| PFL 10 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL 10 | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | October 27, 2021 | |||
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood | |||
| City | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The PFL 10 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 27, 2021. This was the finale of the playoffs for all divisions, with the winners getting $1 million cash prize. [1] [2] [3]
Kayla Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo and is seeking her second PFL championship, headlined the PFL event opposite Taylor Guardado, who emerged as an unexpected finalist in 2021. The event also featured five other finals matchups, with the winner of each weight class taking home PFL's trademark $1 million prize. [4]
The five other championship bouts included a welterweight rematch between Ray Cooper III and Magomed Magomedkerimov, Movlid Khaybulaev versus UFC vet Chris Wade at featherweight, a heavyweight rematch between Ante Delija and Bruno Cappelozza, UFC vet Antônio Carlos Júnior taking on Marthin Hamlet at light heavyweight, and Loik Radzhabov rematching Raush Manfio at lightweight. [5]
This PFL event featured the second MMA appearance of boxing champion Claressa Shields. Shields, who won her professional MMA debut in June, took on Mexico's Abigail Montes. [6]
Former UFC middleweight Omari Akhmedov made a non-tournament appearance on the card. The 33-year-old Russian, who fought exclusively in the UFC from 2013 to 2021, faced Jordan Young on the night's undercard. [7]
| Main Card (ESPN2 and ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Lightweight | Kayla Harrison | def. | Taylor Guardado | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Ray Cooper III | def. | Magomed Magomedkerimov | KO (punches) | 3 | 3:02 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Women's Lightweight | Abigail Montes | def. | Claressa Shields | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Bruno Cappelozza | def. | Ante Delija | Decision (unanimous) (49-45, 49-45, 48-46) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Featherweight | Movlid Khaybulaev | def. | Chris Wade | Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Antônio Carlos Júnior | def. | Marthin Hamlet | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:49 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Lightweight | Raush Manfio | def. | Loik Radzhabov | Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-46, 49-46) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 6] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jordan Young | def. | Omari Akhmedov | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:32 | |
| Women's Lightweight | Julia Budd | def. | Kaitlin Young | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Don Madge | def. | Nathan Williams | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:15 | |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 |  Bruno Cappelozza | TKO | |||||||
| 4 |  Jamelle Jones | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Bruno Cappelozza | UD | |||||||
| 3 |  Ante Delija | 5 | |||||||
| 2 |  Denis Goltsov | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Ante Delija | UD | |||||||
(SD) | (Split Decision) | |
(UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | |
(MD) | (Majority Decision) | |
SUB | Submission | |
(T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
L | Loss |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Antônio Carlos Júnior | UD | |||||||
| 4 |  Emiliano Sordi | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Antônio Carlos Júnior | SUB | |||||||
| 3 |  Marthin Hamlet | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Cezar Ferreira | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Marthin Hamlet | TKO | |||||||
(SD) | (Split Decision) | |
(UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | |
(MD) | (Majority Decision) | |
SUB | Submission | |
(T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
L | Loss |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 5 |  Sadibou Sy* | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Magomed Magomedkerimov | UD | |||||||
| 4 | Magomed Magomedkerimov | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Ray Cooper III | KO | |||||||
| 2 |  Rory MacDonald | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Ray Cooper III | UD | |||||||
(SD) | (Split Decision) | |
(UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | |
(MD) | (Majority Decision) | |
SUB | Submission | |
(T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
L | Loss |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 |  Loik Radzhabov | UD | |||||||
| 4 |  Alexander Martinez | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Loik Radzhabov | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Raush Manfio | UD | |||||||
| 2 | Clay Collard | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Raush Manfio | UD | |||||||
(SD) | (Split Decision) | |
(UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | |
(MD) | (Majority Decision) | |
SUB | Submission | |
(T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
L | Loss |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 |  Brendan Loughnane | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Movlid Khaybulaev | SD | |||||||
| 4 | Movlid Khaybulaev | UD | |||||||
| 2 | Chris Wade | 5 | |||||||
| 2 | Chris Wade | UD | |||||||
| 3 | Bubba Jenkins | 3 | |||||||
(SD) | (Split Decision) | |
(UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | |
(MD) | (Majority Decision) | |
SUB | Submission | |
(T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
L | Loss |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 5 | Mariana Morais | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Taylor Guardado | SD | |||||||
| 4 | Taylor Guardado | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Kayla Harrison | SUB | |||||||
| 2 | Kayla Harrison | TKO | |||||||
| 3 |  Genah Fabian | 1 | |||||||
* Larissa Pacheco was originally scheduled to face Taylor Guardado but was unable to continue in the tournament. She was replaced by #5 ranked Mariana Morais.
(SD) | (Split Decision) | |
(UD) | (Unanimous Decision) | |
(MD) | (Majority Decision) | |
SUB | Submission | |
(T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out | |
L | Loss |
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