John Vake

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John Vake
Personal information
Full nameJohn Taufa Vake
Born15 June 1991 [1]
Auckland, New Zealand [1]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Sport Wrestling

John Vake (born 15 June 1991) is a Tongan New Zealander pro-mixed martial arts fighter and wrestler, who has represented Tonga at the Commonwealth Games.

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vake was born in Auckland, New Zealand and educated at Kelston Boys' High School. [2] [3] He took up wrestling after failing to get into the school rugby team. [2] His first professional MMA fight was in 2012. In 2018, he opened a fight club in Auckland to help troubled youth. [4] He also runs a Whānau Ora-funded program for Kelston Boys' High School students. [5]

In 2022 he was selected for the Tongan team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [6] [7] He was defeated in the first round by Muhammad Sharif Tahir. [8]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
23 matches14 wins9 losses
By knockout33
By submission51
By decision65
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss14–9Lachlan StittSubmission (rear-naked choke)Eternal MMA 86June 22, 202451:48 Gold Coast, AustraliaFor the vacant Eternal MMA Welterweight Championship.
Loss14–8 J.J. Ambrose Decision (split)Shuriken Fight Series 15July 17, 202355:00 Auckland, New ZealandFor the Shuriken MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win14–7Daniel KerrTKO (punches)XFC 64April 15, 20231N/A Dunedin, New Zealand
Loss13–7Aldin BatesDecision (split)Eternal MMA 73February 11, 202335:00 Perth, Australia
Win13–6Andrew MillsDecision (unanimous)Eternal MMA 68August 20, 202235:00 Perth, Australia
Loss12–6Saeid FatahifarKO (punches)Wollongong Wars 7July 12, 20192N/A Gwynneville, AustraliaFor the Wollongong Wars Welterweight Championship.
Loss12–5 Park Jun-yong TKO (punches)HEX Fight Series 13March 23, 201822:14 Melbourne, Australia
Win12–4Stephen WaltonSubmission (arm-triangle choke)HEX Fight Series 12November 24, 201714:25 Melbourne, Australia
Loss11–4Kitt CampbellDecision (unanimous)HEX Fight Series 10July 29, 201755:00 Perth, AustraliaFor the vacant HEX Welterweight Championship.
Win11–3Liu HuananSubmission (guillotine choke)Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 6February 19, 201711:27 Guangzhou, China
Win10–3Sergey LesnikovDecision (unanimous)World Kings Glory MMAJanuary 6, 201735:00 Harbin, China
Win9–3Zhang MingyangKO (punches) Kunlun Fight: Cage Fight Series 6 October 21, 201612:18 Yiwu, ChinaCatchweight (190 lb) bout.
Loss8–3B.J. BlandDecided (split)Shuriken MMA: Island WarsNovember 28, 201535:00 Auckland, New ZealandFor the Shuriken MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win8–2Beau RawiriDecision (unanimous)Fair Pay Fighting 1September 5, 201535:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win7–2Brogan AndersonDecision (unanimous)Hammerhead MMA Fight Night 16May 23, 201535:00 Dunedin, New ZealandReturn to Welterweight. Won the Hammerhead MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win6–2Naruaedon KeewkaewTKO (punches)Chiang Mai FC 4July 26, 201411:27 Chiang Mai, ThailandLight Heavyweight debut.
Win5–2Oh Jae-sungDecision (unanimous)PRO Fighting 9May 25, 201435:00 Taipei, TaiwanWelterweight debut.
Loss4–2 Israel Adesanya TKO (punches)Shuriken MMA: Best of the BestJune 5, 201314:43 Auckland, New Zealand
Win4–1Maikara PotaeSubmission (guillotine choke)Farquhar Fight NightMay 4, 201311:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Loss3–1Julian MatengaDecision (unanimous)Combined Combat Inc.: Rising StarsNovember 9, 201235:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win3–0Eva AlmenteSubmission (rear-naked choke)Autorea MMA ExpoNovember 3, 201211:59 Auckland, New Zealand
Win2–0Raihere DudesSubmission (rear-naked choke)Industry of Combat New Zealand 18September 22, 20121N/A Auckland, New Zealand
Win1–0Brent Tumoana ShadboltDecision (unanimous)Supremacy Fighting Championship 9March 24, 201235:00 Auckland, New ZealandMiddleweight debut.

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  2. 1 2 Jackson Thomas (31 March 2017). "'I'm gonna knock you out'". Stuff. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Guns of MMA go for shot at glory". New Zealand Herald. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Torika Tokalau (5 September 2018). "At risk youths turn to mixed martial arts to save them". Stuff. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "'You're here to be powerful' Groups make Dragons' Den-style pitches for Whanau Ora funds to run social programmes". Waipareira Trust. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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