PFL 11
Information
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateDecember 31, 2018 (2018-12-31)
VenueHulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
CityNew York City, New York, U.S.
Event chronology
PFL 10 PFL 11 PFL 1

The PFL 11 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League, the PFL 2018 Championship, was held on December 31, 2018, at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.[1]

Background

The event was the eleventh and final event of the 2018 season. Each champion in the six weight classes was crowned and won a championship prize of $1 million each.[1][2]

Results

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Ray Cooper III Submission (guillotine choke) 2 2:43 [a]
Heavyweight Philipe Lins def. Josh Copeland TKO (knees and punches) 4 0:30 [b]
Light Heavyweight Sean O'Connell def. Vinny Magalhães TKO (corner stoppage) 3 5:00 [c]
Women's Lightweight Kayla Harrison def. Moriel Charneski TKO (punches) 1 3:39
Lightweight Natan Schulte def. Rashid Magomedov Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) 5 5:00 [d]
Featherweight Lance Palmer def. Steven Siler Decision (unanimous) (50-43, 50-45, 49-46) 5 5:00 [e]
Middleweight Louis Taylor def. Abusupiyan Magomedov KO (punch) 1 0:33 [f]
  1. ^ For the 2018 PFL Welterweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the 2018 PFL Heavyweight Championship.
  3. ^ For the 2018 PFL Light Heavyweight Championship.
  4. ^ For the 2018 PFL Lightweight Championship.
  5. ^ For the 2018 PFL Featherweight Championship.
  6. ^ For the 2018 PFL Middleweight Championship.

2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Brazil Francimar Barroso (1)L
 
 
 
United States Josh Copeland (8) Draw 2
 
United States Josh Copeland (8) KO 1
 
 
 
United States Alex Nicholson (5)L
 
United States Jack May (4)L
 
 
 
United States Alex Nicholson (5) TKO 1
 
United States Josh Copeland (8)L
 
 
 
Brazil Philipe Lins (3) TKO 4
 
Brazil Philipe Lins (3) SUB 1
 
 
 
Brazil Caio Alencar* (9)L
 
Brazil Philipe Lins (3) TKO 2
 
 
 
United States Jared Rosholt (7)L
 
United States Kelvin Tiller (2)L
 
 
United States Jared Rosholt (7) UD 2
 

* Valdrin Istrefi was originally scheduled to face Philipe Lins but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Caio Alencar.[3]

Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

[1]

2018 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Brazil Vinny Magalhães (1) SUB 1
 
 
 
United States Rakim Cleveland (8)L
 
Brazil Vinny Magalhães (1) SUB 1
 
 
 
Russia Bazigit Atajev (4)L
 
Russia Bazigit Atajev (4) TKO 1
 
 
 
Argentina Emiliano Sordi (5)L
 
Brazil Vinny Magalhães (1)L
 
 
 
United States Sean O'Connell (3) TKO 3
 
United States Sean O'Connell (3) MD 2
 
 
 
United States Dan Spohn (6)L
 
United States Sean O'Connell (3) KO 1
 
 
 
Canada Smealinho Rama (7)L
 
Russia Maxim Grishin (2)L
 
 
Canada Smealinho Rama (7) Draw 2
 
Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

[1]

2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Germany Abuspiyan Magomedov (1) Draw 2
 
 
 
Russia Gasan Umalatov (8)L
 
Germany Abuspiyan Magomedov (1) UD 3
 
 
 
Sweden Sadibou Sy (5)L
 
Brazil Bruno Santos (4)
 
 
 
Sweden Sadibou Sy (5) Draw 2
 
Germany Abuspiyan Magomedov (1)L
 
 
 
United States Louis Taylor (2) KO 1
 
Jamaica Eddie Gordon* (11)L
 
 
 
United States John Howard (6) UD 2
 
United States John Howard (6)L
 
 
 
United States Louis Taylor (2) Draw 3
 
United States Louis Taylor (2) UD 2
 
 
United States Rex Harris (7)L
 

* Shamil Gamzatov was originally scheduled to face John Howard but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Eddie Gordon.[4]

Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

[1]

2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
United States Ray Cooper III (1) TKO 1
 
 
 
United States Jake Shields (8)L
 
United States Ray Cooper III (1) TKO 1
 
 
 
Brazil Handesson Ferreira (5)L
 
United States Rick Story (4)L
 
 
 
Brazil Handesson Ferreira (5) TKO 2
 
United States Ray Cooper III (1)L
 
 
 
Russia Magomed Magomedkerimov (3) SUB 1
 
Russia Magomed Magomedkerimov (3) UD 2
 
 
 
Ukraine Pavlo Kusch (6)L
 
Russia Magomed Magomedkerimov (3) TKO 2
 
 
 
Serbia Bojan Veličković (7)L
 
Russia Abubakar Nurmagomedov* (9) Draw 2*
 
 
Serbia Bojan Veličković (7)L
 

* João Zeferino was originally scheduled to face Bojan Veličković but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Abubakar Nurmagomedov.[5]

* Abubakar Nurmagomedov was originally scheduled to face Magomed Magomedkerimov but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by his quarterfinal opponent, Bojan Veličković.[6]

Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

[1]

2018 PFL Lightweight playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Brazil Natan Schulte (1) Draw 2
 
 
 
United States Johnny Case (8)L
 
Brazil Natan Schulte (1) SD 3
 
 
 
United States Chris Wade (4)L
 
United States Chris Wade (4) MD 2
 
 
 
United States Robert Watley (5)L
 
Brazil Natan Schulte (1) UD 5
 
 
 
Russia Rashid Magomedov (7)L
 
Russia Islam Mamedov (3) UD 2
 
 
 
Brazil Thiago Tavares (6)L
 
Brazil Thiago Tavares (6)L
 
 
 
Russia Rashid Magomedov (7) TKO 2
 
United States Will Brooks (2)L
 
 
Russia Rashid Magomedov (7) Draw 2
 

* Islam Mamedov was originally scheduled to face Rashid Magomedov but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by his quarterfinal opponent, Thiago Tavares.[7]

Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

[1]

2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
United States Steven Siler (1) Draw 2
 
 
 
Argentina Nazareno Malegarie (8)L
 
United States Steven Siler (1) DQ 2
 
 
 
Brazil Alexandre Almeida (5)L
 
China Jumabieke Tuerxun* (11)L
 
 
 
Brazil Alexandre Almeida (5) MD 2
 
United States Steven Siler (1)L
 
 
 
United States Lance Palmer (2) UD 5
 
United States Andre Harrison (3) MD 2
 
 
 
Brazil Alexandre Bezerra (6)L
 
United States Andre Harrison (3)L
 
 
 
United States Lance Palmer (2) UD 3
 
United States Lance Palmer (2) UD 2
 
 
Germany Max Coga (7)L
 

* Timur Valiev was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Almeida but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Jumabieke Tuerxun.[3]

Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Staff (2018-08-31). "Playoff matchups set for PFL's first season of $1 million winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. ^ "Fight Card - PFL 11". PFL.
  3. ^ a b "Injuries Change Two PFL 8 Bouts, Alternate Fights Set | Fightful MMA". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  4. ^ "Report: Eddie Gordon Replaces Shamil Gamzatov In PFL Middleweight Division Playoffs | Fightful MMA". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  5. ^ "No. 2 seed Joao Zeferino out of PFL playoffs, Abubakar Nurmagomedov meets Bojan Velickovic". MMAjunkie. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  6. ^ "PFL 10 Results". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  7. ^ "PFL 9 Results". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
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