John Vake

John Vake
BornJohn Taufa Vake
(1991-06-15) June 15, 1991 (age 35)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
StyleWrestling
Fighting out of
Auckland, New Zealand
TeamCity 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.

Background

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

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

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
24 matches 14 wins 10 losses
By knockout 4 3
By submission 4 1
By decision 6 6
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 14–10 Alfred Stoddart Decision (unanimous) Shuriken Fight Series 19 7 December 2024 5 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand For the Shuriken MMA Middleweight Championship.
Loss 14–9 Lachlan Stitt Submission (rear-naked choke) Eternal MMA 86 22 June 2024 5 1:48 Gold Coast, Australia For the vacant Eternal MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 14–7 James Craughwell TKO (punches) Shuriken Fight Series 17 20 April 2024 2 2:41 Auckland, New Zealand Light Heavyweight bout.
Loss 14–8 J.J. Ambrose Decision (split) Shuriken Fight Series 15 17 July 2023 5 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand For the Shuriken MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 13–7 Daniel Kerr TKO (punches) XFC 64 15 April 2023 1 N/A Dunedin, New Zealand
Loss 12–7 Aldin Bates Decision (split) Eternal MMA 73 11 February 2023 3 5:00 Perth, Australia
Win 12–6 Andrew Mills Decision (unanimous) Eternal MMA 68 20 August 2022 3 5:00 Perth, Australia
Loss 11–6 Saeid Fatahifar KO (punches) Wollongong Wars 7 12 July 2019 2 N/A Gwynneville, Australia For the Wollongong Wars Welterweight Championship.
Loss 11–5 Park Jun-yong TKO (punches) HEX Fight Series 13 23 March 2018 2 2:14 Melbourne, Australia
Win 11–4 Stephen Walton Submission (arm-triangle choke) HEX Fight Series 12 24 November 2017 1 4:25 Melbourne, Australia
Loss 10–4 Kitt Campbell Decision (unanimous) HEX Fight Series 10 29 July 2017 5 5:00 Perth, Australia For the vacant HEX Welterweight Championship.
Win 10–3 Liu Huanan Submission (guillotine choke) Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 6 19 February 2017 1 1:27 Guangzhou, China
Win 9–3 Sergey Lesnikov Decision (unanimous) World Kings Glory MMA 6 January 2017 3 5:00 Harbin, China
Win 8–3 Zhang Mingyang KO (punches) Kunlun Fight: Cage Fight Series 6 21 October 2016 1 2:18 Yiwu, China Catchweight (190 lb) bout.
Loss 7–3 B.J. Bland Decided (split) Shuriken MMA: Island Wars 28 November 2015 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand For the Shuriken MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 7–2 Beau Rawiri Decision (unanimous) Fair Pay Fighting 1 5 September 2015 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 6–2 Brogan Anderson Decision (unanimous) Hammerhead MMA Fight Night 16 23 May 2015 3 5:00 Dunedin, New Zealand Return to Welterweight. Won the Hammerhead MMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 5–2 Naruaedon Keewkaew TKO (punches) Chiang Mai FC 4 26 July 2014 1 1:27 Chiang Mai, Thailand Light Heavyweight debut.
Win 4–2 Oh Jae-sung Decision (unanimous) PRO Fighting 9 25 May 2014 3 5:00 Taipei, Taiwan Welterweight debut.
Loss 3–2 Israel Adesanya TKO (punches) Shuriken MMA: Best of the Best 5 June 2013 1 4:43 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 3–1 Maikara Potae Submission (guillotine choke) Farquhar Fight Night 4 May 2013 1 1:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Loss 2–1 Julian Matenga Decision (unanimous) Combined Combat Inc.: Rising Stars 9 November 2012 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 2–0 Eva Almente Submission (rear-naked choke) Autorea MMA Expo 3 November 2012 1 1:59 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 1–0 Brent Tumoana Shadbolt Decision (unanimous) Supremacy FC 9 24 March 2012 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand Middleweight 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.