PFL 4 (2023)

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Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateJune 8, 2023
VenueOvertime Elite Arena
City Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Event chronology
PFL 3 PFL 4 PFL 5

PFL 4 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on June 8, 2023, at the Overtime Elite Arena in, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. This marked the fourth regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Featherweight and Light heavyweight divisions. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

The 2023 PFL regular season continued on June 8, featuring featherweight and light heavyweight matches. After the first three events in Las Vegas, the series moves to Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, with live broadcasts on ESPN and ESPN+. [3]

In the main event, 2022 featherweight champion Brendan Loughnane faced Jesus Pinedo. Loughnane started the 2023 season with a victory over Marlon Moraes, while Pinedo lost a close match to Gabriel Braga. Loughnane leads the featherweight standings with 5 points. [4]

The co-main event, in the light heavyweight division, was to have 2022 champion Rob Wilkinson going against Will Fleury. Wilkinson won his first match of the season against former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos, while Fleury defeated Krzysztof Jotko. [3]

However, a bevy of failed drug tests changed this card as nine PFL fighters were suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission included former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos, former PFL heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza, Krzystof Jotko, Rizvan Kuniev, Mohammed Fakhreddine, Cezar Ferreira, Will Fleury, Alejandro Flores, and Daniel Torres. In light of the recent suspensions, Ty Flores stepped in for Will Fleury to fight Rob Wilkinson in a light heavyweight match, but Wilkinson subsequently failed a drug test and was replaced by Dan Spohn; [5] Tyler Diamond replaced Daniel Torres against Movlid Khaybulaev in a featherweight bout; Gabriel Braga replaced Alejandro Flores to fight Marlon Moraes in another featherweight bout; Taylor Johnson and UFC veteran Andrew Sanchez joined the light heavyweight season to replace the suspended fighters and faced each other; Impa Kasanganay and Tim Caron, new additions to the light heavyweight season, competed against each other; and a scheduled feature fight between Thiago Santos and Mohammed Fakhreddine was cancelled. [6]

At weigh-ins, Ty Flores weighed in at 211.2 pounds, 5.2 pounds over the Light Heavyweight limit. He was fined 20% of his purse which went to his opponent Spohn and he was given a one point penalty in the standings and is also unable to win points in case he wins the bout. [7]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Jesus Pinedo def. Brendan Loughnane KO (knee and punches)11:34
Featherweight Movlid Khaybulaev def.Tyler DiamondSubmission (arm-triangle choke)24:23
Light HeavyweightMarthin Hamletdef.Sam KeiDecision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Bubba Jenkins def.Sung Bin JoTechnical Submission (rear-naked choke)11:25
Light HeavyweightJosh Silveiradef.Delan MonteTKO (knee injury)11:30
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
FeatherweightGabriel Alves Bragadef. Marlon Moraes TKO (punches)13:02
Light HeavyweightTy Floresdef. Daniel Spohn Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)35:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Chris Wade def.Ryoji KudoTechnical Submission (guillotine choke)14:15
Light Heavyweight Impa Kasanganay def.Tim CaronSubmission (arm-triangle choke)23:52
Light Heavyweight Andrew Sanchez def.Taylor JohnsonDecision (split) (29–27, 27–29, 29–27)35:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Women's FeatherweightAbigail Montesdef.Brandy HesterTKO (punches)13:06
FeatherweightAlexei Pergandedef.Akeem BashirSubmission (D'arce choke)13:14
  1. Flores missed weight (211.2 lbs)
  2. Johnson was deducted 1 point in Round 1 for an illegal knee.

[8]

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. [9]

Light Heavyweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [10]
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Silveira20020012
Flag of Norway.svg Marthin Hamlet2001009
Flag of the United States.svg Impa Kasanganay 1000105
Flag of the United States.svg Ty Flores2000003
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Sanchez 1000003
Flag of Tonga.svg Sam Kei0020000
Flag of Brazil.svg Delan Monte0020000
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Johnson0010000
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Spohn 0010000
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Caron0010000


Featherweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [11]
Flag of the United States.svg Bubba Jenkins 2001009
Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Alves Braga2001009
Flag of Russia.svg Movlid Khaybulaev 2000108
Flag of Peru.svg Jesus Pinedo 1011006
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Wade 1011006
Flag of England.svg Brendan Loughnane 1010105
Flag of Brazil.svg Marlon Moraes 0020000
Flag of Japan.svg Ryoji Kudo0020000
Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Diamond0010000
Flag of South Korea.svg Sung Bin Jo0010000

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Georgia Athletic Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings. [12]

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  11. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
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