Maki Pitolo played football in high school, and started training mixed martial arts to stay in shape during the offseason.
26 Facts About Maki Pitolo
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Maki Pitolo has a little brother Alphonso, who is a mixed martial artist.
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At the beginning of his mixed martial arts career, Maki Pitolo fought primarily in Hawaii regional scene.
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Maki Pitolo was expected to face Stephen Regman at CFFC 70 on March 24,2018, but the bout was cancelled.
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Maki Pitolo was scheduled to face Chibwikem Onyenegecha at Dana White's Contender Series 13 on July 17,2018, but a shoulder injury forced him to withdraw from the bout and he was replaced by Anthony Adams.
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Maki Pitolo faced Justin Sumter at Dana White's Contender Series 19 on July 9,2019.
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Maki Pitolo won the fight via first round technical knockout and was awarded a UFC contract.
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Maki Pitolo was scheduled to face Takashi Sato at UFC Fight Night 168 on February 23,2020.
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However, Maki Pitolo was unable to make weight and the bout was scrapped from the card.
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Maki Pitolo won the bout via second round technical knockout,.
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Maki Pitolo faced Darren Stewart on 8 August 2020 at UFC Fight Night 174.
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Maki Pitolo lost in the first round via guillotine choke.
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Maki Pitolo was tabbed for a quick turnaround and faced promotional newcomer Impa Kasanganay on August 29,2020, at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic.
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Maki Pitolo faced Julian Marquez on February 13,2021, at UFC 258.
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Maki Pitolo lost the bout via an anaconda choke in the third round.
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Maki Pitolo was scheduled to face Dusko Todorovic on June 5,2021, at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Sakai.
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However, two weeks ahead of the bout, Maki Pitolo had to pull out for unknown reasons and was replaced by Gregory Rodrigues.
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Maki Pitolo lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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On January 12,2022, it was announced that Maki Pitolo was no longer on the UFC roster.
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Maki Pitolo made his first appearance outside of the UFC at Tuff-N-Uff 127 on March 4,2022, facing Fernando Gonzalez.
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Maki Pitolo made his debut with Eagle FC against Doug Usher on May 20,2022, at Eagle FC 47.
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Maki Pitolo weighed in at 187.4 pounds while Usher weighed in at 189 pounds.
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Maki Pitolo won by knockout in the opening minute of the fight.
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Maki Pitolo faced Daniel Compton on November 20,2022, at Tuff-N-Uff 130 for the TUFF Middleweight Championship.
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Maki Pitolo was submitted in the third round by the way of a kimura, after which Compton went into the crowd to confront Pitolo's fans.
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Maki Pitolo faced Joel Bauman on September 8,2023, at Gamebred Fighting Championship 5, losing the bout via second round head kick TKO.