PFL 4 (2025)
| PFL 4 | ||||
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The poster for PFL 4 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | May 1, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Universal Studios Florida | |||
| City | Orlando, Florida, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The PFL 4 mixed martial arts event for the 2025 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on May 1, 2025, at the Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, United States. This event marked the quarterfinal of the single-elimination tournament format in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions.[1][2][3]
Background
The event featured the quarterfinal of 2025 PFL World Tournament in a light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions.[4][5]
Linton Vassell was scheduled to face Oleg Popov in a heavyweight tournament bout at this event. However, on April 28, it was announced he has pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Karl Williams.[6]
Before event started, the promotion announced the matchup between Sullivan Cauley and Marcelo Nunes was changed with Nunes withdrawing from the bout and being replaced by former LFA Heavyweight Champion Alex Polizzi.[7]
Fight card
| Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | def. | Rob Wilkinson | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:51 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Valentin Moldavsky | def. | Sergey Bilostenniy | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Antônio Carlos Júnior | def. | Karl Moore | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Light Heavyweight | Simeon Powell | def. | Karl Albrektsson | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 2:05 | [d] |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Alexander Romanov | def. | Timothy Johnson | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:53 | [e] |
| Heavyweight | Oleg Popov | def. | Karl Williams | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [f] |
| Light Heavyweight | Sullivan Cauley | def. | Alex Polizzi | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 1:36 | [g] |
| Heavyweight | Rodrigo Nascimento | def. | Abraham Bably | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [h] |
- ^ 2025 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
- ^ 2025 PFL Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Tournament brackets
2025 PFL Heavyweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Valentin Moldavsky | UD | |||||||||
| Sergey Bilostenniy | 3 | |||||||||
| Valentin Moldavsky | ||||||||||
| Alexander Romanov | ||||||||||
| Alexander Romanov | SUB | |||||||||
| Timothy Johnson | 1 | |||||||||
| Abraham Bably | 3 | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Nascimento[a] | SD | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Nascimento | ||||||||||
| Oleg Popov | ||||||||||
| Oleg Popov | SD | |||||||||
| Karl Williams[b] | 3 | |||||||||
- ^ Pouya Rahmani withdrew from the tournament due to visa issues and was replaced by Rodrigo Nascimento.
- ^ Linton Vassell withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Karl Williams.
2025 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Phil Davis | TKO | |||||||||
| Rob Wilkinson | 2 | |||||||||
| Phil Davis | ||||||||||
| Sullivan Cauley | ||||||||||
| Alex Polizzi[a] | 1 | |||||||||
| Sullivan Cauley | TKO | |||||||||
| Karl Moore | 3 | |||||||||
| Antônio Carlos Júnior | SD | |||||||||
| Antônio Carlos Júnior | ||||||||||
| Simeon Powell | ||||||||||
| Karl Albrektsson | 2 | |||||||||
| Simeon Powell | TKO | |||||||||
- ^ Marcelo Nunes withdrew from the tournament before event started and was replaced by Alex Polizzi.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Critchfield, Tristan (2025-04-28). "Karl Williams Replaces Linton Vassell, Meets Oleg Popov at PFL Tournament 4". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2025-05-01). "PFL 4 Results: Davis vs. Wilkinson". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
- ^ "2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round". Professional Fighters League. Retrieved 2025-03-11.