Soa Palelei (22-5, 22) was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on July 12, 1977. At the age of 25 years on September 27, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Brad Morris, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On December 29, 2007, 30-year old Soa Palelei made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 79 against a 25-year old Eddie Sanchez but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
Palelei's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Antônio Silva at UFC 190 at age 38 on August 1, 2015. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Soa Palelei's best fights have been against Pat Barry, Ruan Potts, Nikita Krylov, Walt Harris, Bob Sapp, Christian Wellisch and Sean McCorkle.
Palelei has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27  | Aug 1, 2015 38 years 22-5 (22) | 35 years, 10 months 18-7 (16) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
26 | Nov 8, 2014 37 years, 3 months 22-4 (22) | Walt Harris | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
25  | Jun 28, 2014 36 years, 11 months 21-4 (21) | 27 years, 10 months 10-1 (6) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | May 10, 2014 36 years, 9 months 21-3 (21) | 36 years, 2 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
23  | Dec 7, 2013 36 years, 4 months 20-3 (20) | 34 years, 5 months 8-6 (7) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
22  | Aug 31, 2013 36 years, 1 months 19-3 (19) | 21 years, 5 months 15-2 (15) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
21  | Dec 7, 2012 35 years, 4 months 18-3 (18) | 36 years, 4 months 19-3 (18) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended AFC heavyweight title | |
20  | May 18, 2012 34 years, 10 months 17-3 (17) | 38 years, 7 months 11-13 (11) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Apr 14, 2012 34 years, 9 months 16-3 (16) | Joe Kielur | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won AFC heavyweight title | |
18 | Feb 24, 2012 34 years, 7 months 15-3 (15) | Shunske Inoue | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
17 | Jan 21, 2012 34 years, 6 months 14-3 (14) | Henry Miller | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Dec 9, 2011 34 years, 4 months 13-3 (13) | Matt Walker | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
15 | Sep 3, 2011 34 years, 1 months 12-3 (12) | Son Hai Suk | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14  | Jun 25, 2011 33 years, 11 months 11-3 (11) | 30 years, 10 months 13-3 (6) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13  | Nov 5, 2010 33 years, 3 months 10-3 (10) | 31 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | |
12 | Jul 18, 2010 33 years 10-2 (10) | Brad Morris | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock | ||
11 | Mar 14, 2009 31 years, 8 months 9-2 (9) | Leamy Tato | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
10  | Dec 29, 2007 30 years, 5 months 8-2 (8) | 25 years, 1 months 9-1 (8) | UFC | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
9 | Oct 5, 2007 30 years, 2 months 8-1 (8) | Shaun Vanof | KOTC | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
8 | Oct 31, 2004 27 years, 3 months 7-1 (7) | Choi Mu-Bae | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | May 20, 2004 26 years, 10 months 7-0 (7) | Vince Lucero | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Mar 19, 2004 26 years, 8 months 6-0 (6) | Lance Cartwright | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | ||
5  | Feb 12, 2004 26 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | 28 years, 4 months 4-1 (4) | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Nov 13, 2003 26 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Don Richards | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
3 | Aug 1, 2003 26 years 3-0 (3) | Edwin Montevgini | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Feb 21, 2003 25 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Gerald Burton-Batty | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Sep 27, 2002 25 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Brad Morris | 4 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
