PFL 11 (2018 season)

PFL 11
PFL 11
Information
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	December 31, 2018
Venue	Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden
City	New York City, New York, U.S.
Event chronology

Last updated November 28, 2023

The PFL 11 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League, the PFL 2018 Championship, was held on December 31, 2018, at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.^[1]

Background

The event was the eleventh and final event of the 2018 season. Each champion in the six weight classes was crowned and won a championship prize of $1 million each.^[1]^[2]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Magomed Magomedkerimov	def.	Ray Cooper III	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:43	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Heavyweight	Philipe Lins	def.	Josh Copeland	TKO (knees and punches)	4	0:30	^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Light Heavyweight	Sean O'Connell	def.	Vinny Magalhães	TKO (corner stoppage)	3	5:00	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Women's Lightweight	Kayla Harrison	def.	Moriel Charneski	TKO (punches)	1	3:39
Lightweight	Natan Schulte	def.	Rashid Magomedov	Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 48-46, 48-46)	5	5:00	^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Featherweight	Lance Palmer	def.	Steven Siler	Decision (unanimous) (50-43, 50-45, 49-46)	5	5:00	^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Middleweight	Louis Taylor	def.	Abusupiyan Magomedov	KO (punch)	1	0:33	^{[lower-alpha 6]}

↑ For the 2018 PFL Welterweight Championship.
↑ For the 2018 PFL Heavyweight Championship.
↑ For the 2018 PFL Light Heavyweight Championship.
↑ For the 2018 PFL Lightweight Championship.
↑ For the 2018 PFL Featherweight Championship.
↑ For the 2018 PFL Middleweight Championship.

2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Francimar Barroso (1)	L

Josh Copeland (8)	Draw 2
		Josh Copeland (8)	KO 1

		Alex Nicholson (5)	L
Jack May (4)	L

Alex Nicholson (5)	TKO 1
				Josh Copeland (8)	L

				Philipe Lins (3)	TKO 4
Philipe Lins (3)	SUB 1

Caio Alencar* (9)	L
		Philipe Lins (3)	TKO 2

		Jared Rosholt (7)	L
Kelvin Tiller (2)	L

Jared Rosholt (7)	UD 2

* Valdrin Istrefi was originally scheduled to face Philipe Lins but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Caio Alencar.^[3]

**Legend**
(SD)		(Split Decision)
(UD)		(Unanimous Decision)
(MD)		(Majority Decision)
SUB		Submission
(T)KO		(Technical) Knock Out
L		Loss

^[1]

2018 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Vinny Magalhães (1)	SUB 1

Rakim Cleveland (8)	L
		Vinny Magalhães (1)	SUB 1

		Bazigit Atajev (4)	L
Bazigit Atajev (4)	TKO 1

Emiliano Sordi (5)	L
				Vinny Magalhães (1)	L

				Sean O'Connell (3)	TKO 3
Sean O'Connell (3)	MD 2

Dan Spohn (6)	L
		Sean O'Connell (3)	KO 1

		Smealinho Rama (7)	L
Maxim Grishin (2)	L

Smealinho Rama (7)	Draw 2

**Legend**
(SD)		(Split Decision)
(UD)		(Unanimous Decision)
(MD)		(Majority Decision)
SUB		Submission
(T)KO		(Technical) Knock Out
L		Loss

^[1]

2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Abuspiyan Magomedov (1)	Draw 2

Gasan Umalatov (8)	L
		Abuspiyan Magomedov (1)	UD 3

		Sadibou Sy (5)	L
Bruno Santos (4)

Sadibou Sy (5)	Draw 2
				Abuspiyan Magomedov (1)	L

				Louis Taylor (2)	KO 1
Eddie Gordon* (11)	L

John Howard (6)	UD 2
		John Howard (6)	L

		Louis Taylor (2)	Draw 3
Louis Taylor (2)	UD 2

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-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Ray Cooper III (1)	TKO 1

Jake Shields (8)	L
		Ray Cooper III (1)	TKO 1

		Handesson Ferreira (5)	L
Rick Story (4)	L

Handesson Ferreira (5)	TKO 2
				Ray Cooper III (1)	L

				Magomed Magomedkerimov (3)	SUB 1
Magomed Magomedkerimov (3)	UD 2

Pavlo Kusch (6)	L
		Magomed Magomedkerimov (3)	TKO 2

		Bojan Veličković (7)	L
Abubakar Nurmagomedov* (9)	Draw 2*

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]

2018 PFL Lightweight playoffs

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Natan Schulte (1)	Draw 2

Johnny Case (8)	L
		Natan Schulte (1)	SD 3

		Chris Wade (4)	L
Chris Wade (4)	MD 2

Robert Watley (5)	L
				Natan Schulte (1)	UD 5

				Rashid Magomedov (7)	L
Islam Mamedov (3)	UD 2

Thiago Tavares (6)	L
		Thiago Tavares (6)	L

		Rashid Magomedov (7)	TKO 2
Will Brooks (2)	L

Rashid Magomedov (7)	Draw 2

* Islam Mamedov was originally scheduled to face Rashid Magomedov but was unable to continue in the tournament. He was replaced by his quarterfinal opponent, Thiago Tavares.^[7]

**Legend**
(SD)		(Split Decision)
(UD)		(Unanimous Decision)
(MD)		(Majority Decision)
SUB		Submission
(T)KO		(Technical) Knock Out
L		Loss

^[1]

2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Steven Siler (1)	Draw 2

Nazareno Malegarie (8)	L
		Steven Siler (1)	DQ 2

		Alexandre Almeida (5)	L
Jumabieke Tuerxun* (11)	L

Alexandre Almeida (5)	MD 2
				Steven Siler (1)	L

				Lance Palmer (2)	UD 5
Andre Harrison (3)	MD 2

Alexandre Bezerra (6)	L
		Andre Harrison (3)	L

		Lance Palmer (2)	UD 3
Lance Palmer (2)	UD 2

Max Coga (7)	L

* Timur Valiev was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Almeida but was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Jumabieke Tuerxun.^[3]

**Legend**
(SD)		(Split Decision)
(UD)		(Unanimous Decision)
(MD)		(Majority Decision)
SUB		Submission
(T)KO		(Technical) Knock Out
L		Loss

^[1]

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[3] For the 2018 PFL Welterweight Championship.

[4] For the 2018 PFL Heavyweight Championship.

[5] For the 2018 PFL Light Heavyweight Championship.

[6] For the 2018 PFL Lightweight Championship.

[7] For the 2018 PFL Featherweight Championship.

[8] For the 2018 PFL Middleweight Championship.

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[13] "PFL 9 Results". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

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PFL 11 (2018 season)

Contents

Background

Results

2018 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

2018 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

2018 PFL Middleweight playoffs

2018 PFL Welterweight playoffs

2018 PFL Lightweight playoffs

2018 PFL Featherweight playoffs

See also

Related Research Articles

References