Soa Palelei (born 12 July 1977) is an Australian retired mixed martial artist.

Born in 1977, Newcastle, New South Wales, of Tongan descent, Palelei started his fighting career at an early age.

[4] Palelei made his acting debut in the 2014 Australian film, Son of a Gun, playing the role of a henchmen Tommy alongside Ewan McGregor, Matt Nable and Brenton Thwaites.

Since then Palelei has played the lead in Zombie Ninjas Vs Black Ops which is due to be released in 2015, and Football Breakers an Australian Comedy.

In 2017 Palelei appeared alongside Matt Nable, Ryan Corr, Abbey Leigh, Eddie Baroo and Simone Kessell in 1%.

[11] He won the fight via knockout in the first round, after achieving full mount position and landing a barrage of punches.

[14] Palelei was expected to face Daniel Omielańczuk on 8 November 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55.