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Falaniko Vitale
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| Falaniko Vitale | |
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| Born | July 14, 1974 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Other names | Niko |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Team | Grappling Unlimited |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 39 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 16 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Falaniko “Niko” Vitale is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Middleweight division.
He holds notable victories over Matt Lindland, Dave Menne, Kalib Starnes and Yushin Okami.
Falaniko “Niko” Vitale is an American mixed martial artist, who is a mix of Samoan, Chinese, German and Portuguese. A former safety at the University of Hawaii, he competes in the middleweight division. He is currently signed with Shine Fights. Vitale is the former SuperBrawl Middleweight Champion, as well as an ICON Sport Middleweight title challenger. He won the X-1 Middleweight Tournament, earning himself their middleweight title.
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Bellator
On January 28, 2011, Vitale signed a long-term deal with Bellator. He lost his debut fight against current Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard in a non-title fight.[1]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 39 matches | 29 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 4 |
| By submission | 16 | 3 |
| By decision | 4 | 3 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 29-10 |  Hector Lombard |
KO (punch) | Bellator 44 | May 14, 2011 | 3 | 0:54 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 29–9 |  Dylan Clay |
KO (punch) | X-1 Events: Champions III | March 12, 2011 | 1 | 3:04 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 28–9 | Kala Hose |
Submission (ezekiel choke) | X-1 Events: Heroes | September 11, 2010 | 4 | 2:26 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 27–9 |  Kalib Starnes |
Submission (ezekiel choke) | X-1 Events: Champions II | March 20, 2010 | 1 | 2:22 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 26–9 | Frank Trigg |
Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Payback | October 3, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 26–8 | Ricky Shivers |
TKO (cut) | X-1 Events: Champions | January 26, 2008 | 1 | 0:49 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 25–8 | Joey Guel |
Decision (unanimous) | X-1 Events: Champions | January 26, 2008 | 3 | Hawaii, United States | ||
| Loss | 24–8 |  Trevor Prangley |
Decision (referee decision) | Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives | November 16, 2007 | 2 | 2:12 | California, United States | |
| Win | 24–7 | Ron Fields |
Submission (strikes) | Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion | September 29, 2007 | 1 | 3:02 | California, United States | |
| Win | 23–7 | Steve Renaud |
Submission (strikes) | X-1: Grand Prix 2007 | August 4, 2007 | 1 | 0:43 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 22–7 | Mavrick Harvey |
Submission (strikes) | X-1: Extreme Fighting 2 | March 17, 2007 | 1 | 2:41 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 21–7 | Jeremy Horn |
Decision (split) | IFL: Oakland | January 19, 2007 | 5 | 4:00 | California, United States | |
| Win | 21–6 | Tony Williams |
KO | Extreme Wars 5: Battlegrounds | October 6, 2006 | 1 | 2:48 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 20–6 | Robbie Lawler |
KO (punches) | Icon Sport: Lawler vs. Niko 2 | February 25, 2006 | 1 | 3:38 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 20–5 | Jason Miller |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Icon Sport: Opposites Attract | October 28, 2005 | 2 | 2:41 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 20–4 | Robbie Lawler |
KO (punches) | Superbrawl: Icon | July 23, 2005 | 2 | 4:36 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 20–3 |  Masanori Suda |
KO (punch) | SB 39: Destiny | April 9, 2005 | 1 | 4:07 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 19–3 | Ron Fields |
Submission (heel hook) | SuperBrawl 38 | December 12, 2004 | 1 | 3:48 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 18–3 | Yushin Okami |
Decision (split) | SuperBrawl 36 | June 18, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 17–3 | Keith Winters |
Submission (toe hold) | SuperBrawl 34 | March 28, 2004 | 1 | 1:24 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 16–3 | Dave Menne |
Decision (unanimous) | SuperBrawl 33 | February 7, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 15–3 | Matt Lindland |
Submission (strikes) | UFC 45 | November 21, 2003 | 3 | 4:23 | Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 15–2 | Justin Ellison |
KO | SuperBrawl 31 | September 20, 2003 | 1 | 2:35 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 14–2 | Matt Lindland |
TKO (punches) | UFC 43 | June 6, 2003 | 1 | 1:56 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–2 | Tyrone Roberts |
Submission (toe hold) | SuperBrawl 28 | February 8, 2003 | 2 | 1:26 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 12–2 | Sean McCully |
Submission | SuperBrawl 27 | November 9, 2002 | 1 | 0:51 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 11–2 | Pascal Gosselin |
Submission (armbar) | UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii | September 17, 2002 | 1 | 2:00 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 10–2 | Charlie Wesr |
Submission (toe hold) | Force Fighting Championships 1 | May 18, 2002 | 2 | 1:15 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 9–2 | Jason Drexel |
Submission (kimura) | SuperBrawl 23 | March 9, 2002 | 1 | 3:05 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 8–2 | Sean Gray |
TKO (punches) | Warriors Quest 3: Punishment in Paradise | December 1, 2001 | 1 | 3:47 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 8–1 | John Renken |
TKO | SuperBrawl 22 | November 2, 2001 | 1 | 2:29 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 7–1 | Todd Medina |
Decision (unanimous) | Warriors Quest 1: The New Beginning | May 29, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 6–1 | Dennis Reed |
Submission (armbar) | SuperBrawl 21 | May 24, 2001 | 1 | 0:43 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 5–1 | Ricardo Barros |
TKO | Warriors of the New Millennium 2 | November 24, 2000 | 1 | 3:44 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Yasuhito Namekawa |
Submission (guillotine choke) | Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B | July 22, 2000 | 2 | 0:27 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Aaron Torres |
Submission (armbar) | KOTC 4: Gladiators | June 24, 2000 | 1 | 2:21 | California, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Ahmad Reese |
Submission (strikes) | Rage in the Cage 3 | January 18, 2000 | 1 | 1:41 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Phil Ortiz |
Submission (armbar) | SuperBrawl 15 | December 7, 1999 | 1 | 2:39 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Aaron Riley |
TKO | RITC 2: Marching of the Warriors | October 15, 1999 | 1 | 7:06 | Hawaii, United States |
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