Fight Facts is a breakdown of all the interesting information and Cage curiosities about every card, with puns, references, and portmanteaus to keep things fun. These detailed statistics dig into the numbers, provide historical context, and tell the story behind those numbers.
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Total number of PFL games: 1,062
Total number of PFL events: 114
The first half of the Professional Fighters League regular season has ended, and all six teams are heading into the unknown. This week’s events have been decided, and the welterweight and featherweight divisions have been decided. From each division he had two players score his six points, but anything can still happen in June. PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season featured Russia’s overwhelming dominance, stunning buzzer-beater knockout, and one more fighter who ended the night with minus points.
The Russian Grim Reaper is here: four undefeated players: Magomed Umaratov (14-0), Shamil Musaev (14-0-1), Timur Khizriyev (14-0), Murad Ramazanov (11-0) Russian warriors participated in this event. All four won, keeping their perfect records intact.
Deliberate Matchmaking: At welterweight, all three Bellator fighters lost to PFL fighters in cross-promotional matches. Former Bellator fighters Goichi Yamauchi and Neiman Gracie also competed, with Yamauchi emerging victorious.
The good, the bad: Umalatov outperformed Andrei Koreshkov in three-point shooting performance, earning his 15th career victory. This is the third decision in his career, all three under the PFL banner.
he suffered. He overcame: Bouncing back from his first stoppage-time defeat, Brendan Loughnane ran past Pedro Carvalho in 86 seconds to earn six play-off points. It was the Briton’s eighth win in the opening slot despite having 16 wins over the distance.
Haha, what a story, Mark: “Silent Assassin” Musaev became number one in professional wins by defeating Logan Story in the second round. 15. 12 of those wins were by finishing.
No save until the bell: With one second left in the first round, Gabriel Braga starts Justin Gonzalez with a punch. The Brazilian became the fourth fighter in World Series of Fighting PFL history to earn a stoppage at 4 minutes, 59 seconds of the first round, joining Ali Isaev, Sheymon Moraes and Daniel James.
Irregular rematch: Yamauchi defeated rival Neiman Gracie by decision, setting up a match between the two at Bellator 284 in 2022. The Japanese fighter’s finish rate dropped to 83% with his victory over the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu talent.
Take your time and savor your spoils: After three hard-fought rounds, Kai Kamaka III pulled off a slight upset with a victory over Bubba Jenkins. The Hawaiian has won 11 of his 13 professional wins thanks to refereeing.
Missing Flying Knee: Adam Borix wins on the scorecards over Enrique Barsola to earn three points. The high-flying Hungarian has rang the final bell in six consecutive games since 2020.
Timur Time: Timur Khizriyev improved to 15-0 as a professional with a decision stoppage over Brett Johns. All four of his fights in major leagues have been successful, although all have been decisions wins.
Seeing Stars: The night’s best bet, Murad Ramazanov at -1400, ran over Laureano Staropoli midway through and ended up in a rear-naked choke. The One Championship veteran has an evenly distributed winning formula: four decisions, four knockouts, and four tapouts.
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Negative: Staropoli lost more than 4 pounds before his welterweight bout with Ramazanov. He and Shana Young are the only two players to lose weight in the 2024 season, and both have negative points in the standings.
Magical Destruction: With a high 91% stoppage rate, Don Mudge stopped Brennan Ward with a rear-naked choke in 62 seconds. ‘Magic Man’ has five knockouts and five submissions on his ledger.
Shred him like lettuce: Thad Jean eliminated Romain Dubienne in just over two minutes, improving his young and perfect record to 7-0. Five of his wins have come within the distance, and four of those have come in the opening slot.
Never Say Never Again: Coming into PFL 2024 3, Story (17 fights) and Gonzalez (17 fights) have never finished, Staropoli has never been submitted (18 fights), Otto Rodriguez had never lost on the scorecards (15 fights).
