Mighty Mo (kickboxer)

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Mighty Mo
MMA)
2004–2018(Kickboxing)
2006–2007, 2019 (Boxing)
Professional boxing record
Total3
Wins2
By knockout2
Losses1
Kickboxing record
Total42
Wins20
By knockout12
Losses22
By knockout11
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins12
By knockout9
By submission3
Losses6
By knockout2
By submission3
By decision1
Other information
ChildrenJohn Bismark Siliga

Siala Mou Siliga Jr. Saeu Tusi Dian Makayley Salote Siliga Carrie Lynn Manaus Siliga Monalani Lemauga Siliga Nu’uali’ilani Faith Juliana Siliga Harmouny Sugalu Siliga Mike Lema’a Bruce Siliga King Mou Tamotu Siliga

Princess Viena Falemoi Tulili Love Siliga
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 20, 2021

Siala-Mou Siliga (surname pronounced Sahlingah, born October 8, 1970), often billed as Mighty Mo

Choi Hong-man of South Korea
.

Career

Kickboxing

Mighty Mo made his K-1 debut on February 15, 2004, at "K-1 Burning" event in Japan against Hiraku Hori. He knocked out Hori at 1:22 in 4th round by right hook. After losing in semifinals at his first 8-man tournament in Las Vegas against fellow American Dewey Cooper, Mighty Mo made a huge comeback four months later at the Battle of Bellagio II, winning his first K-1 GP Championship by knocking out Brecht Wallis in 2nd Round at the tournament finals.

After a year off from

K-1 Dynamite Tournament in Osaka, the record was surpassed by Danish Karate fighter Nicholas Pettas
(178 cm/5′10″), who was able to KO the 217cm/7′1.½″ Korean Kim Young-hyun (39 cm/15.3inches height difference). In professional Boxing the record stands at 38cm/14.9inches height difference when Randy Davis (1.80m/5′11″) knocked out Tom Payne (2.18m/7′2″) in 1985.

On April 28, 2007, Mo entered the

K-1 World GP 2007 Elimination in Seoul, Korea.[6]

On June 23, 2007, Mighty Mo lost to defending K-1

K-1 World GP in Amsterdam. Semmy used his reach to keep Mighty Mo at bay, and Mo was unable to get in close enough to land his devastating overhand right. Rumors surfaced that Mo was nursing a knee and hand injuries from his previous fights. He had fought 7 times in the last 4 months.[7]

At the

cup
. And next time I want to fight somewhere else."

In his next three fights he went 1-2, losing to

Keijiro Maeda
before defeating Justice Smith on August 9, 2008.

Mighty Mo had replaced Andrei Arlovski at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 held in Seoul against Romanian Raul Cătinaș and won by unanimous decision.[8] As a result, Mo was the only American to make it into the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final on December, 11th. His quarterfinal opponent was Peter Aerts who beat him via TKO in the first round.

Mighty Mo was knocked out by Russian Sergei Kharitonov at the United Glory World Series Finals in Moscow on May 28, 2011.

As of October 2011 Mighty Mo is currently on a six fight losing streak in Kickboxing, all but one by knockout.

He was next set to face Rick Roufus in Las Vegas on October 22, 2011.[9] However, he was not medically cleared to compete.

He rematched Raul Cătinaş, the last man he was able to defeat, in a non-tournament bout at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on December 22, 2012, and lost on a unanimous decision.[10][11]

Mixed martial arts career

Mo made his professional MMA debut in October 2003. He won his first three MMA fights all by knockout over a period of three and a half years.

Dynamite!!

Mo was originally supposed to face

K-1 Dynamite!! USA on June 2 in Los Angeles, California. But Choi was replaced in the last minute by Ruben "Warpath" Villareal.[12] Mighty Mo dominated Villareal, forcing the referee, Herb Dean
, to stop the fight at 1:33 of the first round.

Mo next faced K-1 kickboxing champion Semmy Schilt at the Fields Dynamite!! 2008 2008 event in an MMA bout, in which Schilt defeated Mighty Mo in the first round by triangle choke.

DREAM

In 2009, Mo signed with the

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović at DREAM 10 but Cro Cop pulled out after re-signing with the UFC
.

