PFL 6

PFL 6: Cooper III vs. Kusch
Information
Promotion Professional Fighters League
Date August 16, 2018 (2018-08-16)
Venue Ocean Resort Casino
City Atlantic City, New Jersey
Estimated viewers 138,000[1]
Event chronology

PFL 5 PFL 6: Cooper III vs. Kusch PFL 7

PFL 6: Cooper III vs. Kusch was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that was held on August 16, 2018, at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was the sixth regular season event of 2018 and included only fights in the welterweight and middleweight divisions.[2]

Background

Paul Bradley was expected to face Rick Story at this event. However, Bradley was removed due to an unspecified reason and replaced by Carlton Minus.

Results

Main Card (NBCSN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Ray Cooper III def. Pavlo Kusch TKO (punches) 1 0:18
Welterweight Magomed Magomedkerimov def. Bojan Veličković Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Women's Lightweight Kayla Harrison def. Jozette Cotton TKO (punches) 3 1:24
Welterweight Abubakar Nurmagomedov def. Jonatan Westin Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight João Zeferino def. Yuri Villefort Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:10
Preliminary card (Facebook Watch)
Welterweight Rick Story def. Carlton Minus Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:55
Welterweight Jake Shields def. Herman Terrado Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Bruno Santos def. John Howard Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Abuspiyan Magomedov def. Anderson Gonçalves TKO (punches) 1 1:27
Middleweight Shamil Gamzatov def. Rex Harris Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Louis Taylor def. Andre Lobato Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00
Middleweight Gasan Umalatov def. Eddie Gordon Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00

    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.[3]

    Welterweight

    Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
    Points[4]
    ♛ United States Ray Cooper III 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
    ♛ Brazil João Zeferino 2 0 0 1 0 1 10
    ♛ Russia Magomed Magomedkerimov 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
    ♛ United States Rick Story 2 0 0 0 1 0 8
    ♛ Ukraine Pavlo Kusch 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
    ♛ Serbia Bojan Veličković 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
    ♛ United States Jake Shields 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
    Russia Abubakar Nurmagomedov 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
    United States Paul Bradley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    E Brazil Yuri Villefort 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    E Sweden Jonatan Westin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    E Guam Herman Terrado 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    E United States Carlton Minus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Sources:[5]

    Middleweight

    Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
    Points[6]
    ♛ Germany Abuspiyan Magomedov 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
    ♛ United States Louis Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
    ♛ Russia Shamil Gamzatov 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
    ♛ Brazil Bruno Santos 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
    ♛ United States John Howard 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
    ♛ United States Rex Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
    ♛ Russia Gasan Umalatov 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
    Sweden Sadibou Sy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Brazil Danillo Villefort 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    E Brazil Andre Lobato 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    E United States Eddie Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    E Brazil Anderson Gonçalves 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    Sources:[7]

    ♛ = Clinched playoff spot --- E = Eliminated

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "PFL 6 draws 138,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA". mmapayout.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
    2. ↑ "Fight Card - PFL 6". PFL.
    3. ↑ "Rules and Regulations". PFL.
    4. ↑ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
    5. ↑ "2018 PFL Welterweight Standings". Professional Fighters League. 16 August 2018.
    6. ↑ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
    7. ↑ "2018 PFL Middleweight Standings". Professional Fighters League. 16 August 2018.
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