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Carl Taulauniu Seumanutafa (born June 15, 1983) is a Samoan professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. A professional since 2007, he has competed for Bellator, Strikeforce, ShoXC, EliteXC, Tachi Palace Fights, King of the Cage, M-1 Global, and the PFL.

Background

Born and raised in Samoa, Seumanutafa moved with his family to San Francisco at the age of 12, living in Bayview-Hunters Point. He attended J. Eugene McAteer High School where he competed in wrestling.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Seumanutafa made his professional debut in March of 2007, winning his first three bouts all via TKO before being signed by EliteXC.

EliteXC and Strikeforce

Seumanutafa made his promotional debut at EliteXC: Unfinished Business on July 26, 2008 against Mike Cook. Seumanutafa won via first-round knockout with a slam.

He returned two months later for the Elite Challenger series, facing Shane del Rosario. Seumanutafa was handed his first loss via TKO in the second round. In February 2009, Seumanutafa fought at M-1 Challenge 12: USA against Edson Franca. Seumanutafa lost via split decision after two rounds.

After the closing EliteXC and it's absorption by Strikeforce, Semanutafa returned to the promotion three months later at the inaugural Strikeforce: Challengers event on May 15, 2009. Seumanutafa faced Lavar Johnson. During a takedown attempt, Seumanutafa was knocked out with an uppercut just 18 seconds into the first round.

Independent promotions

Seumanutafa snapped his three-fight losing streak with three straight TKO wins from 2010 to 2012. In October of 2012, Seumanutafa faced Dave Huckaba and was knocked out in the first round.

He then fought Javy Ayala February of 2013, winning via first-round TKO.

Bellator MMA

Semanutafa made his Bellator debut at Bellator 148 against Javy Ayala on January 29, 2016. Seumanutafa won again via ground and pound TKO, this time in the second round. Seumanutafa then faced Matt Mitrione at Bellator 157. Despite scoring an early knockdown, he was defeated via KO at 3:22 of the first round.

Seumanutafa returned to the Bellator cage in 2017 at Bellator 181, losing a unanimous decision to Valentin Moldavsky.

Professional Fighters League

After his loss to Moldavsky, Seumanutafa went 2-1 in independent promotions before signing with the Professional Fighters League.

Seumanutafa made his promotional debut on the preliminary card of PFL 3, facing Croatian Ante Delija. Seumanutafa was defeated via unanimous decision.

He then faced Ali Isayev at PFL 6 on August 8, 2019. Seumanutafa lost again via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Ayala is married and has two children; an eight-year old son named Tamatoa and seven-year old daughter; Eliza-Andra. Aside from fighting, Seumanutafa has worked as a personal trainer and is an assistant coach to NFL offseason player development for the Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, and his own favorite NFL team, the San Francisco 49ers.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
23 matches12 wins11 losses
By knockout115
By decision16
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss12-11Ali IsayevDecision (unanimous)PFL 6August 8, 201935:00Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss12-10Ante DelijaDecision (unanimous)PFL 3June 6, 201935:00Long Island, New York, United States
Win12-9Nick RossboroughTKO (injury)Fierce FC: Fitcon FightsApril 12, 201920:47Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Loss11-9Shelton GravesDecision (unanimous)Final Fight Championship 32October 19, 201855:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win11-8Bill WidlerTKO (punches)KOTC: No EscapeApril 14, 201812:05Oroville, California, United States
Loss10-8Valentin MoldavskyDecision (unanimous)Bellator 181June 14, 201735:00Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Loss10-7Matt MitrioneKO (punch)Bellator 157June 24, 201613:22St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win10-6Javy AyalaTKO (punches)Bellator 148January 29, 201623:46Fresno, California, United States
Loss9-6DJ LindermanDecision (unanimous)KOTC: Total EliminationOctober 3, 201535:00Oroville, California, United States
Win9-5Josh AppeltDecision (unanimous)West Coast FC 12November 15, 201435:00Sacramento, California, United States
Loss8-5Jack MayTKO (head kick and punches)TPF 18: Martinez vs. CulleyFebruary 6, 201412:57Lemoore, California, United States
Win8-4Javy AyalaTKO (punches)Dragon House 13February 2, 201313:00Oakland, California, United States
Loss7-4Dave HuckabaKO (punch)Cage Combat Fighting ChampionshipsOctober 20, 201214:35Santa Rosa, California, United States
Win7-3Ruben VillarealTKO (elbows)Gladiator Challenge: World ClassJune 23, 201232:57Lincoln, California, United States
Win6-3CJ LevequeTKO (punches)Impact MMA 1: RecognitionDecember 10, 201112:20Pleasanton, California, United States
Win5-3Derrick WilliamsTKO (punches)Global Knockout: Fall BrawlSeptember 18, 201031:05Jackson, California, United States
Loss4-3Lavar JohnsonKO (punch)Strikforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. AinaMay 15, 200910:18Fresno, California, United States
Loss4-2Edson FrancaDecision (split)M-1 Challenge 12: USAFebruary 21, 200925:00Tacoma, Washington, United States
Loss4-1Shane del RosarioTKO (punches)ShoXC: Elite Challenger SeriesSeptember 26, 200821:07Santa Ynez, California, United States
Win4-0Mike CookKO (slam)EliteXC: Unfinished BusinessJuly 26, 200811:21Stockton, California, United States
Win3-0Chris BostickTKO (punches)Global Knockout 4November 29, 20071N/AJackson, California, United States
Win2-0Pete WerveTKO (punches)Global Knockout 2March 22, 200722:52Jackson, California, United States
Win1-0Chris GarrisonTKO (punches)Global Knockout 2March 22, 200710:32Jackson, California, United States
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