PFL 1 (2025)
| PFL 1 | ||||
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The poster for PFL 1 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | April 3, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Universal Studios Florida | |||
| City | Orlando, Florida, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The PFL 1 mixed martial arts event for the 2025 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on April 3, 2025, at the Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, United States. This event marked the quarterfinal of the single-elimination tournament format in the Welterweight and Featherweight divisions.[1][2][3]
Background
The event marked the promotion's first visit to Orlando.[1]
The event featured the quarterfinal of 2025 PFL World Tournament in a welterweight and featherweight divisions.[4][5]
2024 PFL Europe welterweight winner Florim Zendeli withdrew from the welterweight quarterfinal against Mukhamed Berkhamov and was replaced by Thad Jean, who scheduled to face Joseph Luciano in a alternate bout and was replaced by Sarek Shields.[6]
Subsequently, Yves Landu withdrew from the featherweight quarterfinal against Gabriel Braga and was replaced by Frederick Dupas, who scheduled to face Nathan Ghareeb in a alternate bout.[7]
At weigh-ins, Magomed Umalatov weighed in at 173.6 pounds, 2.6 pounds over the welterweight limit. As a result, he was removed from the Welterweight tournament, with alternate fighter Joseph Luciano took his place against former interim Bellator Welterweight World Champion Logan Storley.[8]
Results
| Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Jason Jackson | def. | Andrey Koreshkov | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:21 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Jesus Pinedo | def. | Ádám Borics | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:43 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Logan Storley | def. | Joseph Luciano | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Featherweight | Movlid Khaybulaev | def. | Jeremy Kennedy | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Thad Jean | def. | Mukhamed Berkhamov | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:25 | [e] |
| Featherweight | Gabriel Braga | def. | Frederik Dupras | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 4:37 | [f] |
| Welterweight | Masayuki Kikuiri | def. | Giannis Bachar | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | [g] |
| Featherweight | Kim Tae-kyun | def. | Nathan Kelly | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:53 | [h] |
- ^ 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Tournament brackets
2025 PFL Welterweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Jason Jackson | SUB | |||||||||
| Andrey Koreshkov | 2 | |||||||||
| Jason Jackson | ||||||||||
| Thad Jean | ||||||||||
| Mukhamed Berkhamov | 1 | |||||||||
| Thad Jean[a] | KO | |||||||||
| Joseph Luciano[b] | 3 | |||||||||
| Logan Storley | UD | |||||||||
| Logan Storley | ||||||||||
| Masayuki Kikuiri | ||||||||||
| Giannis Bachar | 2 | |||||||||
| Masayuki Kikuiri | TKO | |||||||||
- ^ Florim Zendeli withdrew from the tournament for unknown reasons and was replaced by Thad Jean.
- ^ 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 | ||||||||||
| Gabriel Braga | ||||||||||
| Gabriel Braga | SUB | |||||||||
| Frederik Dupras[a] | 1 | |||||||||
| Jeremy Kennedy | 3 | |||||||||
| Movlid Khaybulaev | SD | |||||||||
| Movlid Khaybulaev | ||||||||||
| Kim Tae-kyun | ||||||||||
| Nathan Kelly | 1 | |||||||||
| Kim Tae-kyun | SUB | |||||||||
- ^ Yves Landu withdrew from the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Frederik Dupras.
See also
References
- ^ a b Lee, Alexander K. (2025-02-11). "PFL announces location for start of 2025 World Tournament". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2025-02-11). "PFL Announces Four Orlando Dates for 2025 World Tournament". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL Reveals First Four Dates for 2025 World Tournament". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Heck, Mike (2025-03-11). "PFL reveals all first-round matchups for 2025 World Tournament". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2025-03-11). "PFL Announces Entire Slate of Opening-Round World Tournament Match-Ups". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ "How to watch PFL 2025, Week 1: Who's fighting, lineup, start time, broadcast info". MMA Junkie. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL fights announced in the past week (March 24-30)". MMA Junkie. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "2025 PFL World Tournament 1 weigh-in results: Welterweight out after missing mark". MMA Junkie. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "2025 PFL World Tournament 1: First Round". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-03-11.