Falaniko "Niko" Vitale is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the Middleweight division. He won his last fight at X-1 Events - Champions against Ricky Shivers on January 26, 2008.
He holds notable victories over Matt Lindland, Dave Menne, and Yushin Okami.
| Career Statistics: | |
| Knockout Wins: 4 (10%) | Knockout Losses: 3 (08%) |
| TKO Wins: 5 (13%) | TKO Losses: 2 (05%) |
| Submission Wins: 16 (41%) | Submission Losses: 2 (05%) |
| Decision Wins: 4 (10%) | Decision Losses: 3 (08%) |
| Draws: 0 | No Contests: 0 |
| Career Fights: | |||||
| Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Rnd | |
| Loss | Hector Lombard | Knockout | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 44 | May. 14, 2011 | 3 |
| Win | Dylan Clay | Knockout | X-1: Champions 3 | Mar. 12, 2011 | 1 |
| Win | Kala Hose | Submission | X-1: Heroes | Sep. 11, 2010 | 4 |
| Win | Kalib Starnes | Submission | X-1: Champions 2 | Mar. 20, 2010 | 1 |
| Loss | Frank Trigg | Unanimous Decision | Strikeforce: Payback | Oct. 03, 2008 | 3 |
| Win | Ricky Shivers | Technical Knockout | X-1 Events: Champions | Jan. 26, 2008 | 1 |
| Win | Joey Guel | Unanimous Decision | X-1 Events: Champions | Jan. 26, 2008 | 2 |
| Loss | Trevor Prangley | Decision | Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives | Nov. 16, 2007 | 2 |
| Win | Ron Fields | Submission | Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion | Sep. 29, 2007 | 1 |
| Win | Steve Renaud | Submission | X-1: Grand Prix 2007 | Aug. 04, 2007 | 1 |
| Win | Mavrick Harvey | Submission | X-1: Extreme Fighting 2 | Mar. 17, 2007 | 1 |
| Loss | Jeremy Horn | Split Decision | IFL: Oakland | Jan. 19, 2007 | 5 |
| Win | Tony Williams | Knockout | Extreme Wars 5: Battlegrounds | Oct. 06, 2006 | 1 |
| Loss | Robbie Lawler | Knockout | Icon Sport: Lawler vs. Niko 2 | Feb. 25, 2006 | 1 |
| Loss | Jason Miller | Submission | Icon Sport: Opposites Attract | Oct. 28, 2005 | 2 |
| Loss | Robbie Lawler | Knockout | Superbrawl: Icon | Jul. 23, 2005 | 2 |
| Win | Masanori Suda | Knockout | SB 39: Destiny | Apr. 09, 2005 | 1 |
| Win | Ron Fields | Submission | SB 38: SuperBrawl 38 | Dec. 12, 2004 | 1 |
| Win | Yushin Okami | Split Decision | SB 36: SuperBrawl 36 | Jun. 18, 2004 | 3 |
| Win | Keith Winters | Submission | SB 34: SuperBrawl 34 | Mar. 28, 2004 | 1 |
| Win | Dave Menne | Unanimous Decision | SB 33: SuperBrawl 33 | Feb. 07, 2004 | 3 |
| Loss | Matt Lindland | Technical Knockout | UFC 45: Revolution | Nov. 21, 2003 | 3 |
| Win | Justin Ellison | Knockout | SB 31: SuperBrawl 31 | Sep. 20, 2003 | 1 |
| Win | Matt Lindland | Technical Knockout | UFC 43: Meltdown | Jun. 06, 2003 | 1 |
| Win | Tyrone Roberts | Submission | SB 28: SuperBrawl 28 | Feb. 08, 2003 | 2 |
| Win | Sean McCully | Submission | SB 27: SuperBrawl 27 | Nov. 09, 2002 | 1 |
| Win | Pascal Gosselin | Submission | UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii | Sep. 17, 2002 | 1 |
| Win | Charlie West | Submission | FFC 1: Force Fighting Championships 1 | May. 18, 2002 | 2 |
| Win | Jason Drexel | Submission | SB 23: SuperBrawl 23 | Mar. 09, 2002 | 1 |
| Loss | Sean Gray | Technical Knockout | Warriors Quest 3: Punishment in Paradise | Dec. 01, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | John Renken | Technical Knockout | SB 22: SuperBrawl 22 | Nov. 02, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | Todd Medina | Unanimous Decision | Warriors Quest 1: The New Beginning | May. 29, 2001 | 3 |
| Win | Dennis Reed | Submission | SB 21: SuperBrawl 21 | May. 24, 2001 | 1 |
| Win | Ricardo Barros | Technical Knockout | WOTNM: Warriors of the New Millennium 2 | Nov. 24, 2000 | 1 |
| Loss | Yasuhito Namekawa | Submission | Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B | Jul. 22, 2000 | 2 |
| Win | Aaron Torres | Submission | KOTC 4: Gladiators | Jun. 24, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Ahmad Reese | Submission | RITC 3: Rage in the Cage 3 | Jan. 18, 2000 | 1 |
| Win | Phil Ortiz | Submission | SB 15: SuperBrawl 15 | Dec. 07, 1999 | 1 |
| Win | Aaron Riley | Technical Knockout | RITC 2: Marching of the Warriors | Oct. 15, 1999 | 1 |
| Total Fights: 39 | Record: 29 - 10 | |||||
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