PFL 6 (2018 season)

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PFL 6
Information
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateAugust 16, 2018 (2018-08-16)
VenueOcean Resort Casino
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey
Estimated viewers138,000[1]
Event chronology
PFL 5 PFL 6 PFL 7
Main article: PFL (2018 season)

The PFL 6 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 16, 2018, at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was the sixth regular season event of 2018 and included only fights in the welterweight and middleweight divisions.[2]

Background[]

Paul Bradley was expected to face Rick Story at this event. However, Bradley was removed due to an unspecified reason and replaced by Carlton Minus.

Results[]

Main Card (NBCSN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Ray Cooper III def. Pavlo Kusch TKO (punches) 1 0:18
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Bojan Veličković Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Women's Lightweight Kayla Harrison def. Jozette Cotton TKO (punches) 3 1:24
Welterweight Abubakar Nurmagomedov def. Jonatan Westin Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight João Zeferino def. Yuri Villefort Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:10
Preliminary card (Facebook Watch)
Welterweight Rick Story def. Carlton Minus Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:55
Welterweight Jake Shields def. Herman Terrado Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Bruno Santos def. John Howard Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Abuspiyan Magomedov def. Anderson Gonçalves TKO (punches) 1 1:27
Middleweight Shamil Gamzatov def. Rex Harris Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Louis Taylor def. Andre Lobato Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Middleweight Gasan Umalatov def. Eddie Gordon 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.[3]

Welterweight[]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[4]
♛ United States Ray Cooper III 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
♛ Brazil 2 0 0 1 0 1 10
♛ Russia Magomed Magomedkerimov 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
♛ United States Rick Story 2 0 0 0 1 0 8
♛ Ukraine Pavlo Kusch 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
♛ Serbia Bojan Veličković 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
♛ United States Jake Shields 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Russia Abubakar Nurmagomedov 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
United States Paul Bradley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Brazil Yuri Villefort 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Sweden Jonatan Westin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Guam Herman Terrado 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E United States Carlton Minus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sources:[5]

Middleweight[]

Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[6]
♛ Germany Abuspiyan Magomedov 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
♛ United States Louis Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
♛ Russia Shamil Gamzatov 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
♛ Brazil Bruno Santos 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
♛ United States John Howard 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
♛ United States Rex Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
♛ Russia Gasan Umalatov 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Sweden Sadibou Sy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Brazil Danillo Villefort 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Brazil Andre Lobato 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E United States Eddie Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Brazil Anderson Gonçalves 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Sources:[7]

♛ = Clinched playoff spot --- E = Eliminated

See also[]

  • List of PFL events
  • List of current PFL fighters

References[]

  1. ^ "PFL 6 draws 138,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". mmapayout.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  2. ^ "Fight Card - PFL 6". PFL.
  3. ^ "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  4. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
  5. ^ "2018 PFL Welterweight Standings". Professional Fighters League. 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
  7. ^ "2018 PFL Middleweight Standings". Professional Fighters League. 16 August 2018.
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