Edward Faaloloto (born July 15, 1984) is an American former

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. A professional from 2009 until 2013, he competed for the

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, WEC, and

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Early life

Faaloloto was born in

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, but moved to

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as an infant. There he was raised by his grandparents until the age of 10. Faaloloto believed his grandparents were his birth parents until his grandfather had a stroke and told Faaloloto about his real mother in Hawaii. Soon after, Faaloloto moved back to Hawaii and was reunited with his mother and half-siblings. At 15, Faaloloto began training martial arts at a local Kajukembo dojo in Hawaii under Paul Padilla. Faaloloto did not start fighting until his time enlisted in the Navy after graduating high school, taking amateur bouts throughout San Diego. He spent five years in the service, originally, based out of

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working as a bosun's mate. He was then transferred to

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to work as an admiral's bodyguard. He ended his time in the service in October 2008 to pursue a career in fighting.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Faaloloto made his professional debut in 2009, fighting for Hawaii's X-1 MMA. He defeated Taylor Cochran via unanimous decision in a welterweight bout. Six months later Faaloloto again fought for X-1 MMA, defeating Justin Babbs via kimura only 49 seconds into round one.

World Extreme Cagefighting

In 2010, Faaloloto signed with the

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, also known as the WEC. Faaloloto dropped down to the

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division to make his WEC debut against

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on November 11, 2010, in

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. Faaloloto was defeated via TKO nearing the end of round 2.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2010,

merged with the

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. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. Faaloloto made his UFC debut on June 26, 2011, at UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry against TUF 12 runner-up, Michael Johnson. Faaloloto was defeated via TKO in round one. In his sophomore outing for the UFC, Faaloloto faced

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on November 5, 2011, at

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. Faaloloto was defeated by Etim via guillotine choke 17 seconds into the first round. After going 0–3, Faaloloto was subsequently released from the promotion.

Personal life

Faaloloto is of Samoan and

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descent. In high school, Faaloloto was shot in the hand while at a party. He was also stabbed in the arm fighting off two muggers on a different night. Faaloloto has a daughter. Faaloloto earned a degree Kapi'Olani Community College in Hawaii, in order to pursue a career as an English teacher.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

External links

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Official UFC Profile
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