PFL 10 (2018)

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PFL 10
Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateOctober 20, 2018 (2018-10-20)
Venue Entertainment and Sports Arena
City Washington, D.C.
Event chronology
PFL 9 PFL 10 PFL 11

The PFL 10 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 20, 2018, at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C. [1]

Contents

Background

The event was the tenth of the 2018 season and marked the start of the playoffs for the Middleweight and Welterweight divisions. [1] [2]

On October 15, it was announced that second seed welterweight João Zeferino had to pull out of the tournament with a knee injury. He was replaced with Abubakar Nurmagomedov. [3]

Results

Main Card (NBCSN)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
MiddleweightAbuspiyan Magomedovdef. Sadibou Sy Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)35:00 [a]
Welterweight Ray Cooper III def.Handesson FerreiraTKO (punches)12:28 [b]
Middleweight Louis Taylor vs. John Howard Technical Draw (illegal blow)24:55 [c]
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Bojan Veličković TKO (punches)23:13 [d]
MiddleweightAbuspiyan Magomedovvs. Gasan Umalatov Draw (majority) (20-18, 19-19, 19-19)25:00 [e]
Welterweight Ray Cooper III def. Jake Shields TKO (punches)13:10 [f]
Middleweight Sadibou Sy vs. Bruno Santos Draw (majority) (20-18, 19-19, 19-19)25:00 [g]
WelterweightHandesson Ferreiradef. Rick Story TKO (verbal submission)21:15 [h]
Preliminary card (Facebook Watch)
Middleweight John Howard def. Eddie Gordon Decision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18)25:00 [i]
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov def.Pavlo KuschDecision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18)25:00 [j]
Middleweight Louis Taylor def.Rex HarrisDecision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18)25:00 [k]
Welterweight Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs. Bojan Veličković Draw (unanimous) (19-19, 19-19, 19-19)25:00 [l]
  1. Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs.
  2. Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs.
  3. Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs.
  4. Semi-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs.
  5. Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs.
  6. Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs.
  7. Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs.
  8. Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs.
  9. Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs.
  10. Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs.
  11. Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs.
  12. Quarter-final round bout of the 2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs.

2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg Abuspiyan Magomedov (1)Draw 2
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg Gasan Umalatov (8)L
 
Flag of Germany.svg Abuspiyan Magomedov (1)UD 3
 
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg Sadibou Sy (5)L
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Santos (4)
 
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg Sadibou Sy (5)Draw 2
 
Flag of Germany.svg Abuspiyan Magomedov (1)L
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg Louis Taylor (2)KO 1
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg Eddie Gordon* (11)L
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg John Howard (6)UD 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg John Howard (6)L
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg Louis Taylor (2)Draw 3
 
Flag of the United States.svg Louis Taylor (2)UD 2
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg 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
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg Ray Cooper III (1)TKO 1
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Shields (8)L
 
Flag of the United States.svg Ray Cooper III (1)TKO 1
 
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Handesson Ferreira (5)L
 
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Story (4)L
 
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg Handesson Ferreira (5)TKO 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg Ray Cooper III (1)L
 
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Magomedkerimov (3)SUB 1
 
Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Magomedkerimov (3)UD 2
 
 
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg Pavlo Kusch (6)L
 
Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Magomedkerimov (3)TKO 2
 
 
 
Flag of Serbia.svg Bojan Veličković (7)L
 
Flag of Russia.svg Abubakar Nurmagomedov* (9)Draw 2*
 
 
Flag of Serbia.svg 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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 10". PFL.
  3. Ariel Helwani (2018-10-15). "Second-seeded PFL welterweight Joao Zeferino is out of Saturday's PFL 10". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
  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.