Heavyweight · “The Hulk”
Soa Palelei
22-5-0 UFC 4-3-0
6'4"Height
81"Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
4KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:33Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min2.02
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.99
Striking accuracy57.3%
Striking defense48.4%
Takedowns / 15 min2.25
Takedown accuracy45.0%
Takedown defense81.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time35.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Antonio Silva 2-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:41 — UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · August 1, 2015
19/35Sig. strikes
16/28Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Walt Harris 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:49 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · November 7, 2014
24/51Sig. strikes
22/72Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jared Rosholt 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · June 28, 2014
11/25Sig. strikes
43/58Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ruan Potts 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:20 — UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva · May 10, 2014
5/7Sig. strikes
0/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Pat Barry 5-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:09 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot · December 6, 2013
12/14Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nikita Krylov 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:34 — UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · August 31, 2013
29/42Sig. strikes
45/68Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
7:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Eddie Sanchez 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:24 — UFC 79: Nemesis · December 29, 2007
21/37Sig. strikes
52/115Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
5:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
18
Submission
4
Decision
0
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
2
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
7
Australian Fighting Championship
4
Cage Fighting Championship
3
Shooto Australia – NHB
3
XFC
2
K-Oz Entertainment
1
Xtreme MMA
1
Impact FC
1
+ 5 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Antônio Silva | TKO (punches) | UFC 190
August 1, 2015 |
UFC | 2 | 0:41 |
| W | Walt Harris | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping
November 8, 2014 |
UFC | 2 | 4:49 |
| L | Jared Rosholt | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt
June 28, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ruan Potts | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva
May 10, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 2:20 |
| W | Pat Barry | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
December 7, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 2:09 |
| W | Nikita Krylov | TKO (punches) | UFC 164
August 31, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 1:34 |
| W | Sean McCorkle | TKO (punches) | Australian Fighting Championship 4
December 7, 2012 |
Australian Fighting Championship | 1 | 1:45 |
| W | Bob Sapp | TKO (punches) | Cage Fighting Championship 21
May 18, 2012 |
Cage Fighting Championship | 1 | 0:12 |
| W | Joe Kielur | TKO (punches) | Australian Fighting Championship 3
April 14, 2012 |
Australian Fighting Championship | 1 | 1:14 |
| W | Shunske Inoue | TKO (punches) | Cage Fighting Championship 20
February 24, 2012 |
Cage Fighting Championship | 2 | 4:08 |
| W | Henry Miller | TKO (punches) | K-Oz Entertainment: Bragging Rights
January 21, 2012 |
K-Oz Entertainment | 1 | 1:26 |
| W | Matt Walker | TKO (punches) | Cage Fighting Championship 19
December 9, 2011 |
Cage Fighting Championship | 1 | 0:16 |
| W | Son Hai Suk | TKO (punches) | Australian Fighting Championship 2
September 3, 2011 |
Australian Fighting Championship | 1 | 0:28 |
| W | Yusuke Kawaguchi | TKO (punches) | Australian Fighting Championship 1
June 25, 2011 |
Australian Fighting Championship | 1 | — |
| L | Daniel Cormier | TKO (submission to punches) | Xtreme MMA 3
November 5, 2010 |
Xtreme MMA | 1 | 2:23 |
| W | Brad Morris | Submission (keylock) | Impact FC 2
July 18, 2010 |
Impact FC | 1 | 4:20 |
| W | Leamy Tato | Submission (armbar) | XFC: Return of the Hulk
March 14, 2009 |
XFC | 1 | 0:56 |
| L | Eddie Sanchez | TKO (punches) | UFC 79
December 29, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 3:24 |
| W | Shaun Vanof | KO (punch) | KOTC: Perth
October 5, 2007 |
KOTC | 1 | 0:05 |
| L | Choi Mu-Bae | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PRIDE 28
October 31, 2004 |
PRIDE | 2 | 4:55 |
| W | Vince Lucero | TKO (punches) | Shooto Australia – NHB
May 20, 2004 |
Shooto Australia – NHB | 1 | — |
| W | Lance Cartwright | TKO (injury) | XFC 4 – Australia vs The World
March 19, 2004 |
XFC | 1 | 0:38 |
| W | Christian Wellisch | TKO (punches) | Shooto Australia – NHB
February 12, 2004 |
Shooto Australia – NHB | 2 | 4:33 |
| W | Don Richards | TKO (submission to punches) | Shooto Australia – NHB
November 13, 2003 |
Shooto Australia – NHB | 1 | — |
| W | Edwin Montevgini | Submission (armbar) | After Dark Fight Night 3
August 1, 2003 |
After Dark Fight Night | 2 | 1:15 |
| W | Gerald Burton-Batty | TKO (punches) | Thunderdome
February 21, 2003 |
Thunderdome | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Brad Morris | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Xtreme Fight Night
September 27, 2002 |
Xtreme Fight Night | 4 | 3:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Soa Palelei) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.