Eric Pele

Eric Pele
Born July 16, 1969 (1969-07-16) (age 42)
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Other names Big
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 340 lb (154.2 kg; 24.3 st)
Division Super heavyweight
Style Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 2000-2008
Mixed martial arts record
Total 16
Wins 11
By knockout 5
By submission 4
By decision 2
Losses 5
By knockout 2
By decision 3

Eric Pele (born July 16, 1969) is a retired American mixed martial artist and former King of the Cage superheavyweight champion. He is also an accomplished tattoo artist who appears on the reality television show "Inked" with nickname 'Big E'.

He holds a notable victory over Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva.

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 11–5 Chase Gormley Decision (unanimous) MFC 16: Anger Management 02008-05-09 May 9, 2008 3 5:00 N/A
Loss 11–4 Akhmet Sultanov Decision (unanimous) BodogFIGHT: USA vs. Russia 02007-11-30 November 30, 2007 3 5:00 N/A
Win 11–3 Antoine Hayes TKO IFO: Kimmons vs Yunker 02007-09-21 September 21, 2007 1 2:00 N/A
Loss 10–3 Alexander Emelianenko KO (punch) Bodog Fight-Clash of the Nations 02007-08-25 August 25, 2007 1 4:07 N/A
Win 10–2 Antonio Silva TKO (strikes) BodogFight: USA vs Russia 02006-12-02 December 2, 2006 1 2:40 N/A
Win 9–2 Vince Lucero Decision (unanimous) Extreme Wars 5 02006-10-06 October 6, 2006 3 5:00 N/A
Win 8–2 Bobby Hoffman TKO KOTC-Mortal Sins 02005-05-07 May 7, 2005 2 2:55 N/A Wins KOTC Super Heavyweight Title
Win 7–2 Travis Fulton Submission (verbal) KOTC 32-Bringing Heat 02004-01-24 January 24, 2004 1 1:35 N/A Defends KOTC Super Heavyweight Title
Win 6–2 Dan Christison TKO KOTC 23-Sin City 02003-05-16 May 16, 2003 1 4:50 N/A Wins KOTC Super Heavyweigh Title
Loss 5–2 Dan Bobish TKO (towel) KOTC 12-Cold Blood 02002-02-09 February 9, 2002 2 1:10 N/A for the KOTC Super Heavyweight Title
Win 5–1 Kauai Kupihea Submission (strikes) KOTC 11-Domination 02001-09-29 September 29, 2001 1 1:40 N/A
Win 4–1 Sean Alvarez KO KOTC 9-Showtime 02001-06-23 June 23, 2001 3 0:27 N/A
Win 3–1 Ernest Henderson Submission (strikes) GC 1-Gladiator Challenge 1 02000-12-09 December 9, 2000 N/A N/A N/A
Loss 2–1 Bobby Hoffman Decision (unanimous) Rings USA-Rising Stars Final 02000-09-30 September 30, 2000 3 5:00 N/A
Win 2–0 Roger Neff Decision (unanimous) Rings USA-Rising Stars Block B 02000-07-22 July 22, 2000 2 5:00 N/A
Win 1–0 Wesley Correira Submission (armbar) Rings USA-Rising Stars Block B 02000-07-22 July 22, 2000 2 2:30 N/A

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