Daniel Cormier vs Soa Palelei
A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.
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Daniel Cormier and Soa Palelei met once (2010). Daniel Cormier won in 2010 by submission.
SOURCE·Daniel Cormier 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.
Side by side
| Daniel Cormier | Soa Palelei | |
|---|---|---|
| — | Reach | 81″ (205.7 cm) |
| 71″ (180.3 cm) | Height | 76″ (193 cm) |
| — | Reach advantage | +6.58% |
| 22–3 | Record | 22–5 |
| 68% | Finish rate | 100% |
| 17 | Longest unbeaten run | 12 |
| 26 | Recorded bouts | 27 |
| — | Stance | — |
A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.
Common opponents
Both fought these 1. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.
| Opponent | Daniel Cormier | Soa Palelei |
|---|---|---|
| Antônio Silva | W | L |
Both records, drawn
The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.
Daniel Cormier
Soa Palelei
Where this pairing leads
The full ledger: 26 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.
22–3 Soa PaleleiThe same, from the other corner — 27 bouts and the cohort Palelei is ranked inside.
22–5 Every confirmed matchupThe other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.
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