Pololu Nakanelua
UFC DebutNickname“Poi Poundah”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Haiku, Hawaii
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Xtreme Couture
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Pololu Nakanelua makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
34-35
.493 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 8 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 sub · 3 decDestiny MMA · CFFC 125 · Fierce FC 26 · Rogue Promotions · LFA +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R2 | 2:56 | CFFC 125 | Sep 15, 2023 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fierce FC 26 | Jun 24, 2023 | |
| W | Keaneo Moyer4-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Rogue Promotions | Aug 13, 2022 |
| L | Mark Climaco11-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Mar 12, 2021 |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:34 | Destiny MMA | Feb 23, 2020 | |
| W | Rudy Garcia3-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Golden Fights | Sep 14, 2019 |
| W | Thomas Matias0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:25 | X-1 World Events 51 | Jan 19, 2019 |
| W | Joey Vonblankenburg1-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Destiny MMA | Jun 23, 2018 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-3across 7 amateur bouts · 7 promotionsBudo Fights 17 · Southside Boxing · SEC · X-1 46 · X-1 45 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | John McComas3-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:16 | Budo Fights 17 | May 19, 2018 |
| W | Keith Birchland2-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:11 | Southside Boxing | Nov 11, 2017 |
| W | Jai Troche | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 3:00 | SEC | Sep 30, 2017 |
| L | Cliff Baker1-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | X-1 46 | Apr 29, 2017 |
| L | Joey Vonblankenburg1-4 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:43 | X-1 45 | Jan 28, 2017 |
| W | Stan Saunoa | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:03 | MFC | Mar 26, 2016 |
| L | Xavier Rake | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:37 | Tuff-N-Uff | Sep 25, 2015 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.