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Bob Sapp vs Soa Palelei

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Bob Sapp and Soa Palelei met once (2012). Soa Palelei won in 2012 by ko.

SOURCE·Bob Sapp and Soa Palelei — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Bob SappSoa Palelei
82″ (208.3 cm)Reach81″ (205.7 cm)
77″ (195.6 cm)Height76″ (193 cm)
+6.49%Reach advantage+6.58%
12–19Record22–5
92%Finish rate100%
5Longest unbeaten run12
64Recorded bouts27
—Stance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Bob Sapp

200020102020UNFILEDwin v Yoshihiro Takayama, 2002, submissionloss v Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2002, submissionwin v Kiyoshi Tamura, 2002, kowin v Yoshihisa Yamamoto, 2002, kowin v Ernesto Hoost, 2002, kowin v Cyril Abidi, 2002, koloss v Tsuyoshi Nakasako, 2002, dqwin v Stefan Gamlin, 2003, submissionloss v Remy Bonjasky, 2003, dqwin v Kimo Leopoldo, 2003, koloss v Mirko Cro Cop, 2003, koloss v Kazuyuki Fujita, 2004, submissionwin v Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar, 2004, kodraw v Jérôme Le Banner, 2004, decisionloss v Ray Sefo, 2004, kowin v Tommy Glanville, 2004, kowin v Seth Petruzelli, 2004, kowin v Kim Jong-wang, 2005, kowin v Alan Karaev, 2005, kowin v Kim Min-soo, 2005, koloss v Choi Hong-man, 2005, decisionwin v Tatsufumi Tomihira, 2005, decisionwin v Hiraku Hori, 2005, kowin v Yoshihiro Nakao, 2005, decisionwin v Bobby Ologun, 2007, koloss v Peter Aerts, 2007, kowin v Akihito Tanaka, 2008, koloss v Jan Nortje, 2008, koloss v Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, 2009, koloss v Bobby Lashley, 2009, submissionloss v Ikuhisa Minowa, 2009, submissionloss v Patrice Quarteron, 2009, koloss v Alain Ngalani, 2009, decisionwin v Sascha Weinpolter, 2010, submissionloss v Jörgen Kruth, 2010, koloss v Alexander Otsuka, 2011, dqloss v Maro Perak, 2011, koloss v Attila Uçar, 2011, submissionloss v Stav Economou, 2011, koloss v Alexandru Lungu, 2011, koloss v Florian Pavic, 2011, decisionloss v Tivadar Kunkli, 2011, koloss v Masayoshi Kakutani, 2011, koloss v Dusan Panajotovic, 2012, submissionloss v Kim Jong-dae, 2012, koloss v Tolegen Akylbekov, 2012, submissionloss v Soa Palelei, 2012, koloss v Mariusz Pudzianowski, 2012, koloss v James Thompson, 2012, koloss v Rolles Gracie Jr., 2012, submissionloss v Rok Štrucl, 2012, kowin v Tofan Pirani, 2012, koloss v Edson França, 2013, submissionloss v Alexander Emelianenko, 2013, koloss v Yōsuke Nishijima, 2013, koloss v Taishan, 2013, kowin v Akebono, 2015, decisionloss v Aorigele, 2016, koloss v Grégory Tony, 2017, kowin v Ōsunaarashi Kintarō, 2018, decisionloss v Selcuk Ustabasi, 2018, kowin v Jon Nutt and Woody, 2023, koloss v Musashi, no date on recordwin v Akebono, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2002–2023 · 2 UNDATED
2010 2020 win vs Yoshihiro Takayama (2002)loss vs Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (2002)win vs Kiyoshi Tamura (2002)win vs Yoshihisa Yamamoto (2002)win vs Ernesto Hoost (2002)win vs Cyril Abidi (2002)loss vs Tsuyoshi Nakasako (2002)win vs Stefan Gamlin (2003)loss vs Remy Bonjasky (2003)win vs Kimo Leopoldo (2003)loss vs Mirko Cro Cop (2003)loss vs Kazuyuki Fujita (2004)win vs Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar (2004)draw vs Jérôme Le Banner (2004)loss vs Ray Sefo (2004)win vs Tommy Glanville (2004)win vs Seth Petruzelli (2004)win vs Kim Jong-wang (2005)win vs Alan Karaev (2005)win vs Kim Min-soo (2005)loss vs Choi Hong-man (2005)win vs Tatsufumi Tomihira (2005)win vs Hiraku Hori (2005)win vs Yoshihiro Nakao (2005)win vs Bobby Ologun (2007)loss vs Peter Aerts (2007)win vs Akihito Tanaka (2008)loss vs Jan Nortje (2008)loss vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (2009)loss vs Bobby Lashley (2009)loss vs Ikuhisa Minowa (2009)loss vs Patrice Quarteron (2009)loss vs Alain Ngalani (2009)win vs Sascha Weinpolter (2010)loss vs Jörgen Kruth (2010)loss vs Alexander Otsuka (2011)loss vs Maro Perak (2011)loss vs Attila Uçar (2011)loss vs Stav Economou (2011)loss vs Alexandru Lungu (2011)loss vs Florian Pavic (2011)loss vs Tivadar Kunkli (2011)loss vs Masayoshi Kakutani (2011)loss vs Dusan Panajotovic (2012)loss vs Kim Jong-dae (2012)loss vs Tolegen Akylbekov (2012)loss vs Soa Palelei (2012)loss vs Mariusz Pudzianowski (2012)loss vs James Thompson (2012)loss vs Rolles Gracie Jr. (2012)loss vs Rok Štrucl (2012)win vs Tofan Pirani (2012)loss vs Edson França (2013)loss vs Alexander Emelianenko (2013)loss vs Yōsuke Nishijima (2013)loss vs Taishan (2013)win vs Akebono (2015)loss vs Aorigele (2016)loss vs Grégory Tony (2017)win vs Ōsunaarashi Kintarō (2018)loss vs Selcuk Ustabasi (2018)win vs Jon Nutt and Woody (2023)
winlossdraw / NC2002–2023

