PFL 3 (2023)

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PFL 3
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The poster for PFL 3
Information
Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateApril 14, 2023 (2023-April-14)
Venue The Theater at Virgin Hotels
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
PFL 2 PFL 3 PFL 4

The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2023 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on April 14, 2023, at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. This marked the third regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Background

The first round of the PFL regular season ended at this event, with Olivier Aubin-Mercier facing Shane Burgos, a free-agent acquisition in the lightweight division. In the welterweight division, Sadibou Sy met Jarrah Al-Silawi. [2]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Lightweight Natan Schulte def. Stevie Ray Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Shane Burgos Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Lightweight Clay Collard def.Yamato NishikawaDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def. Cezar Ferreira KO (punches)12:07
WelterweightCarlos Lealdef. David Zawada TKO (punches)12:25
WelterweightMagomed Umalatovdef.Dilano TaylorKO (punches)11:31
Postliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Welterweight Sadibou Sy def.Jarrah Al-SilawiTKO (knee to the body and punches)21:14
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov def.Ben EgliTKO (head kick)11:03
Lightweight Raush Manfio def.Alexander MartinezDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00
WelterweightNayib Lopezdef.Shane MitchellDecision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)35:00 [lower-alpha 1]
LightweightBruno Mirandadef.Ahmed AmirDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
WelterweightZach Juusoladef.Brandon JenkinsDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27)35:00
  1. Lopez deducted one point for an illegal knee in round one.

[4]

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. [5]

Heavyweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [6]
Flag of Russia.svg Denis Goltsov 1001006
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Cappelozza 1001006
Flag of the United States.svg Maurice Greene 1000105
Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Marques 1000003
Flag of Russia.svg Rizvan Kuniev1000003
Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Ferreira0010000
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Yorgan De Castro 0010000
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Nunes0010000
Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Scheffel0010000
Flag of Brazil.svg Cezar Ferreira 0010000

Welterweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [7]
Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Umalatov1001006
Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Magomedkerimov 1001006
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Leal1001006
Flag of Sweden.svg Sadibou Sy 1000105
Flag of Mexico.svg Nayib López1000003
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Mitchell0010000
Flag of Jordan.svg Jarrah Al-Silawi0010000
Flag of Germany.svg David Zawada 0010000
Flag of Jamaica.svg Dilano Taylor0010000
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Egli0010000

Lightweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [8]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivier Aubin-Mercier 1000003
Flag of the United States.svg Clay Collard 1000003
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Miranda1000003
Flag of Brazil.svg Natan Schulte 1000003
Flag of Brazil.svg Raush Manfio 1000003
Flag of Japan.svg Yamato Nishikawa0010000
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Amir0010000
Flag of Paraguay.svg Alexander Martinez0010000
Flag of the United States.svg Shane Burgos 0010000
Flag of Scotland.svg Stevie Ray 0010000

See also

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  6. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  7. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  8. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs