John Vake

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John Vake
BornJohn Taufa Vake
(1991-06-15) June 15, 1991 (age 33)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Style Wrestling
Fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand
Team City Kickboxing
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total24
Wins14
By knockout4
By submission4
By decision6
Losses10
By knockout3
By submission1
By decision6
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

John Taufa 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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Background

Vake was born in Auckland, New Zealand and educated at Kelston Boys' High School. [1] [2] He took up wrestling after failing to get into the school rugby team. [1] His first professional MMA fight was in 2012. In 2018, he opened a fight club in Auckland to help troubled youth. [3] He also runs a Whānau Ora-funded program for Kelston Boys' High School students. [4]

In 2022 he was selected for the Tongan team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. [5] [6] He was defeated in the first round by Muhammad Sharif Tahir. [7]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
24 matches14 wins10 losses
By knockout43
By submission41
By decision66
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss14–10Alfred StoddartDecision (unanimous)Shuriken Fight Series 197 December 202455:00 Auckland, New ZealandFor the Shuriken MMA Middleweight Championship.
Loss14–9Lachlan StittSubmission (rear-naked choke)Eternal MMA 8622 June 202451:48 Gold Coast, AustraliaFor the vacant Eternal MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win14–7James CraughwellTKO (punches)Shuriken Fight Series 1720 April 202422:41 Auckland, New ZealandLight Heavyweight bout.
Loss14–8 J.J. Ambrose Decision (split)Shuriken Fight Series 1517 July 202355:00 Auckland, New ZealandFor the Shuriken MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win13–7Daniel KerrTKO (punches)XFC 6415 April 20231N/A Dunedin, New Zealand
Loss12–7Aldin BatesDecision (split)Eternal MMA 7311 February 202335:00 Perth, Australia
Win12–6Andrew MillsDecision (unanimous)Eternal MMA 6820 August 202235:00 Perth, Australia
Loss11–6Saeid FatahifarKO (punches)Wollongong Wars 712 July 20192N/A Gwynneville, AustraliaFor the Wollongong Wars Welterweight Championship.
Loss11–5 Park Jun-yong TKO (punches)HEX Fight Series 1323 March 201822:14 Melbourne, Australia
Win11–4Stephen WaltonSubmission (arm-triangle choke)HEX Fight Series 1224 November 201714:25 Melbourne, Australia
Loss10–4Kitt CampbellDecision (unanimous)HEX Fight Series 1029 July 201755:00 Perth, AustraliaFor the vacant HEX Welterweight Championship.
Win10–3Liu HuananSubmission (guillotine choke)Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 619 February 201711:27 Guangzhou, China
Win9–3Sergey LesnikovDecision (unanimous)World Kings Glory MMA6 January 201735:00 Harbin, China
Win8–3 Zhang Mingyang KO (punches) Kunlun Fight: Cage Fight Series 6 21 October 201612:18 Yiwu, ChinaCatchweight (190 lb) bout.
Loss7–3B.J. BlandDecided (split)Shuriken MMA: Island Wars28 November 201535:00 Auckland, New ZealandFor the Shuriken MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win7–2Beau RawiriDecision (unanimous)Fair Pay Fighting 15 September 201535:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win6–2Brogan AndersonDecision (unanimous)Hammerhead MMA Fight Night 1623 May 201535:00 Dunedin, New ZealandReturn to Welterweight. Won the Hammerhead MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win5–2Naruaedon KeewkaewTKO (punches)Chiang Mai FC 426 July 201411:27 Chiang Mai, ThailandLight Heavyweight debut.
Win4–2Oh Jae-sungDecision (unanimous)PRO Fighting 925 May 201435:00 Taipei, TaiwanWelterweight debut.
Loss3–2 Israel Adesanya TKO (punches)Shuriken MMA: Best of the Best5 June 201314:43 Auckland, New Zealand
Win3–1Maikara PotaeSubmission (guillotine choke)Farquhar Fight Night4 May 201311:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Loss2–1Julian MatengaDecision (unanimous)Combined Combat Inc.: Rising Stars9 November 201235:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win2–0Eva AlmenteSubmission (rear-naked choke)Autorea MMA Expo3 November 201211:59 Auckland, New Zealand
Win1–0Brent Tumoana ShadboltDecision (unanimous)Supremacy FC 924 March 201235:00 Auckland, New ZealandMiddleweight debut.

References

  1. 1 2 Jackson Thomas (31 March 2017). "'I'm gonna knock you out'". Stuff. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Guns of MMA go for shot at glory". New Zealand Herald. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Torika Tokalau (5 September 2018). "At risk youths turn to mixed martial arts to save them". Stuff. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "'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.
  5. ↑ "Tonga competes in six sports at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Matangi Tonga. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Soana Aholelei (23 July 2022). "Tonga Wrestling team make big sacrifices to get to Commonwealth Games". TP+. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Zahid Noor (6 August 2022). "Sharif thrashes Vake to storm into CWG Wrestling quarter-final". A Sports. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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