Falaniko Vitale

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Falaniko Vitale
Statistics
Nickname Niko
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg/13.2 st)
Nationality USA
Born
Town of birth Honolulu, Hawaii
Team/Association Grappling Unlimited
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 26
  By knockout 8
  By submission 14
Losses 8

Falaniko "Niko" Vitale is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the Middleweight division. He won his last fight at X-1 Events - Champions against Ricky Shivers on January 26, 2008.

He holds notable victories over Matt Lindland, Dave Menne, and Yushin Okami.

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Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Win 26-8 Flag of the United States Ricky Shivers TKO (Cut) X-1 Events - Champions 02008-01-26 26 January 2008 1 0:49 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 25-8 Flag of the United States Joey Guel Decision (Unanimous) X-1 Events - Champions 02008-01-26 26 January 2008 3 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Loss 24-8 Flag of South Africa Trevor Prangley Decision (Referee Decision) Strikeforce - Four Men Enter, One Man Survives 02007-11-16 16 November 2007 2 2:12 Flag of the United States California, United States
Win 24-7 Flag of the United States Ron Fields Submission (Strikes) Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion 02007-09-29 29 September 2007 1 3:02 Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Win 23-7 Flag of the United States Steve Renaud Submission (Strikes) X-1 - Grand Prix 2007 02007-08-04 4 August 2007 1 0:43 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 22-7 Flag of the United States Mavrick Harvey Submission (Strikes) X-1 - Extreme Fighting 2 02007-03-17 17 March 2007 1 2:41 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Loss 21-7 Flag of the United States Jeremy Horn Decision (Split) IFL - Oakland 02007-01-19 19 January 2007 5 4:00 The ORACLE Arena, Oakland, Calif.
Win 21-6 Flag of the United States Tony Williams KO Extreme Wars 5 - Battlegrounds 02006-10-06 6 October 2006 1 2:48 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Loss 20-6 Flag of the United States Robbie Lawler KO Icon Sport - Lawler vs. Niko 2 02006-02-25 25 February 2006 1 3:38 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Loss 20-5 Flag of the United States Jason Miller Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Icon Sport - Opposites Attract 02005-10-28 28 October 2005 2 2:41 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Loss 20-4 Flag of the United States Robbie Lawler KO Superbrawl - Icon 02005-07-23 23 July 2005 2 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 20-3 Flag of Japan Masanori Suda KO (Punch) SB 39 - Destiny 02005-04-09 9 April 2005 1 4:07 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 19-3 Flag of the United States Ron Fields Submission (Heel Hook) SB 38 - SuperBrawl 38 02004-12-12 12 December 2004 1 3:48 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 18-3 Flag of Japan Yushin Okami Decision (Split) SB 36 - SuperBrawl 36 02004-06-18 18 June 2004 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 17-3 Keith Winters Submission (Toe Hold) SB 34 - SuperBrawl 34 02004-03-28 28 March 2004 1 1:24 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 16-3 Flag of the United States Dave Menne Decision (Unanimous) SB 33 - SuperBrawl 33 02004-02-07 7 February 2004 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Loss 15-3 Flag of the United States Matt Lindland Submission (Strikes) UFC 45 - Revolution 02003-11-21 21 November 2003 3 4:23 Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Conneticut
Win 15-2 Flag of the United States Justin Ellison KO SB 31 - SuperBrawl 31 02003-09-20 20 September 2003 1 2:35 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 14-2 Flag of the United States Matt Lindland TKO (Slam) UFC 43 - Meltdown 02003-06-06 6 June 2003 1 1:56 Flag of the United States Nevada, United States
Win 13-2 Flag of the United States Tyrone Roberts Submission (Toe Hold) SB 28 - SuperBrawl 28 02003-02-08 8 February 2003 2 1:26 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 12-2 Sean McCully Submission SB 27 - SuperBrawl 27 02002-11-09 9 November 2002 1 0:51 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 11-2 Flag of Canada Pascal Gosselin Submission (Armbar) UCC Hawaii - Eruption in Hawaii 02002-09-17 17 September 2002 1 2:00 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 10-2 Charlie West Submission (Toe Hold) FFC 1 - Force Fighting Championships 1 02002-05-18 18 May 2002 2 1:15 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 9-2 Jason Drexel Submission (Kimura) SB 23 - SuperBrawl 23 02002-03-09 9 March 2002 1 3:05 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Loss 8-2 Flag of the United States Sean Gray TKO (Punches) Warriors Quest 3 - Punishment in Paradise 02001-12-01 1 December 2001 1 3:47 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 8-1 Flag of the United States John Renken TKO SB 22 - SuperBrawl 22 02001-11-02 2 November 2001 1 2:29 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 7-1 Flag of the United States Todd Medina Decision (Unanimous) Warriors Quest 1 - The New Beginning 02001-05-29 29 May 2001 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 6-1 Flag of the United States Dennis Reed Submission (Armbar) SB 21 - SuperBrawl 21 02001-05-24 24 May 2001 1 0:43 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 5-1 Ricardo Barros TKO WOTNM - Warriors of the New Millennium 2 02000-11-24 24 November 2000 1 3:44 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Loss 4-1 Flag of Japan Yasuhito Namekawa Submission (Guillotine Choke) Rings USA - Rising Stars Block B 02000-07-22 22 July 2000 2 0:27 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 4-0 Aaron Torres Submission (Armbar) KOTC 4 - Gladiators 02000-06-24 24 June 2000 1 2:21 Saboba Casino, San Jacinto, CA.
Win 3-0 Ahmad Reese Submission (Strikes) RITC 3 - Rage in the Cage 3 02000-01-18 18 January 2000 1 1:41 Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawii
Win 2-0 Phil Ortiz Submission (Armbar) SB 15 - SuperBrawl 15 01999-12-07 7 December 1999 1 2:39 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 1-0 Flag of the United States Aaron Riley TKO RITC 2 - Marching of the Warriors 01999-10-15 15 October 1999 1 7:06 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States


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