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Falaniko Vitale
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Honolulu, Hawaii Country

Falaniko Vitale

"Niko"

Falaniko Vitale
AGE 50 / Jul 14, 1974
HEIGHT5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT185 lbs / 83.91 kg
ASSOCIATION


CLASS
Middleweight
Wins 30
KO / TKO
14
Meter
47%
SUBMISSIONS
12
Meter
40%
DECISIONS
4
Meter
13%
Losses 11
KO / TKO
5
Meter
45%
SUBMISSIONS
3
Meter
27%
DECISIONS
3
Meter
27%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result Fighter Event Method/Referee R Time
loss Jaime Jara X-1 - Jara vs. Vitale
Sep / 26 / 2014		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
 2 N/A
win Elmer Waterhen KOTC - Ali'is
Jul / 14 / 2012		 TKO (Punches)
Chris West 		1 3:36
loss Hector Lombard BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 44
May / 14 / 2011		 KO (Punch)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 0:54
win Dylan Clay X-1 - Champions 3
Mar / 12 / 2011		 KO (Punch)
Chris West 		1 2:04
win Kala Hose X-1 - Heroes
Sep / 11 / 2010		 Submission (Ezekiel Choke)
Chris West 		4 2:26
win Kalib Starnes X-1 - Champions 2
Mar / 20 / 2010		 Submission (Ezekiel Choke)
Chris West 		1 2:22
loss Frank Trigg Strikeforce - Payback
Oct / 03 / 2008		 Decision (Unanimous)
Jerome Locke 		3 5:00
win Ricky Shivers X-1 Events - Champions
Jan / 26 / 2008		 TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Chris West 		1 0:49
win Joey Guel X-1 Events - Champions
Jan / 26 / 2008		 Decision (Unanimous)
Chris West 		2 5:00
loss Trevor Prangley Strikeforce - Four Men Enter, One Man Survives
Nov / 16 / 2007		 Decision (Referee Decision)
Marcos Rosales 		2 2:12
win Ron Fields Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion
Sep / 29 / 2007		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
Nelson Hamilton 		1 3:02
win Steve Renaud X-1 - Grand Prix 2007
Aug / 04 / 2007		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
George Adkins 		1 0:43
win Mavrick Harvey X-1 - Extreme Fighting 2
Mar / 17 / 2007		 TKO (Submission to Punches)
 1 2:41
loss Jeremy Horn IFL - Oakland
Jan / 19 / 2007		 Decision (Split)
 5 4:00
win Tony Williams Extreme Wars 5 - Battlegrounds
Oct / 06 / 2006		 KO (Punch)
 1 2:48
loss Robbie Lawler Icon Sport - Lawler vs. Niko 2
Feb / 25 / 2006		 KO (Punches)
 1 3:38
loss Jason Miller Icon Sport - Opposites Attract
Oct / 28 / 2005		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
 2 2:41
loss Robbie Lawler Superbrawl - Icon
Jul / 23 / 2005		 KO (Punches)
 2 4:36
win Masanori Suda SB 39 - Destiny
Apr / 09 / 2005		 KO (Punch)
 1 4:09
win Ron Fields SB 38 - SuperBrawl 38
Dec / 12 / 2004		 Submission (Heel Hook)
 1 3:48
win Yushin Okami SB 36 - SuperBrawl 36
Jun / 18 / 2004		 Decision (Split)
 3 5:00
win Keith Winters SB 34 - SuperBrawl 34
Mar / 28 / 2004		 Submission (Toe Hold)
 1 1:24
win Dave Menne SB 33 - SuperBrawl 33
Feb / 07 / 2004		 Decision (Unanimous)
 3 5:00
loss Matt Lindland UFC 45 - Revolution
Nov / 21 / 2003		 TKO (Punches)
Larry Landless 		3 4:23
win Justin Ellison SB 31 - SuperBrawl 31
Sep / 20 / 2003		 KO
 1 2:35
win Matt Lindland UFC 43 - Meltdown
Jun / 06 / 2003		 TKO (Slam)
John McCarthy 		1 1:56
win Tyrone Roberts SB 28 - SuperBrawl 28
Feb / 08 / 2003		 Submission (Toe Hold)
 2 1:26
win Sean McCully SB 27 - SuperBrawl 27
Nov / 09 / 2002		 Submission
 1 0:51
win Pascal Gosselin UCC Hawaii - Eruption in Hawaii
Sep / 17 / 2002		 Submission (Armbar)
 1 2:00
win Charlie West FFC 1 - Force Fighting Championships 1
May / 18 / 2002		 Submission (Toe Hold)
 2 1:15
win Jason Drexel SB 23 - SuperBrawl 23
Mar / 09 / 2002		 Submission (Kimura)
 1 3:05
loss Sean Gray Warriors Quest 3 - Punishment in Paradise
Dec / 01 / 2001		 TKO (Punches)
 1 3:47
win John Renken SB 22 - SuperBrawl 22
Nov / 02 / 2001		 TKO (Punches)
 1 2:29
win Todd Medina Warriors Quest 1 - The New Beginning
May / 29 / 2001		 Decision (Unanimous)
 3 5:00
win Dennis Reed SB 21 - SuperBrawl 21
May / 24 / 2001		 Submission (Armbar)
 1 0:43
win Ricardo Barros WOTNM - Warriors of the New Millennium 2
Nov / 24 / 2000		 TKO
 1 3:44
loss Yasuhito Namekawa Rings USA - Rising Stars Block B
Jul / 22 / 2000		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
 2 0:27
win Aaron Torres KOTC 4 - Gladiators
Jun / 24 / 2000		 Submission (Armbar)
 1 2:21
win Ahmad Reese RITC 3 - Rage in the Cage 3
Jan / 18 / 2000		 TKO (Submission to Strikes)
 1 1:41
win Phil Ortiz SB 15 - SuperBrawl 15
Dec / 07 / 1999		 Submission (Armbar)
Lance Gibson 		1 2:39
win Aaron Riley RITC 2 - Marching of the Warriors
Oct / 15 / 1999		 TKO (Punches)
 1 7:06
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