2019 in Professional Fighters League explained

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This is a list of events and standings for the Professional Fighters League, a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States, for the 2019 season.

Each weight class had 12 fighters, except the women's class which had 8 fighters. Each fighter faced two rivals in the regular season. The top fighters in each weight class (8 in the men's classes, 4 in the women's class) qualified to the playoffs. The season concluded on December 31, 2019 with six championship bouts back-to-back with a $10 million prize pool.

2019 world champions

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Date
Heavyweight	265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st)		December 31, 2019 (PFL 10)
Light Heavyweight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)		December 31, 2019 (PFL 10)
Welterweight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)		December 31, 2019 (PFL 10)
Lightweight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)		December 31, 2019 (PFL 10)
Women's Lightweight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)		December 31, 2019 (PFL 10)
Featherweight	145 lb (66 kg; 10.5 st)		December 31, 2019 (PFL 10)

Events

	Event	Date	Venue	Location
10	PFL 10		Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden	New York City, New York, U.S.
9	PFL 9		Mandalay Bay	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
8	PFL 8		Mandalay Bay	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
7	PFL 7		Mandalay Bay	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
6	PFL 6		Ocean Resort Casino	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
5	PFL 5		Ocean Resort Casino	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
4	PFL 4		Ocean Resort Casino	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
3	PFL 3		Nassau Coliseum	Uniondale, New York, U.S.
2	PFL 2		Nassau Coliseum	Uniondale, New York, U.S.
1	PFL 1		Nassau Coliseum	Uniondale, New York, U.S.

2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

• Francimar Barroso was forced to withdraw from the competition due to being ruled “not healthy enough to continue.” Alex Nicholson was selected to take his spot in the heavyweight semifinals, but was also later ruled unfit to compete. Kelvin Tiller was eventually chosen to return to the competition to face Jared Rosholt.^[1]

Legend

		(Split Decision)
		(Unanimous Decision)
		(Majority Decision)
		Submission
		(Technical) Knock Out
		Loss

2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

Legend

		(Split Decision)
		(Unanimous Decision)
		(Majority Decision)
		Submission
		(Technical) Knock Out
		Loss

2019 PFL Welterweight playoffs

• Magomed Magomedkerimov was originally scheduled to face Ray Cooper III but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by his quarterfinal opponent, Chris Curtis.^[2]

Legend

		(Split Decision)
		(Unanimous Decision)
		(Majority Decision)
		Submission
		(Technical) Knock Out
		Loss

2019 PFL Lightweight playoffs

^[3]

Legend

		(Split Decision)
		(Unanimous Decision)
		(Majority Decision)
		Submission
		(Technical) Knock Out
		Loss

2019 PFL Women's Lightweight playoffs

• Genah Fabian was originally scheduled to face Kayla Harrison but was forced to pull out of the bout. She was replaced by Bobbi Jo Dalziel.^[2]

Legend

		(Split Decision)
		(Unanimous Decision)
		(Majority Decision)
		Submission
		(Technical) Knock Out
		Loss

2019 PFL Featherweight playoffs

• Daniel Pineda was originally scheduled to face Lance Palmer but was forced to pull out of the bout after failing NAC drug test.^[4] He was replaced by Alex Gilpin.^[5]

Legend

		(Split Decision)
		(Unanimous Decision)
		(Majority Decision)
		Submission
		(Technical) Knock Out
		Loss

Standings

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded.^[6]

Heavyweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses				Total Points
♛ Denis Goltsov	2	0	0	1	1	0	11
♛ Muhammed Dereese	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Alex Nicholson	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Kelvin Tiller	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Ali Isayev	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
♛ Francimar Barroso	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
♛ Jared Rosholt	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
♛ Satoshi Ishii	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
E Ante Delija	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
E Carl Seumanutafa	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Zeke Tuinei-Wily	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Valdrin Istrefi	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Ben Edwards	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Light Heavyweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses				Total Points
♛ Emiliano Sordi	2	0	0	1	1	0	11
♛ Maxim Grishin	2	0	0	1	0	0	9
♛ Vinny Magalhães	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Bazigit Atajev	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Viktor Nemkov	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
♛ Rashid Yusupov	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
♛ Jordan Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
♛ Sigi Pesaleli	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
E Dan Spohn	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
E Rakim Cleveland	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Mikhail Mokhnatkin	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Ronny Markes	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Welterweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses				Total Points
♛ Glaico Franca	2	0	0	1	0	1	10
♛ Magomed Magomedkerimov	2	0	0	1	0	0	9
♛ Sadibou Sy	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ John Howard	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ David Michaud	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Ray Cooper III	1	0	1	0	1	0	5
♛ Chris Curtis	1	0	1	0	0	1	4
♛ André Fialho	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
E Handesson Ferreira	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
E João Zeferino	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
E Bojan Veličković	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Zane Kamaka	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Lightweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses				Total Points
♛ Natan Schulte	2	0	0	1	0	0	9
♛ Islam Mamedov	2	0	0	1	0	0	9
♛ Chris Wade	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
♛ Akhmet Aliev	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Rashid Magomedov	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
♛ Nate Andrews	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
♛ Loik Radzhabov	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
♛ Ramsey Nijem	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
E Ylies Djiroun	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Yincang Bao	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Jesse Ronson	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
E Carlos Silva	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Women's Lightweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses				Total Points
♛ Sarah Kaufman	2	0	0	1	0	0	9
♛ Kayla Harrison	2	0	0	1	0	0	9
♛ Genah Fabian	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Larissa Pacheco	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
E Bobbi-Jo Dalziel	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
E Roberta Samad	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
E Moriel Charneski	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Morgan Frier	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Featherweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses				Total Points
♛ Lance Palmer	2	0	0	0	0	0	7
♛ Movlid Khaybulaev	1	1	0	1	0	0	7
♛ Luis Rafael Laurentino	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Alex Gilpin	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
♛ Andre Harrison	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
♛Jeremy Kennedy	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
♛ Daniel Pineda	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
♛ Gadzhi Rabadanov	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
E Alexandre de Almeida	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
E Freddy Assunção	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
E Steven Siler	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
E Peter Petties	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

♛ = Clinched playoff spot ---E = Eliminated

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters

Notes and References

1. News: PFL 9 playoff results. 2019-11-01.
2. News: PFL 7 playoff results: Harrison vs. Dalziel. MMA Fighting. 2019-10-11.
3. News: PFL 8 playoff results. MMA Fighting. 2018-10-18.
4. News: PFL’s Daniel Pineda fails NAC drug test, jeopardizing Season 2 featherweight final. MMA Fighting. 2019-11-14.
5. News: Brendan Loughnane wants to send notice to Lance Palmer and featherweight field at PFL Finals on Dec. 31. MMA Fighting. 2019-12-10.
6. Web site: Rules and Regulations. PFL. 2019-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808170826/http://www.pflmma.com/rules-regulations/. 2018-08-08. dead.

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