Soa Palelei

20002010win v Brad Morris, 2002, kowin v Don Richards, 2003, submissionwin v Edwin Montevgini, 2003, submissionwin v Gerald Burton-Batty, 2003, koloss v Choi Mu-Bae, 2004, submissionwin v Vince Lucero, 2004, kowin v Lance Cartwright, 2004, kowin v Christian Wellisch, 2004, koloss v Eddie Sanchez, 2007, kowin v Shaun Vanof, 2007, kowin v Leamy Tato, 2009, submissionloss v Daniel Cormier, 2010, submissionwin v Brad Morris, 2010, submissionwin v Matt Walker, 2011, kowin v Son Hai Suk, 2011, kowin v Yusuke Kawaguchi, 2011, kowin v Sean McCorkle, 2012, kowin v Bob Sapp, 2012, kowin v Joe Kielur, 2012, kowin v Shunske Inoue, 2012, kowin v Henry Miller, 2012, kowin v Pat Barry, 2013, kowin v Nikita Krylov, 2013, kowin v Walt Harris, 2014, koloss v Jared Rosholt, 2014, decisionwin v Ruan Potts, 2014, koloss v Antônio Silva, 2015, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2002–2015
2010 win vs Brad Morris (2002)win vs Don Richards (2003)win vs Edwin Montevgini (2003)win vs Gerald Burton-Batty (2003)loss vs Choi Mu-Bae (2004)win vs Vince Lucero (2004)win vs Lance Cartwright (2004)win vs Christian Wellisch (2004)loss vs Eddie Sanchez (2007)win vs Shaun Vanof (2007)win vs Leamy Tato (2009)loss vs Daniel Cormier (2010)win vs Brad Morris (2010)win vs Matt Walker (2011)win vs Son Hai Suk (2011)win vs Yusuke Kawaguchi (2011)win vs Sean McCorkle (2012)win vs Bob Sapp (2012)win vs Joe Kielur (2012)win vs Shunske Inoue (2012)win vs Henry Miller (2012)win vs Pat Barry (2013)win vs Nikita Krylov (2013)win vs Walt Harris (2014)loss vs Jared Rosholt (2014)win vs Ruan Potts (2014)loss vs Antônio Silva (2015)
winlossdraw / NC2002–2015

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