Mo instead made his debut against Josh Barnett at DREAM 13 on March 21, 2010, and lost via submission in the first round.

Bellator MMA

In 2013, Mo refocused his efforts on MMA and signed with

Bellator 106 where he defeated Ron Sparks
by submission.

In March 2014, Mo entered the

Bellator 116
. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Mo was released from the organization on August 25, 2014.[13]

Road FC

On October 9, 2015, at

Road FC 027 in Shanghai, China, Mo defeated Choi Mu-bae
by Technical Knockout at the 3:46 mark of round 1, in a rematch of their Road FC 26 match up.

On April 16, 2016, at

Road FC 035 in Seoul, South Korea, Mo retained his Openweight Title with a first-round knockout of Carlos Toyota. Mo next faced Dong-gook Kang at Road FC 040, winning the fight via technical knockout in the second round. Mo fought Gilbert Yvel
at Road FC 47, losing the fight via armbar submission in the first round.

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Mighty Mo entered the Valor Bare Knuckle 1 Heavyweight Tournament, VBK:1; this was the debut event for Ken Shamrock's newly founded bare-knuckle boxing organization. Mighty Mo defeated Sokoudjou by 3rd round TKO and entered the finals against Mark Godbeer. Unlike Godbeer, Mighty Mo had not been able to quickly defeat his prior opponent (Godbeer quickly knocked out his first opponent in less than a minute). He lost via TKO after he was unable to get up in time to answer the 10 count[14]

Fighting Style

Mighty Mo is largely a stand-up fighter known for his strong striking power; he specifically possesses a powerful overhand-right and has used it to knock out several of his opponents.

Championships and Accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts

  • Bellator MMA
    • Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Semifinalist
  • Universal Above Ground Fighting
    • U.A.G.F. Heavyweight Championship (One time)
  • Road Fighting Championship
    • Road FC Openweight Champion (First; current)
    • Two Successful Title Defenses
    • 2016 Road FC Openweight Tournament Winner

Kickboxing

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

  • Valor Bare Knuckle
    • VKB:1 Heavyweight Tournament Finalist[14]

Other

  • North West Toughman Champion

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
18 matches 12 wins 6 losses
By knockout 9 2
By submission 3 3
By decision 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 12–6 Gilbert Yvel Technical Submission (armbar)
Road FC 047
 May 12, 2018 1 3:43 Beijing, China Road FC 2018 Openweight Grand Prix R1.
Win 12–5 Dong-gook Kang TKO (punches)
Road FC 040
 July 15, 2017 2 2:27 Seoul, South Korea Defended the Road FC Openweight Championship.
Win 11–5 Carlos Toyota KO (punches)
Road FC 035
 December 10, 2016 1 1:10 Seoul, South Korea Defended the Road FC Openweight Championship.
Win 10–5
Hong-man Choi
 KO (punch)
Road FC 033
 September 24, 2016 1 4:06 Seoul, South Korea Won the Road FC Openweight Tournament the Road FC Openweight Championship.
Win 9–5 Hyun-man Myung Submission (neck crank)
Road FC 030 in China
 April 16, 2016 3 1:12 Beijing, China Road FC Openweight Tournament Semifinals.
Win 8–5 Mu-bae Choi TKO (punches)
Road FC 027 in China
 December 26, 2015 1 3:46 Shanghai, China Road FC Openweight Tournament Quarterfinals.
Win 7–5 Mu-bae Choi KO (punch)
Road FC 026
 October 9, 2015 1 0:37 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 6–5 Denis Stojnić Decision (unanimous) HIT-FC June 27, 2015 3 5:00
Zurich
, Switzerland
Loss 6–4 Alexandru Lungu TKO (punches) Real Xtreme Fighting 15 December 15, 2014 1 0:52 Bucharest, Romania
Super Heavyweight
bout.
Loss 6–3 Alexander Volkov KO (head kick)
Bellator 116
 April 11, 2014 1 2:44 Temecula, California, United States Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 6–2
Peter Graham
 Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Bellator 111
 March 7, 2014 3 2:31 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 5–2 Ron Sparks Submission (Keylock)
Bellator 105
 October 25, 2013 1 2:52 Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Win 4–2
Dan Charles
 TKO (punches)
Bellator 100
 September 20, 2013 3 1:26 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss 3–2 Josh Barnett Submission (Kimura) DREAM 13 March 22, 2010 1 4:41
Yokohama, Kanagawa
, Japan
Loss 3–1 Semmy Schilt Submission (triangle choke) Fields Dynamite!! 2008 December 31, 2008 1 5:31
Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
Win 3–0 Ruben Villareal TKO (punches) Dynamite!! USA June 2, 2007 1 1:33
Los Angeles, California
, United States
Win 2–0 Min-soo Kim KO (punch) HERO'S 8 March 12, 2007 1 2:37
Nagoya, Aichi
, Japan
Win 1–0 Mark Smith KO (knee to the body) UAGF 4: Ultimate Cage Fighting October 12, 2003 2 2:36 Upland, California, United States

