PFL 6 (2019 season)
The PFL 6 mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 8, 2019, at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was the sixth and final regular season event of 2019 before the playoffs and include fights in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.[1]
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | August 8, 2019 | |||
| Venue | Ocean Resort Casino | |||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
A scheduled Light Heavyweight bout between Dan Spohn and Ronny Markes was cancelled after Markes weighed in at 208.6 pounds, 2.6 pounds over the allowable limit for the division. As a result, Spohn advanced with three points with a walkover win.
Results
| Main Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Jared Rosholt | def. | Satoshi Ishii | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Vinny Magalhães | def. | Rakim Cleveland | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:56 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Viktor Nemkov | def. | Rashid Yusupov | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ali Isaev | def. | Carl Seumanutafa | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Maxim Grishin | def. | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:48 | |
| Heavyweight | Muhammed Dereese | def. | Valdrin Istrefi | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:06 | |
| Bantamweight | Umar Nurmagomedov | def. | Sidemar Honorio | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN2) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Francimar Barroso | def. | Ben Edwards | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Denis Goltsov | def. | Kelvin Tiller | Submission (ezekiel choke) | 2 | 3:40 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Emiliano Sordi | def. | Bazigit Atajev | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:22 | |
| Heavyweight | Alex Nicholson | def. | Zeke Tuinei-Wily | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:07 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jordan Johnson | def. | Sigi Pesaleli | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
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.[2]
Light Heavyweight
| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♛ 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 |
Heavyweight
| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♛ 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 |
♛ = Clinched playoff spot --- E = Eliminated
References
- "Fight Card - 2019 PFL 6". PFL.
- "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- The eight fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
- The eight fighters with most points advance to the playoffs