Soa “The Hulk” Palelei is a 45 year old Male fighter from Australia with a 23-5-0 pro MMA record. Palelei most recently fought Antônio Silva at UFC 190 on Saturday August 1, 2015. Soa Palelei lost to Antônio Silva by KO/TKO at 0:41 of Round 2 in the Heavyweight division.
Soa Palelei has 23 wins with a 100% finish rate, including 20 by knockout, 3 by submission.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 23-4-0 | Antônio Silva |
KO/TKO
R2 0:41
|
UFC 190 | 2015-08-01 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 22-4-0 | Walt Harris |
KO/TKO
R2 4:49
|
UFC Fight Night 55 | 2014-11-07 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 22-3-0 | Jared Rosholt |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night 43 | 2014-06-28 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 21-3-0 | Ruan Potts |
KO/TKO
R1 2:20
|
UFC Fight Night 40 | 2014-05-10 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 20-3-0 | Pat Barry |
KO/TKO
R1 2:09
|
UFC Fight Night 33 | 2013-12-06 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 19-3-0 | Nikita Krylov |
KO/TKO
R3 1:34
|
UFC 164 | 2013-08-31 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 18-3-0 | Sean McCorkle |
KO/TKO
R1 1:45
|
Australian FC 4 | 2012-12-07 | Heavyweight | AFC |
| Win | 17-3-0 | Bob Sapp |
KO/TKO
R1 0:12
|
CFC 21 | 2012-05-18 | Super Heavyweight | CFC |
| Win | 16-3-0 | Joe Kielur |
KO/TKO
R1 1:14
|
Australian FC 3 | 2012-04-14 | Heavyweight | AFC |
| Win | 15-3-0 | Shunsuke Inoue |
KO/TKO
R2
|
Regional circuit | 2012-02-24 | CFC | |
| Win | 14-3-0 | Henry Miller |
KO/TKO
R1
|
Regional circuit | 2012-01-21 | KOZ | |
| Win | 13-3-0 | Matt Walker |
KO/TKO
R1 0:16
|
Regional circuit | 2011-12-09 | CFC | |
| Win | 12-3-0 | Hye Seok Son |
KO/TKO
R1 0:28
|
Regional circuit | 2011-09-03 | AFC | |
| Win | 11-3-0 | Yusuke Kawaguchi |
KO/TKO
R1
|
Australian FC Fight Nite 01 | 2011-06-25 | Heavyweight | AFC |
| Loss | 11-2-0 | Daniel Cormier |
SUB
R1
|
Regional circuit | 2010-11-05 | ||
| Win | 10-2-0 | Brad Morris |
SUB
R1 4:20
|
Impact FC 2 | 2010-07-17 | Super Heavyweight | IFC |
| Win | 9-2-0 | Leamy Tato |
SUB
R1 2:49
|
Regional circuit | 2009-03-14 | XFC | |
| Loss | 9-1-0 | Eddie Sanchez |
KO/TKO
R3 3:24
|
UFC 79 | 2007-12-29 | Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 8-1-0 | Shaun Vanof |
KO/TKO
R1 0:05
|
KOTC | 2007-10-05 | Heavyweight | KOTC |
| Loss | 8-0-0 | Mu Bae Choi |
SUB
R2 4:55
|
Pride 28 | 2004-10-31 | Heavyweight | PFC |
| Win | 7-0-0 | Vince Lucero |
KO/TKO
R1
|
Shooto Australia | 2004-05-20 | Heavyweight | SUSA |
| Win | 6-0-0 | Lance Cartwright |
KO/TKO
R1 0:38
|
XFC Australia 4 | 2004-03-19 | Heavyweight | XFC |
| Win | 5-0-0 | Christian Wellisch |
KO/TKO
R2 4:33
|
Shooto Australia | 2004-02-12 | Heavyweight | SUSA |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Don Richards |
KO/TKO
R1
|
Shooto Australia | 2003-11-13 | Heavyweight | SUSA |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Edwin Montevgini |
SUB
R2 1:15
|
Regional circuit | 2003-08-01 | ||
| Win | 2-0-0 | Gerald Burton-Batty |
KO/TKO
R1 0:49
|
Regional circuit | 2003-02-21 | ||
| Win | 1-0-0 | Gerald Burton-Batty |
KO/TKO
R1 0:37
|
Regional circuit | 2003-01-18 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Brad Morris |
KO/TKO
R4 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2002-09-27 |
Palelei made his professional debut against Brad Morris on September 27, 2002, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Brad Morris who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Soa Palelei beat Brad Morris by KO/TKO at 3:00 of Round 4.
Palelei made his debut in the UFC against Eddie Sanchez on December 29, 2007, fighting on the main card of UFC 79: Nemesis having compiled a 9-1-0 professional MMA record.
Soa Palelei lost to Eddie Sanchez by KO/TKO at 3:24 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Palelei has gone on to fight a total of 7 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 4-3-0.
After his UFC stint, Palelei took his next fight at XFC on March 14, 2009, fighting against Leamy Tato on the of the regional circuit.
Soa Palelei beat Leamy Tato by Submission at 2:49 of Round 1.
After 11 fights outside of the promotion, Palelei returned to the UFC on August 31, 2013, fighting against Nikita Krylov on the preliminary card of UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 19-3-0
Soa Palelei beat Nikita Krylov by KO/TKO at 1:34 of Round 3.
Palelei's last win came against Walt Harris at UFC Fight Night 55 on Friday November 7, 2014. Soa Palelei beat Walt Harris by KO/TKO at 4:49 of Round 2.
Palelei is not currently booked for any fights.
Palelei's last loss came against Antônio Silva at UFC 190 on Saturday August 1, 2015. Soa Palelei lost to Antônio Silva by KO/TKO at 0:41 of Round 2.
Palelei has fought 7 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 4-3-0.
Palelei has knocked out 20 opponents.
Palelei has submitted 3 opponents.
Palelei has been knocked out 2 times.
Palelei has been submitted 2 times.
