Middleweight · “Niko”
Falaniko Vitale
30-11-0 UFC 1-1-0
5'10"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
52Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:09Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking D Average 51
- TD Defense Average 51
- Control Average 51
- Durability Below avg 39
- Grappling Below avg 32
- Accuracy Below avg 26
- Wrestling Weak 19
- Striking Weak 13
Built on 16 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.31
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.27
Striking accuracy20.0%
Striking defense47.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense83.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time23.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1
Fight history
L Matt Lindland 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:23 — UFC 45: Revolution · November 21, 2003
3/18Sig. strikes
35/62Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Lindland 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:56 — UFC 43: Meltdown · June 6, 2003
2/7Sig. strikes
2/9Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:28Control
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
10
Submission
16
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
4
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
SuperBrawl
11
X-1 Events
5
X-1
3
Strikeforce
3
KOTC
2
Icon Sport
2
UFC
2
Warriors Quest
2
+ 11 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 41 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jaime Jara | Submission (rear-naked choke) | X-1: Jara vs. Vitale
September 26, 2014 |
X-1 | 2 | — |
| W | Elmer Waterhen | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Ali'is
July 14, 2012 |
KOTC | 1 | 3:36 |
| L | Hector Lombard | KO (punch) | Bellator 44
May 14, 2011 |
Bellator | 3 | 0:54 |
| W | Dylan Clay | KO (punch) | X-1 Events: Champions III
March 12, 2011 |
X-1 Events | 1 | 3:04 |
| W | Kala Hose | Submission (ezekiel choke) | X-1 Events: Heroes
September 11, 2010 |
X-1 Events | 4 | 2:26 |
| W | Kalib Starnes | Submission (ezekiel choke) | X-1 Events: Champions II
March 20, 2010 |
X-1 Events | 1 | 2:22 |
| L | Frank Trigg | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Payback
October 3, 2008 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ricky Shivers | TKO (cut) | X-1 Events: Champions
January 26, 2008 |
X-1 Events | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Joey Guel | Decision (unanimous) | X-1 Events: Champions
January 26, 2008 |
X-1 Events | 3 | — |
| L | Trevor Prangley | Decision (referee decision) | Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives
November 16, 2007 |
Strikeforce | 2 | 2:12 |
| W | Ron Fields | Submission (strikes) | Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
September 29, 2007 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 3:02 |
| W | Steve Renaud | Submission (strikes) | X-1: Grand Prix 2007
August 4, 2007 |
X-1 | 1 | 0:43 |
| W | Mavrick Harvey | TKO (submission to strikes) | X-1: Extreme Fighting 2
March 17, 2007 |
X-1 | 1 | 2:41 |
| L | Jeremy Horn | Decision (split) | IFL: Oakland
January 19, 2007 |
IFL | 5 | 4:00 |
| W | Tony Williams | KO | Extreme Wars 5: Battlegrounds
October 6, 2006 |
Extreme Wars | 1 | 2:48 |
| L | Robbie Lawler | KO (punches) | Icon Sport: Lawler vs. Niko 2
February 25, 2006 |
Icon Sport | 1 | 3:38 |
| L | Jason Miller | Submission (rear naked choke) | Icon Sport: Opposites Attract
October 28, 2005 |
Icon Sport | 2 | 2:41 |
| L | Robbie Lawler | KO (punches) | Superbrawl: Icon
July 23, 2005 |
Superbrawl | 2 | 4:36 |
| W | Masanori Suda | KO (punch) | SB 39: Destiny
April 9, 2005 |
SB | 1 | 4:07 |
| W | Ron Fields | Submission (heel hook) | SuperBrawl 38
December 12, 2004 |
SuperBrawl | 1 | 3:48 |
| W | Yushin Okami | Decision (split) | SuperBrawl 36
June 18, 2004 |
SuperBrawl | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Keith Winters | Submission (toe hold) | SuperBrawl 34
March 28, 2004 |
SuperBrawl | 1 | 1:24 |
| W | Dave Menne | Decision (unanimous) | SuperBrawl 33
February 7, 2004 |
SuperBrawl | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Matt Lindland | TKO (submission to strikes) | UFC 45
November 21, 2003 |
UFC | 3 | 4:23 |
| W | Justin Ellison | KO | SuperBrawl 31
September 20, 2003 |
SuperBrawl | 1 | 2:35 |
| W | Matt Lindland | KO (slam) | UFC 43
June 6, 2003 |
UFC | 1 | 1:56 |
| W | Tyrone Roberts | Submission (toe hold) | SuperBrawl 28
February 8, 2003 |
SuperBrawl | 2 | 1:26 |
| W | Sean McCully | Submission | SuperBrawl 27
November 9, 2002 |
SuperBrawl | 1 | 0:51 |
| W | Pascal Gosselin | Submission (armbar) | UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii
September 17, 2002 |
UCC Hawaii | 1 | 2:00 |
| W | Charlie Wesr | Submission (toe hold) | Force Fighting Championships 1
May 18, 2002 |
Force Fighting Championships | 2 | 1:15 |
| W | Jason Drexel | Submission (kimura) | SuperBrawl 23
March 9, 2002 |
SuperBrawl | 1 | 3:05 |
| L | Sean Gray | TKO (punches) | Warriors Quest 3: Punishment in Paradise
December 1, 2001 |
Warriors Quest | 1 | 3:47 |
| W | John Renken | TKO | SuperBrawl 22
November 2, 2001 |
SuperBrawl | 1 | 2:29 |
| W | Todd Medina | Decision (unanimous) | Warriors Quest 1: The New Beginning
May 29, 2001 |
Warriors Quest | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dennis Reed | Submission (armbar) | SuperBrawl 21
May 24, 2001 |
SuperBrawl | 1 | 0:43 |
| W | Ricardo Barros | TKO | Warriors of the New Millennium 2
November 24, 2000 |
Warriors of the New Millennium | 1 | 3:44 |
| L | Yasuhito Namekawa | Submission (guillotine choke) | RINGS USA: Rising Stars Block B
July 22, 2000 |
RINGS USA | 2 | 0:27 |
| W | Aaron Torres | Submission (armbar) | KOTC 4: Gladiators
June 24, 2000 |
KOTC | 1 | 2:21 |
| W | Ahmad Reese | TKO (submission to strikes) | Rage in the Cage 3
January 18, 2000 |
Rage in the Cage | 1 | 1:41 |
| W | Phil Ortiz | Submission (armbar) | SuperBrawl 15
December 7, 1999 |
SuperBrawl | 1 | 2:39 |
| W | Aaron Riley | TKO | RITC 2: Marching of the Warriors
October 15, 1999 |
RITC | 1 | 7:06 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Falaniko Vitale) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.