Falaniko Vitale (30-11, 26) was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. on July 14, 1974. At the age of 25 years on October 15, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Aaron Riley, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On June 6, 2003, 28-year old Falaniko Vitale made his UFC debut on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC 43 against a 33-year old Matt Lindland, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Vitale's last fight was a 2nd-round submission loss to Jaime Jara at age 40 on September 26, 2014. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought twice in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Falaniko Vitale's best fights have been against Matt Lindland, Masanori Suda, Kalib Starnes, Dave Menne, Yushin Okami and Ron Fields.
Vitale has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Sep 26, 2014 40 years, 2 months 30-11 (26) | Jaime Jara | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
40 | Jul 14, 2012 38 years 30-10 (26) | Elmer Waterhen | KOTC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
39  | May 14, 2011 36 years, 10 months 29-10 (25) | 33 years, 3 months 28-2-1 (21) | Bellator | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch |
38 | Mar 12, 2011 36 years, 7 months 29-9 (25) | Dylan Clay | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
37 | Sep 11, 2010 36 years, 1 months 28-9 (24) | Kala Hose | MD | 4 | SUB | WIN Ezekiel choke | |
36  | Mar 20, 2010 35 years, 8 months 27-9 (23) | 35 years, 2 months 10-4-1 (9) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Ezekiel choke | |
35  | Oct 3, 2008 34 years, 2 months 26-9 (22) | 36 years, 4 months 17-6 (14) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
34 | Jan 26, 2008 33 years, 6 months 26-8 (22) | Ricky Shivers | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Cut | |
33 | Jan 26, 2008 33 years, 6 months 25-8 (21) | Joey Guel | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
32  | Nov 16, 2007 33 years, 4 months 24-8 (21) | 35 years, 2 months 16-4 (10) | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | UD | LOSS |
31 | Sep 29, 2007 33 years, 2 months 24-7 (21) | Ron Fields | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Strikes |
30 | Aug 4, 2007 33 years 23-7 (20) | Steve Renaud | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Strikes | |
29 | Mar 17, 2007 32 years, 8 months 22-7 (19) | Mavrick Harvey | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes | |
28  | Jan 19, 2007 32 years, 6 months 21-7 (18) | 31 years, 4 months 78-15-5 (66) | LHW | 5 | SD | LOSS | |
27 | Oct 6, 2006 32 years, 2 months 21-6 (18) | Tony Williams | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN | |
26  | Feb 25, 2006 31 years, 7 months 20-6 (17) | 23 years, 11 months 10-3 (8) | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
25  | Oct 28, 2005 31 years, 3 months 20-5 (17) | 24 years, 10 months 12-4 (9) | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear naked choke | |
24 | Jul 23, 2005 31 years 20-4 (17) | 23 years, 4 months 8-3 (6) | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
23  | Apr 9, 2005 30 years, 8 months 20-3 (17) | 31 years, 8 months 22-9-3 (15) | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
22 | Dec 12, 2004 30 years, 4 months 19-3 (16) | Ron Fields | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
21  | Jun 18, 2004 29 years, 11 months 18-3 (15) | 22 years, 10 months 9-1 (4) | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
20 | Mar 28, 2004 29 years, 8 months 17-3 (15) | Keith Winters | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
19  | Feb 7, 2004 29 years, 6 months 16-3 (14) | 29 years, 6 months 35-10-2 (19) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
18  | Nov 21, 2003 29 years, 4 months 15-3 (14) | 33 years, 6 months 9-2 (5) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Submission to strikes |
17 | Sep 20, 2003 29 years, 2 months 15-2 (14) | Justin Ellison | MD | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Jun 6, 2003 28 years, 10 months 14-2 (13) | 33 years 9-1 (5) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Slam |
15 | Feb 8, 2003 28 years, 6 months 13-2 (12) | Tyrone Roberts | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
14 | Nov 9, 2002 28 years, 3 months 12-2 (11) | Sean McCully | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN | |
13 | Sep 17, 2002 28 years, 2 months 11-2 (10) | Pascal Gosselin | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
12 | May 18, 2002 27 years, 10 months 10-2 (9) | Charlie Wesr | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
11 | Mar 9, 2002 27 years, 7 months 9-2 (8) | Jason Drexel | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
10 | Dec 1, 2001 27 years, 4 months 8-2 (7) | Sean Gray | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
9 | Nov 2, 2001 27 years, 3 months 8-1 (7) | John Renken | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | May 29, 2001 26 years, 10 months 7-1 (6) | Todd Medina | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | May 24, 2001 26 years, 10 months 6-1 (6) | Dennis Reed | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
6 | Nov 24, 2000 26 years, 4 months 5-1 (5) | Ricardo Barros | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5  | Jul 22, 2000 26 years 4-1 (4) | 25 years, 8 months 7-8-1 (4) | RINGS | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
4 | Jun 24, 2000 25 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Aaron Torres | KOTC | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Jan 18, 2000 25 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Ahmad Reese | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes | ||
2 | Dec 7, 1999 25 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Phil Ortiz | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
1  | Oct 15, 1999 25 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | 18 years, 10 months 11-2-1 (10) | 1 | TKO | WIN |