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)
20 Wins (12 (T)KO's), 22 Losses, 2 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2018-11-17 Win Japan Kengo Shimizu Rise 129
Tokyo, Japan
 TKO (punches) 3 0:55
2018-09-17 Loss Brazil Jairo Kusunoki HEAT 43
Kariya, Japan
 Extra Round Decision 4 3:00
2015-12-05 Loss Czech Republic Tomáš Hron GIBU Fight Night 2 [15] Prague, Czech Republic KO 2 N/A
2015-02-01 Loss Latvia Konstantin Gluhov Kunlun Fight 18
Guangzhou, China
 TKO (fist injury) 1 2:00
Super Heavyweight Tournament, Final 16.
2012-12-22 Loss Romania Raul Cătinaș SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final
Bucharest, Romania
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-09-08 Loss United States Rick Roufus K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, USA
 Decision (split) 3 3:00
To qualify for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 in Tokyo final 16.
2012-03-03 Loss Germany Florian Pavic 3rd Steko Fight Night
Munich, Germany
 Decision 5 3:00
2011-11-23 Loss Japan Raoumaru RISE 85: Heavyweight Tournament 2011
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (knee) 3 2:49
2011 RISE Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals.
2011-07-30 Loss Australia Ben Edwards Capital Punishment 4
Canberra, Australia
 KO (right knee) 2 2:18
2011-07-16 Loss Croatia Mladen Brestovac SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2011 Constanța, Romania KO (left kick to the body) 1 2:18
SuperKombat WGP II Semi-finals.
2011-05-28 Loss Russia Sergei Kharitonov United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals
Moscow, Russia
 KO (right uppercut) 1 1:59
2010-12-11 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (punches and kick) 1 2:20
2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Quarter-finals.
2010-10-02 Win Romania Raul Cătinaș K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16
Seoul, South Korea
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2010 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round.
2010-05-21 Loss Romania Sebastian Ciobanu K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
 KO (kick to the throat) 1 2:24
2010 Bucharest Grand Prix Semi-finals.
2010-05-21 Win Czech Republic Roman Kleibl K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
 KO 3 1:56
2010 Bucharest Grand Prix Quarter-finals.
2009-10-24 Loss
Cătălin Moroşanu
 K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination Arad, Romania Extra Round Decision (split) 4 3:00
2008-08-09 Win United States Justice Smith
K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
 Decision (majority) 3 3:00
2008 Hawaii Grand Prix Quarter-finals.
2008-04-13 Loss
Kyotaro
 K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
 Extra Round Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
2007-12-08 Loss Poland Paul Slowinski K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 Final
Yokohama, Japan
 TKO (low kicks) 2 0:50
2007-09-29 Loss
Choi Hong-man
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Seoul Final 16
Seoul, South Korea
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2007 K-1 World Grand Prix opening round.
2007-08-11 Loss Germany Stefan Leko
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-06-23 Loss Netherlands Semmy Schilt
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
For K-1 Super Heavyweight Championship.
2007-04-04 Win Russia Aleksandr Pitchkounov
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
 KO (punches) 3 0:46
2007 Hawaii Grand Prix Final.
2007-04-04 Win South Africa Jan Nortje
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
 KO (right punch) 2 1:50
2007 Hawaii Grand Prix Semi-finals.
2007-04-04 Win South Korea Kim Kyoung-suk
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
 KO (straight punch) 1 1:37
2007 Hawaii Grand Prix Quarter-finals.
2007-03-04 Win
Choi Hong-man
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 in Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
 KO (right overhand) 2 0:50
2006-11-04 Win France Abdel Lamidi
K-1 Fighting Network Riga 2006
Riga, Latvia
 KO (right overhand) 1 2:17
2006-07-30 Loss Netherlands Remy Bonjasky
K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Sapporo
Sapporo, Japan
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2005-09-23 Loss Netherlands Peter Aerts
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Osaka - Final Elimination
Osaka, Japan
 KO (left low kick) 2 0:42
2005-08-13 Win South Africa Francois Botha
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 1:20
2005-04-30 Win Netherlands Remy Bonjasky
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 Decision (split) 3 3:00
2004-12-04 Loss Thailand Kaoklai Kaennorsing K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final
Tokyo, Japan
 KO (right high kick) 1 2:40
2004-09-25 Win Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 Final Elimination
Tokyo, Japan
 TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 2:58
2004-08-07 Win Belgium Brecht Wallis
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 KO (right overhand) 2 2:55
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II Final.
2004-08-07 Win United States Scott Lighty
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 KO (right overhand) 1 1:29
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II semi-finals.
2004-08-07 Win Belarus Sergei Gur
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II Quarter-finals.
2004-04-30 Loss United States Dewey Cooper
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix I Semi-finals.
2004-04-30 Win United States Carter Williams
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 TKO 3 1:52
2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix I Quarter-finals.
2004-02-15 Win Japan Hiraku Hori
K-1 Burning 2004
Okinawa, Japan
 KO (right hook) 4 1:22
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

