PFL 1 (2023)

PFL 1
The poster for PFL 1
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	April 1, 2023 (2023-04-01)
Venue	The Theater at Virgin Hotels
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
PFL Europe 1 PFL 1 PFL 2

Main article: 2023 in Professional Fighters League

The PFL 1 mixed martial arts event for the 2023 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on April 1, 2023, at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. This marked the first regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Featherweight and Light Heavyweight divisions. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Background

The first event of 2023 feature a bout between Brendan Loughnane and Marlon Moraes in the featherweight division. Meanwhile, Rob Wilkinson faced Thiago Santos, a former UFC title challenger, in the co-main event. ^[2]

A light heavyweight bout between Omari Akhmedov and Will Fleury was expected to take place at the event. ^[4] However, Akhmedov was forced to withdraw due to suffering an injury and was replaced by Krzysztof Jotko. ^[5]

Sung Bin Jo was expected to face Jesus Pinedo. However, Jo was not medically cleared and was replaced by alternate Gabriel Alves Braga.

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Brendan Loughnane	def.	Marlon Moraes	TKO (leg kicks)	2	1:11
Light Heavyweight	Rob Wilkinson	vs.	Thiago Santos	No Contest (overturned)	3	5:00	[a]
Light Heavyweight	Will Fleury	vs.	Krzysztof Jotko	No Contest (overturned)	3	5:00	[b]
Featherweight	Movlid Khaybulaev	def.	Ryoji Kudo	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Bubba Jenkins	def.	Chris Wade	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight	Marthin Hamlet	def.	Mohammed Fakhreddine	Submission (face crank)	1	1:05
Light Heavyweight	Joshua Silveira	def.	Sam Kei	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:46
Featherweight	Alejandro Flores	vs.	Daniel Torres	No Contest (overturned)	3	5:00	[c]
Featherweight	Gabriel Alves Braga	def.	Jesus Pinedo	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Ty Flores	def.	Delan Monte	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Impa Kasanganay	def.	Cory Hendricks	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00

1. Originally a Decision (unanimous) win for Wilkinson; result overturned after Wilkinson failed a drug test
2. Originally a Decision (split) win for Fleury; result overturned after Fleury failed a drug test
3. Originally a Decision (unanimous) win for Flores; result overturned after Flores failed a drug test

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Standings after event

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 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. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded. ^[7]

Light Heavyweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points [8]
Marthin Hamlet	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Josh Silveira	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Ty Flores	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Rob Wilkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Will Fleury	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Krzysztof Jotko	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Thiago Santos	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Delan Monte	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Sam Kei	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mohammad Fakhreddine	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Featherweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points [9]
Brendan Loughnane	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
Bubba Jenkins	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Movlid Khaybulaev	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Alejandro Flores	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Gabriel Alves Braga	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jesus Pinedo	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Torres	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ryoji Kudo	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Wade	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marlon Moraes	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters

References

1. Sherdog.com. "PFL Announces Headliners, Co-Main Events for First Three Regular Season Cards". Sherdog. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
2. "Loughnane-Moraes to kick off 2023 PFL season". ESPN.com. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
3. Martin, Damon (2023-02-02). "Brendan Loughnane vs. Marlon Moraes, Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Shane Burgos among fights announced for PFL in 2023". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
4. "2022 champs Brendan Loughnane, Rob Wilkinson headline 2023 PFL 1 on April 1". MMA Junkie. 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
5. Ian O'Neill (2023-02-28). "Report: Omari Akhmedov Out; Krzystof Jotko set to step in vs. Will Fleury in $1m Tournament". SevereMMA.com - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Irish MMA. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
6. "PFL 1". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
7. "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
8. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
9. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs