Carl Seumanutafa

Carl Seumanutafa (born June 15, 1983) is a Samoan mixed martial artist, wrestler and bare-knuckle boxer 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 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 its 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 2012, Seumanutafa faced Dave Huckaba and was knocked out in the first round.

He then fought Javy Ayala February 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.

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

Seumanutafa, as a replacement for Stuart Austin, faced Renan Ferreira on June 25, 2021, at PFL 6. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Seumanutafa faced Muhammed DeReese on August 19, 2021, at PFL 8. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Gamebred FC Seumanutafa faced Jamahl Tatum at Gamebred FC 4 in a bare-knuckle MMA bout on May 5, 2023, winning the bout via unanimous decision.

Seumanutafa faced Chase Sherman at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6 on October 28, 2023. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Personal life Seumanutafa 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 NC

Alex Nicholson NC (overturned) XFC: Detroit Grand Prix 2

Detroit, Michigan, United States Loss

Chase Sherman KO (elbow and punches) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6

Biloxi, Mississippi, United States Win

Derrick Williams Submission (guillotine choke) High Desert Brawl 16

Susanville, California, United States Win

Jamahl Tatum Decision (unanimous) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 4

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Loss

Muhammed DeReese Decision (unanimous) PFL 8 (2021)

Hollywood, Florida, United States Loss

Renan Ferreira Decision (unanimous) PFL 6 (2021)

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Loss

Dustin Joynson Decision (unanimous) Cage Fury FC 87

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Loss

Ali Isaev Decision (unanimous) PFL 6 (2019)

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Loss

Ante Delija Decision (unanimous) PFL 3 (2019)

Uniondale, New York, United States Win

Nick Rossborough TKO (injury) Fierce FC: Fitcon Fights

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Loss

Shelton Graves Decision (unanimous) Final Fight Championship 32

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Bill Widler TKO (punches) KOTC: No Escape

Oroville, California, United States Loss

Valentin Moldavsky Decision (unanimous) Bellator 181

Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States Loss

Matt Mitrione KO (punch) Bellator 157

St. Louis, Missouri, United States Win

Javy Ayala TKO (punches) Bellator 148

Fresno, California, United States Loss

DJ Linderman Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Total Elimination

Oroville, California, United States Win

Josh Appelt Decision (unanimous) West Coast FC 12

Sacramento, California, United States Loss

Jack May TKO (head kick and punches) TPF 18: Martinez vs. Culley

Lemoore, California, United States Win

Javy Ayala TKO (punches) Dragon House 13

Oakland, California, United States Loss

Dave Huckaba KO (punch) Cage Combat Fighting Championships

Santa Rosa, California, United States Win

Ruben Villareal TKO (elbows) Gladiator Challenge: World Class

Lincoln, California, United States Win

CJ Leveque TKO (punches) Impact MMA 1: Recognition

Pleasanton, California, United States Win

Derrick Williams TKO (punches) Global Knockout: Fall Brawl

Jackson, California, United States Loss

Lavar Johnson KO (punch) Strikforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina

Fresno, California, United States Loss

Edson Franca Decision (split) M-1 Challenge 12: USA

Tacoma, Washington, United States Loss

Shane del Rosario TKO (punches) ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

Santa Ynez, California, United States Win

Mike Cook KO (slam) EliteXC: Unfinished Business

Stockton, California, United States Win

Chris Bostick TKO (punches) Global Knockout 4

Jackson, California, United States Win

Pete Werve TKO (punches) Global Knockout 2

Jackson, California, United States Win

Chris Garrison TKO (punches) Global Knockout 2

Jackson, California, United States