| John Vake | |
| Birth Name: | John Taufa Vake |
| Birth Date: | 15 June 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Weight: | 170lb |
| Weight Class: | Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight |
| Style: | Wrestling |
| Fighting Out Of: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Team: | City Kickboxing |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 4 |
| Mma Subwin: | 4 |
| Mma Decwin: | 6 |
| Mma Koloss: | 3 |
| Mma Subloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 5 |
| Sherdog: | 93929 |
John Taufa Vake (born 15 June 1991) is a Tongan New Zealander pro-mixed martial arts fighter and wrestler, who has represented Tonga at the Commonwealth Games.
Vake was born in Auckland, New Zealand and educated at Kelston Boys' High School.[1] [2] He took up wrestling after failing to get into the school rugby team.[1] His first professional MMA fight was in 2012. In 2018, he opened a fight club in Auckland to help troubled youth.[3] He also runs a Whānau Ora-funded program for Kelston Boys' High School students.[4]
In 2022 he was selected for the Tongan team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[5] [6] He was defeated in the first round by Muhammad Sharif Tahir.[7]
|-||align=center||Alfred Stoddart||Shuriken Fight Series 19||align=center||align=center||Auckland, New Zealand ||-|Loss|align=center|14–9|Lachlan Stitt |Submission (rear-naked choke)|Eternal MMA 86||align=center|5|align=center|1:48|Gold Coast, Australia ||-|Win|align=center|14–7|James Craughwell|TKO (punches)|Shuriken Fight Series 17||align=center|2|align=center|2:41|Auckland, New Zealand ||-|Loss|align=center|14–8|J.J. Ambrose |Decision (split)|Shuriken Fight Series 15||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Auckland, New Zealand ||-|Win|align=center|13–7|Daniel Kerr|TKO (punches)|XFC 64||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Dunedin, New Zealand ||-|Loss|align=center|12–7|Aldin Bates|Decision (split)|Eternal MMA 73||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Perth, Australia ||-|Win|align=center|12–6|Andrew Mills|Decision (unanimous)|Eternal MMA 68||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Perth, Australia ||-|Loss|align=center|11–6|Saeid Fatahifar|KO (punches)|Wollongong Wars 7||align=center|2|align=center|N/A|Gwynneville, Australia ||-|Loss|align=center|11–5|Park Jun-yong|TKO (punches)|HEX Fight Series 13||align=center|2|align=center|2:14|Melbourne, Australia ||-|Win|align=center|11–4|Stephen Walton|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|HEX Fight Series 12||align=center|1|align=center|4:25|Melbourne, Australia ||-|Loss |align=center|10–4|Kitt Campbell|Decision (unanimous)|HEX Fight Series 10||align=center|5|align=center|5:00|Perth, Australia ||-|Win|align=center|10–3|Liu Huanan|Submission (guillotine choke)|Chin Woo Men: 2016-2017 Season, Stage 6||align=center|1|align=center|1:27|Guangzhou, China||-|Win|align=center|9–3|Sergey Lesnikov|Decision (unanimous)|World Kings Glory MMA||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Harbin, China||-|Win|align=center|8–3|Zhang Mingyang|KO (punches)|Kunlun Fight: Cage Fight Series 6||align=center|1|align=center|2:18|Yiwu, China ||-|Loss|align=center|7–3|B.J. Bland|Decided (split)|Shuriken MMA: Island Wars||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Auckland, New Zealand ||-|Win|align=center|7–2|Beau Rawiri|Decision (unanimous)|Fair Pay Fighting 1||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Auckland, New Zealand ||-|Win|align=center|6–2|Brogan Anderson|Decision (unanimous)|Hammerhead MMA Fight Night 16||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dunedin, New Zealand ||-|Win|align=center|5–2|Naruaedon Keewkaew|TKO (punches)|Chiang Mai FC 4||align=center|1|align=center|1:27|Chiang Mai, Thailand ||-|Win|align=center|4–2|Oh Jae-sung|Decision (unanimous)|PRO Fighting 9 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Taipei, Taiwan ||-|Loss|align=center|3–2|Israel Adesanya|TKO (punches)|Shuriken MMA: Best of the Best||align=center|1|align=center|4:43|Auckland, New Zealand ||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Maikara Potae|Submission (guillotine choke)|Farquhar Fight Night||align=center|1|align=center|1:00 |Auckland, New Zealand ||-|Loss|align=center|2–1|Julian Matenga|Decision (unanimous)|Combined Combat Inc.: Rising Stars ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Auckland, New Zealand ||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Eva Almente|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Autorea MMA Expo ||align=center|1|align=center|1:59|Auckland, New Zealand ||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Brent Tumoana Shadbolt|Decision (unanimous)|Supremacy FC 9||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Auckland, New Zealand |