PFL 9 (2019 season)

The PFL 9 mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 31, 2019, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

PFL 9
Information
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateOctober 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center
CityLas Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology
PFL 8 PFL 9 PFL 10

Background

The event was the ninth of the 2019 season and marked the start of the playoffs for the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.[1]

Results
Main Card (ESPN2)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Ali Isayev def. Denis Goltsov TKO (punches) 3 4:59 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Jared Rosholt def. Kelvin Tiller Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Emiliano Sordi def. Bazigit Atajev Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:26 [lower-alpha 3]
Light Heavyweight Jordan Johnson def. Rashid Yusupov Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 4]
Heavyweight Francimar Barroso def. Alex Nicholson Decision (unanimous) (20–17, 19–18, 19–18) 2 5:00 [lower-alpha 5]
Heavyweight Denis Goltsov def. Satoshi Ishii Decision (majority) (19–19, 20–18, 20–18) 2 5:00 [lower-alpha 6]
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight Jared Rosholt def. Muhammed Dereese TKO (punches) 1 3:41 [lower-alpha 7]
Heavyweight Ali Isayev def. Kelvin Tiller Decision (unanimous) (20–16, 20–17, 20–17) 2 5:00 [lower-alpha 8]
Light Heavyweight Rashid Yusupov def. Vinny Magalhães KO (punches) 1 2:46 [lower-alpha 9]
Light Heavyweight Maxim Grishin vs. Jordan Johnson Draw (majority) 2 5:00 [lower-alpha 10]
Light Heavyweight Bazigit Atajev vs. Viktor Nemkov Draw (majority) 2 5:00 [lower-alpha 11]
Light Heavyweight Emiliano Sordi def. Sigi Pesaleli TKO (punches) 1 1:13 [lower-alpha 12]
  1. Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
  2. Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
  3. Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
  4. Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
  5. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
  6. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
  7. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
  8. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
  9. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
  10. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
  11. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
  12. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.

2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Denis Goltsov MD 2
8 Satoshi Ishii L
1 Denis Goltsov L
5 Ali Isayev TKO 3
4 Kelvin Tiller L
5 Ali Isayev UD 2
5 Ali Isayev TKO 4
7 Jared Rosholt L
2 Muhammed Dereese L
7 Jared Rosholt TKO 1
7 Jared Rosholt UD 3
4 Kelvin Tiller* L
3 Alex Nicholson L
6 Francimar Barroso UD 2

* Francimar Barroso was forced to withdraw from the competition due to being ruled “not healthy enough to continue.” Alex Nicholson was selected to take his spot in the heavyweight semifinals, but was also later ruled unfit to compete. Kelvin Tiller was eventually chosen to return to the competition to face Jared Rosholt. [2]

Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Emiliano Sordi TKO 1
8 Sigi Pesaleli L
1 Emiliano Sordi SUB 1
4 Bazigit Atajev L
4 Bazigit Atajev Draw 2
5 Viktor Nemkov L
1 Emiliano Sordi TKO 1
7 Jordan Johnson L
2 Maxim Grishin L
7 Jordan Johnson Draw 2
7 Jordan Johnson UD 3
6 Rashid Yusupov L
3 Vinny Magalhães L
6 Rashid Yusupov KO 1
Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss

See also

References
  1. "Fight Card - 2019 PFL 9". PFL.
  2. "PFL 9 playoff results". Retrieved 2019-11-01.
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