PFL 3 (2023)

PFL 3
The poster for PFL 3
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)
Venue	The Theater at Virgin Hotels
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
PFL 2 PFL 3 PFL 4

Main article: 2023 in Professional Fighters League

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]}

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 class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Natan Schulte	def.	Stevie Ray	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	def.	Shane Burgos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Clay Collard	def.	Yamato Nishikawa	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Denis Goltsov	def.	Cezar Ferreira	KO (punches)	1	2:07
Welterweight	Carlos Leal	def.	David Zawada	TKO (punches)	1	2:25
Welterweight	Magomed Umalatov	def.	Dilano Taylor	KO (punches)	1	1:31
Postliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Welterweight	Sadibou Sy	def.	Jarrah Al-Silawi	TKO (knee to the body and punches)	2	1:14
Welterweight	Magomed Magomedkerimov	def.	Ben Egli	TKO (head kick)	1	1:03
Lightweight	Raush Manfio	def.	Alexander Martinez	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Nayib Lopez	def.	Shane Mitchell	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Lightweight	Bruno Miranda	def.	Ahmed Amir	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Zach Juusola	def.	Brandon Jenkins	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27)	3	5:00

1. Lopez deducted one point for an illegal knee in round one.

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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. ^[5]

Heavyweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points [6]
Denis Goltsov	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Bruno Cappelozza	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Maurice Greene	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
Danilo Marques	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Rizvan Kuniev	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Renan Ferreira	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Yorgan De Castro	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marcelo Nunes	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Matheus Scheffel	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Cezar Ferreira	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Welterweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points [7]
Magomed Umalatov	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Magomed Magomedkerimov	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Carlos Leal	1	0	0	1	0	0	6
Sadibou Sy	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
Nayib López	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Shane Mitchell	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jarrah Al-Silawi	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
David Zawada	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Dilano Taylor	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ben Egli	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Lightweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points [8]
Olivier Aubin-Mercier	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Clay Collard	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Bruno Miranda	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Natan Schulte	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Raush Manfio	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Yamato Nishikawa	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ahmed Amir	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Alexander Martinez	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Shane Burgos	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Stevie Ray	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. "PFL 3". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
5. "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
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