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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
Country Tonga
SportWrestling

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.

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

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Professional record breakdown
23 matches 14 wins 9 losses
By knockout 3 3
By submission 5 1
By decision 6 5
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 14–9 Lachlan Stitt Submission (rear-naked choke) Eternal MMA 86 June 22, 2024 5 1:48 Gold Coast, Australia For the vacant Eternal MMA Welterweight Championship.
Loss 14–8 J.J. Ambrose Decision (split) Shuriken Fight Series 15 July 17, 2023 5 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand For the Shuriken MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 14–7 Daniel Kerr TKO (punches) XFC 64 April 15, 2023 1 N/A Dunedin, New Zealand
Loss 13–7 Aldin Bates Decision (split) Eternal MMA 73 February 11, 2023 3 5:00 Perth, Australia
Win 13–6 Andrew Mills Decision (unanimous) Eternal MMA 68 August 20, 2022 3 5:00 Perth, Australia
Loss 12–6 Saeid Fatahifar KO (punches) Wollongong Wars 7 July 12, 2019 2 N/A Gwynneville, Australia For the Wollongong Wars Welterweight Championship.
Loss 12–5 Park Jun-yong TKO (punches) HEX Fight Series 13 March 23, 2018 2 2:14 Melbourne, Australia
Win 12–4 Stephen Walton Submission (arm-triangle choke) HEX Fight Series 12 November 24, 2017 1 4:25 Melbourne, Australia
Loss 11–4 Kitt Campbell Decision (unanimous) HEX Fight Series 10 July 29, 2017 5 5:00 Perth, Australia For the vacant HEX Welterweight Championship.
Win 11–3 Liu Huanan Submission (guillotine choke) Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 6 February 19, 2017 1 1:27 Guangzhou, China
Win 10–3 Sergey Lesnikov Decision (unanimous) World Kings Glory MMA January 6, 2017 3 5:00 Harbin, China
Win 9–3 Zhang Mingyang KO (punches) Kunlun Fight: Cage Fight Series 6 October 21, 2016 1 2:18 Yiwu, China Catchweight (190 lb) bout.
Loss 8–3 B.J. Bland Decided (split) Shuriken MMA: Island Wars November 28, 2015 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand For the Shuriken MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 8–2 Beau Rawiri Decision (unanimous) Fair Pay Fighting 1 September 5, 2015 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 7–2 Brogan Anderson Decision (unanimous) Hammerhead MMA Fight Night 16 May 23, 2015 3 5:00 Dunedin, New Zealand Return to Welterweight. Won the Hammerhead MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 6–2 Naruaedon Keewkaew TKO (punches) Chiang Mai FC 4 July 26, 2014 1 1:27 Chiang Mai, Thailand Light Heavyweight debut.
Win 5–2 Oh Jae-sung Decision (unanimous) PRO Fighting 9 May 25, 2014 3 5:00 Taipei, Taiwan Welterweight debut.
Loss 4–2 Israel Adesanya TKO (punches) Shuriken MMA: Best of the Best June 5, 2013 1 4:43 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 4–1 Maikara Potae Submission (guillotine choke) Farquhar Fight Night May 4, 2013 1 1:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Loss 3–1 Julian Matenga Decision (unanimous) Combined Combat Inc.: Rising Stars November 9, 2012 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 3–0 Eva Almente Submission (rear-naked choke) Autorea MMA Expo November 3, 2012 1 1:59 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 2–0 Raihere Dudes Submission (rear-naked choke) Industry of Combat New Zealand 18 September 22, 2012 1 N/A Auckland, New Zealand
Win 1–0 Brent Tumoana Shadbolt Decision (unanimous) Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 March 24, 2012 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand Middleweight debut.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "John Vake". Tapology. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ "Tonga competes in six sports at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Matangi Tonga. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ Soana Aholelei (23 July 2022). "Tonga Wrestling team make big sacrifices to get to Commonwealth Games". TP+. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  8. ^ 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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