PFL 5 (2018) explained

PFL 5
Promotion:Professional Fighters League
Venue:Nassau Coliseum
City:Uniondale, New York
Estimatedviewers:112,000[1]
Previousevent:PFL 4
Followingevent:PFL 6

See main article: PFL (2018 season). The PFL 5 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 2, 2018, at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. This is the fifth regular season event of 2018 and included only fights in the lightweight and light heavyweight divisions.[2] [3]

Background

Brian Foster was expected to face Natan Schulte at this event. However, Foster was removed due to an unspecified illness and replaced by Jason High.[4]

Originally a fight was set between Islam Mamedov and Efrain Escudero. However, Escudero missed the 156-pound weight limit by over seven pounds, and the bout was scratched from the card all together.[5] As a result, Mamedov was awarded 3 points via walkover victory.

Standings after event

The point system consists of outcome based scoring and bonuses for an early win. Under the outcome based scoring system, the winner of a fight receives 3 points and the loser receives 0 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. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. If a fighter misses weight, then the fighter that missed weight will receive 0 points and his opponent will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory.[6]

Lightweight

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
2001009
2000006
2000006
1010006
1010105
1000014
1000003
1010003
0010000
E 0020000
E 0010000
E 0020000
E 002*0003
E 1*010010
Sources:[7]

Light Heavyweight

FighterWinsDrawsLossesTotal
Points
20020012
20011011
2000017
1000105
Rakim Cleveland1010014
1010014
0010000
0010000
0010000
0010000
0010000
0010000
E 0010000
Sources:[8]

♛ = Clinched playoff spot --- E = Eliminated

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PFL 6 draws 138,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA. mmapayout.com. 2018-08-19.
  2. Web site: Fight Card - PFL 5. PFL.
  3. News: Brian Foster vs. Natan Schulte headlines PFL 5 in New York. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2018-07-23. 2018-07-23.
  4. News: Brian Foster out, Jason High vs. Natan Schulte now headlines PFL 5 in New York. mmajunkie.com. MMAjunkie Staff. 2018-07-30.
  5. News: Efrain Escudero misses weight and his PFL 5 fight gets scrapped. newsday. Ryan Gerbosi Staff. 2018-08-01.
  6. Web site: Rules and Regulations. PFL. 2018-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180808170826/http://www.pflmma.com/rules-regulations/. 2018-08-08. dead.
  7. News: 2018 PFL Lightweight Standings. 2 August 2018. Professional Fighters League.
  8. News: 2018 PFL Light Heavyweight Standings. 2 August 2018. Professional Fighters League.