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Heavyweight

Soa Palelei

Last fought: Aug 2015
RECORD
Pro
22-5-0
UFC
4-3-0
Age
48
Height
6'4"
Weight
265 lbs
Reach
81"
Stance
Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced MetricCareer
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time8:33
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)57.1%
Expected Rounds (xR)1.71
% Fights Inside the Distance85.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)9-10 (47.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)4-7 (36.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)5-3 (62.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)32.9%
% Time in Control35.7%
% Time Controlled31.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time53.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min1.93
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min3.29
Distance Striking Differential / Min-1.37
Distance Strike Accuracy40.0%
Distance Strike Defense67.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed0.75
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min5.07
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min2.79
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)0.32
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field
Soa Palelei   League percentile bands (p5–p95)   League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic Soa Palelei
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy57.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min3.0
Strike Differential-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy45.0%
Takedown Defense81.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min2.3
Submission Attempts/15min0.0
Control Time/15min5:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins100.0%
Submission % of Wins0.0%
Decision % of Wins0.0%
Avg Fight Time8:33
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.0
Reversals/15min0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy53.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min2.3
Takedown Accuracy26.7%
Takedown Defense80.0%
Control Time/Fight1:36

Fight History

LOSS
vs. Antonio Silva
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:41
Soa Palelei19/3554%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:39
Antonio Silva16/2857%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:31KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Walt Harris
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:49
Soa Palelei24/5147%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:34
Walt Harris22/7231%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Jared Rosholt
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Soa Palelei11/2544%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:42
Jared Rosholt43/5874%TD 1/4Ctrl 11:34
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Ruan Potts
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:20
Soa Palelei5/771%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:41
Ruan Potts0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Pat Barry
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:09
Soa Palelei12/1486%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:25
Pat Barry1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Nikita Krylov
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:34
Soa Palelei29/4269%TD 4/4Ctrl 7:36
Nikita Krylov45/6866%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:19
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Eddie Sanchez
UFC 79: Nemesis • Dec 2007
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:24
Soa Palelei21/3757%TD 1/1Ctrl 5:47
Eddie Sanchez52/11545%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:19
▼ Rounds

Prior to UFC

PRIDE (1 fight)
LOSS
vs. Mu Bae Choi
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:55
Soa Palelei64/11058%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00
Mu Bae Choi22/4055%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
Profile generated: 2026-07-06 22:57:50 | Data source: UFCStats.com