PFL 6 (2019)

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PFL 6
PFL 6 (2019 season).jpg
The poster for PFL 6
Promotion Professional Fighters League
DateAugust 8, 2019 (2019-08-08)
Venue Ocean Resort Casino
City Atlantic City, New Jersey
Event chronology
PFL 5 PFL 6 PFL 7

The PFL 6 mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 8, 2019, at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was the sixth and final regular season event of 2019 before the playoffs and include fights in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. [1]

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Background

A scheduled Light Heavyweight bout between Dan Spohn and Ronny Markes was cancelled after Markes weighed in at 208.6 pounds, 2.6 pounds over the allowable limit for the division. As a result, Spohn advanced with three points with a walkover win.

Results

Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Jared Rosholt def. Satoshi Ishii Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Light Heavyweight Vinny Magalhães def.Rakim ClevelandSubmission (armbar)11:56
Light Heavyweight Viktor Nemkov def.Rashid YusupovDecision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)35:00
Heavyweight Ali Isaev def.Carl SeumanutafaDecision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)35:00
Light Heavyweight Maxim Grishin def. Mikhail Mokhnatkin KO (punch)10:48
HeavyweightMuhammed Dereesedef.Valdrin IstrefiTKO (punches)12:06
Bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov def.Sidemar HonorioDecision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Preliminary Card (ESPN2)
Heavyweight Francimar Barroso def. Ben Edwards Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)35:00
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def. Kelvin Tiller Submission (ezekiel choke)23:40
Light Heavyweight Emiliano Sordi def. Bazigit Atajev KO (punches)11:22
Heavyweight Alex Nicholson def.Zeke Tuinei-WilyTKO (punches)13:07
Light Heavyweight Jordan Johnson def.Sigi PesaleliDecision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00

    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. [2]

    Light Heavyweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
    points [3]
    Emiliano Sordi 20011011
    Maxim Grishin 2001009
    Vinny Magalhães 1011006
    Bazigit Atajev 1011006
    Viktor Nemkov 2000003
    ♛ Rashid Yusupov1010003
    Jordan Johnson 1010003
    ♛ Sigi Pesaleli1010003
    E Dan Spohn 1010003
    E Rakim Cleveland0020000
    E Mikhail Mokhnatkin 0020000
    E Ronny Markes 0020000

    Heavyweight

    FighterWinsDrawsLosses1st2nd3rdTotal
    points [4]
    Denis Goltsov 20011011
    ♛ Muhammed Dereese1011006
    Alex Nicholson 1011006
    Kelvin Tiller 1011006
    Ali Isayev 2000006
    Francimar Barroso 2000006
    Jared Rosholt 1010003
    Satoshi Ishii 1010003
    E Ante Delija1000003
    E Carl Seumanutafa0020000
    E Zeke Tuinei-Wily0020000
    E Valdrin Istrefi0020000
    E Ben Edwards 0010000

    ♛ = Clinched playoff spot --- E = Eliminated

    See also

    References

    1. "Fight Card - 2019 PFL 6". PFL.
    2. "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
    3. The eight fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
    4. The eight fighters with most points advance to the playoffs