PFL 5 (2025)

PFL 5
The poster for PFL 5
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	June 12, 2025 (2025-06-12)
Venue	Nashville Municipal Auditorium
City	Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Event chronology
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The PFL 5 mixed martial arts event for the 2025 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 12, 2025, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. This event marked the semifinals of the single-elimination tournament format in the Welterweight and Featherweight divisions. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Nashville and first since PFL 7 (2024) in August 2024. ^[4]

The main card event featured the semifinals of 2025 PFL World Tournament in a welterweight and featherweight divisions. ^[5]

At the weigh-ins, Anthony Ivy weighed in at 175.4 pounds, 4.4 pounds over the welterweight limit and he was fine a percentage of his purse, which went to Magomed Umalatov. ^[6]

Results

Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Thad Jean	def.	Jason Jackson	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Featherweight	Jesus Pinedo	def.	Gabriel Braga	TKO (punches)	1	1:16	[b]
Welterweight	Logan Storley	def.	Masayuki Kikuiri	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Featherweight	Movlid Khaybulaev	def.	Kim Tae-kyun	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[d]
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight	Ádám Borics	def.	Jeremy Kennedy	Decision (majority) (29–28, 28–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[e]
Catchweight (175 lb)	Magomed Umalatov	def.	Anthony Ivy	KO (punches)	1	2:28	[f]
Welterweight	Sarek Shields	def.	Joseph Luciano	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Kendly St. Louis	def.	Mukhamed Berkhamov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:21
Featherweight	Alexei Pergande	def.	Mike Bardsley	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Jason Danner	def.	Nathan Gilmore	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
2. 2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
3. 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament Semifinal.
4. 2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament Semifinal.
5. 2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament Alternate bout.
6. 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament Alternate bout; Ivy missed weight (175.4 lb).

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Tournament brackets

2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Jason Jackson	SUB
	Andrey Koreshkov	2
					Jason Jackson	3
					Thad Jean	SD
	Mukhamed Berkhamov	1
	Thad Jean [a]	KO
									Thad Jean
									Logan Storley
	Joseph Luciano [b]	3
	Logan Storley	UD
					Logan Storley	UD
					Masayuki Kikuiri	3
	Giannis Bachar	2
	Masayuki Kikuiri	TKO

1. Florim Zendeli withdrew from the tournament for unknown reasons and was replaced by Thad Jean.
2. Magomed Umalatov missed weight (173.6 lb) and he was removed from the tournament. Alternate fighter Joseph Luciano stepped in instead.

2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Jesus Pinedo	TKO
	Ádám Borics	1
					Jesus Pinedo	TKO
					Gabriel Braga	1
	Gabriel Braga	SUB
	Frederik Dupras [a]	1
									Jesus Pinedo
									Movlid Khaybulaev
	Jeremy Kennedy	3
	Movlid Khaybulaev	SD
					Movlid Khaybulaev	UD
					Kim Tae-kyun	3
	Nathan Kelly	1
	Kim Tae-kyun	SUB

1. Yves Landu withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Frederik Dupras.

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2025 in Professional Fighters League
• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters

References

1. "PFL Announces Dates And Locations For 2025 World Tournament Semifinals". FightBook MMA. 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
2. Sherdog.com. "Locations Announced for PFL Tournament Semifinals in June". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
3. Leonard, Harvey (2025-03-19). "PFL Reveals Locations For 2025 World Tournament Semifinals". MMA News | UFC News Since 2002. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
4. Gonzalez, Gabriel (2025-03-11). "PFL Announces Semifinal Dates in Nashville, Wichita, and Chicago". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
5. Sherdog.com. "Main Card Announced for PFL Semifinals in Nashville on June 12". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
6. Sherdog.com. "PFL Tournament 5 Weigh-in Results: All Semifinal Bouts Official". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
7. "2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-04-10.