PFL 3 (2018)

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PFL 3
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Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateJuly 5, 2018 (2018-07-05)
Venue Charles E. Smith Center
City Washington, D.C.
Estimated viewers46,000 [1]
Event chronology
PFL 2 PFL 3 PFL 4

The PFL 3 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on July 5, 2018, at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. It was the third regular season event of 2018 and included only fights in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. [2]

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Results

Main Card (NBCSN)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Ray Cooper III def. Jake Shields TKO (punches)22:09
WelterweightPavlo Kuschdef. Abubakar Nurmagomedov Submission (rear-naked choke)21:23
Welterweight Rick Story def. Yuri Villefort Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Middleweight Shamil Gamzatov def. Eddie Gordon Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Middleweight John Howard def. Gasan Umalatov Submission (rear-naked choke)22:59
Preliminary card (Facebook Watch)
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Herman Terrado Submission (rear-naked choke)14:54
WelterweightJoão Zeferinodef. Paul Bradley TKO (punches)11:58
Middleweight Bruno Santos def. Sadibou Sy Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Middleweight Louis Taylor def.Anderson GonçalvesTKO (punches)30:58
MiddleweightRex Harrisdef.Andre LobatoDecision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)35:00
MiddleweightAbuspiyan Magomedovdef. Danillo Villefort TKO (body kick and punches)13:37
Welterweight Bojan Veličković def.Jonatan WestinTKO (punches)22:50

    Standings after event

    The point system consists of outcome based scoring and bonuses for an early win. Under the outcome based scoring system, the winner of a fight receives 3 points and the loser receives 0 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. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. If a fighter misses weight, then the fighter that missed weight will receive 0 points and his opponent will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory. [3]

    Welterweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
    Points [4]
    JoãoZeferino1001006
    Magomed Magomedkerimov 1001006
    Pavlo Kusch1000105
    Ray Cooper III 1000105
    Bojan Veličković 1000105
    Rick Story 1000003
    Yuri Villefort 0010000
    Jonatan Westin0010000
    Jake Shields 0010000
    Abubakar Nurmagomedov 0010000
    Herman Terrado 0010000
    Paul Bradley 0010000
    Sources: [5]

    Middleweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
    Points [6]
    Abuspiyan Magomedov1001006
    John Howard 1000105
    Louis Taylor 1000014
    Shamil Gamzatov 1000003
    Bruno Santos 1000003
    Rex Harris1000003
    Andre Lobato0010000
    Sadibou Sy 0010000
    Eddie Gordon 0010000
    Anderson Gonçalves0010000
    Gasan Umalatov 0010000
    Danillo Villefort 0010000
    Sources: [7]

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