PFL 5 (2021)

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PFL 5
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The poster for PFL 5
Information
Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateJune 17, 2021 (2021-June-17)
Venue Ocean Casino Resort
City Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Event chronology
PFL 4 PFL 5 PFL 6

The PFL 5 mixed martial arts event for the 2021 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 17, 2021. This was the second regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Welterweight and Light heavyweight divisions. [1]

Contents

Background

The event was headlined by a welterweight clash between the former UFC title contender and Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald and the former UFC veteran Gleison Tibau. [2]

In the co-main event, the 2019 PFL Welterweight tournament winner Ray Cooper III faced Nikolay Aleksakhin. [3]

The remaining two fights of the main card featured Cezar Ferreira against Chris Camozzi in the Light Heavyweight division, and 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight tournament winner Emiliano Sordi facing former UFC and Bellator fighter Daniel Spohn. [4]

At weigh-ins, Ray Cooper III weighed in at 171.8 pounds, missing weight by .8 pounds. He was fined 20 percent of his purse, deemed ineligible to win playoff points, given a walkover loss, and was penalized one point in the standings. Nikolay Aleksakhin received a walkover win regardless of bout outcome but is eligible to gain stoppage points. [5] [6] [7]

Results

Main Card (ESPN 2)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Gleison Tibau def. Rory MacDonald Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)35:00
Welterweight Ray Cooper III def.Nikolay AleksakhinDecision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Light HeavyweightEmiliano Sordivs. Dan Spohn Draw (unanimous) (28-28, 28-28, 28-28)35:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Chris Camozzi def. Cezar Ferreira Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)35:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight Antônio Carlos Júnior vs. Vinny Magalhães No Contest (accidental knee to groin)12:45 [lower-alpha 2]
Light HeavyweightCory Hendricksdef.Marthin HamletSubmission (rear-naked choke)34:09
WelterweightJoão Zeferinodef.Jason PonetSubmission (arm-triangle choke)22:16
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Curtis Millender Submission (ezekiel choke)11:57
Light Heavyweight Tom Lawlor def.Jordan YoungDecision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Welterweight Sadibou Sy def. Alexey Kunchenko Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
  1. Sordi was deducted a point in the first round due to strikes to the back of the head.
  2. Júnior hit Magalhães with an accidental knee to the groin, rendering him unable to continue.

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, with the fighter who missed weight being deducted 1 standings point; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded. A fighter who was unable to compete for any reason, will receive a 1-point penalty (-1 point in the standings). The fighters who made weight will not receive a walkover, but will earn points and contracted purse amounts based on their performance in the altered matchup. [8]

Light heavyweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [9]
Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Carlos Júnior 1001007
Flag of Brazil.svg Cezar Ferreira 1011006
Flag of Norway.svg Marthin Hamlet1010105
Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Sordi1100004
E Flag of the United States.svg Cory Hendricks1000014
E Flag of the United States.svg Chris Camozzi 1010003
E Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Young1010003
E Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lawlor 1010003
E Flag of the United States.svg Dan Spohn 0110001
E Flag of Brazil.svg Vinny Magalhães 0010000

Welterweight

FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
Points [10]
E Flag of Brazil.svg João Zeferino2000108
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rory MacDonald 1011006
Flag of the United States.svg Ray Cooper III 2001005
Flag of Russia.svg Magomed Magomedkerimov 1001005
Flag of Sweden.svg Sadibou Sy 1000004
E Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Aleksakhin0010004
E Flag of Brazil.svg Gleison Tibau 1010003
E Flag of France.svg Jason Ponet0020000
E Flag of the United States.svg Curtis Millender 0020000
E Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Kunchenko 001000-1

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