavyweight Tournament Finals.[15]
Win 1–0 Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou TKO (punches) VKB-Valor Bare Knuckle 1 21 September 2019 3 1:26 New Town, ND, US, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mighty Mo second nationality". k-1.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01.
  2. ^ Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siliga, Sherdog
  3. ^ Jessica Hudnall (2014-03-11). "Move Over Samoa Joe, Mighty Mo is the New Samoan Submission Machine". uproxx.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  4. ^ "Fightfinder". K-1 USA. Archived from the original on 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  5. ^ "Mighty Mo and Hari Wins the Belt". Hawaiian Punch. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
  6. ^ "K-1 Las Vegas 2007 Press Conference". fansofk1.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  7. ^ "Mighty Mo fights in the Final to feed his massive family". K-1. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  8. ^ WCK Muay Thai: Mighty Mo vs. Rick Roufus
  9. ^ "SuperKombat WGP Final 2012 Fight Card, Ustream PPV Available | Liver Kick".
  10. ^ "SuperKombat WGP 2012 Final Live Results, Watch Here | Liver Kick".
  11. ^ "DYNAMITE! USA Still a Go, despite hiccups". mmaweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  12. ^ "Bellator releases Attila Vegh, Shahbulat Shamhalaev and eleven other fighters". mmafighting.com. August 25, 2014.
  13. ^ a b Guardiero, Mckenzie (September 22, 2019). "Valor BK 1 Results".
  14. ^ "Vijest - Tomaš Hron nokautirao Mighty Moa". croring.com.
  15. ^ a b "Valor Bare Knuckle 1 Results - VBK 1 - Heavyweight tournament". September 21, 2019.
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