Boxing record
No. Result Record Opponent Method Round Time Date Location Notes
1 Win 2–1 United States William Jackson KO 1 N/A August 2, 2007 Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, USA
2 Win 1–1 United States Christopher Valente KO 1 N/A November 17, 2006 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, USA
3 Loss 0–1 United States Lamar Stephens PTS 3 3:00 May 18, 2006 Hard Rock Live Arena, Hollywood, Florida, USA
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Professional record breakdown
2 matches 1 win 1 loss
By knockout 1 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 1–1 Mark Godbeer TKO (stoppage) VKB-Valor Bare Knuckle 1 21 September 2019 1 2:56
New Town, ND
, US, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge 		Heavyweight Tournament Finals.[16]
Win 1–0
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
 TKO (punches) VKB-Valor Bare Knuckle 1 21 September 2019 3 1:26
New Town, ND
, US, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge 		Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mighty Mo second nationality". k-1.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01.
  2. ^ Siala-Mou "Mighty Mo" Siliga, Sherdog
  3. ^ Jessica Hudnall (2014-03-11). "Move Over Samoa Joe, Mighty Mo is the New Samoan Submission Machine". uproxx.com. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  4. ^ "Fightfinder". K-1 USA. Archived from the original on 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2007-04-12.
  5. ^ Mighty Mo – Bringing the Hammer
  6. ^ "Mighty Mo and Hari Wins the Belt". Hawaiian Punch. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
  7. ^ "K-1 Las Vegas 2007 Press Conference". fansofk1.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  8. ^ "Mighty Mo fights in the Final to feed his massive family". K-1. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  9. ^ WCK Muay Thai: Mighty Mo vs. Rick Roufus
  10. ^ "SuperKombat WGP Final 2012 Fight Card, Ustream PPV Available | Liver Kick".
  11. ^ "SuperKombat WGP 2012 Final Live Results, Watch Here | Liver Kick".
  12. ^ "DYNAMITE! USA Still a Go, despite hiccups". mmaweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  13. ^ "Bellator releases Attila Vegh, Shahbulat Shamhalaev and eleven other fighters". mmafighting.com. August 25, 2014.
  14. ^ a b Guardiero, Mckenzie (September 22, 2019). "Valor BK 1 Results".
  15. ^ "Vijest - Tomaš Hron nokautirao Mighty Moa". croring.com.
  16. ^ a b "Valor Bare Knuckle 1 Results - VBK 1 - Heavyweight tournament". September 21, 2019.

External links

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