PFL 8 (2019)

The PFL 8 mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 17, 2019, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

PFL 8
The poster for PFL 8
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	October 17, 2019 (2019-10-17)
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology
PFL 7 PFL 8 PFL 9

Main article: PFL (2019 season)

Background

The event was the eighth of the 2019 season and marked the start of the playoffs for the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions.^[1]

Results

Main Card (ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Loik Radzhabov	def.	Chris Wade	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00	[a]
Lightweight	Natan Schulte	def.	Akhmet Aliev	Submission (arm triangle choke)	2	2:26	[b]
Featherweight	Daniel Pineda	def.	Jeremy Kennedy	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:00	[c]
Lightweight	Chris Wade	def.	Nate Andrews	Decision (majority) (19-19, 20-18, 20-18)	2	5:00	[d]
Lightweight	Islam Mamedov	vs.	Loik Radzhabov	Draw (majority)	2	5:00	[e]
Lightweight	Akhmet Aliev	def.	Rashid Magomedov	Decision (unanimous) (20-18, 20-18, 20-18	2	5:00	[f]
Preliminary Card (ESPN2)
Featherweight	Lance Palmer	def.	Alex Gilpin	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00	[g]
Lightweight	Natan Schulte	def.	Ramsey Nijem	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:52	[h]
Featherweight	Jeremy Kennedy	def.	Luis Rafael Laurentino	TKO (punches)	2	1:24	[i]
Featherweight	Daniel Pineda	def.	Movlid Khaybulaev	TKO (punches)	1	0:29	[j]
Featherweight	Alex Gilpin	def.	Andre Harrison	Technical Submission (ninja front choke)	2	1:49	[k]
Featherweight	Lance Palmer	def.	Alexandre de Almeida	Decision (unanimous) (20-17, 20-18, 20-18)	2	5:00	[l]

1. Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Lightweight playoffs.
2. Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Lightweight playoffs.
3. Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
4. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Lightweight playoffs.
5. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Lightweight playoffs.
6. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Lightweight playoffs.
7. Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
8. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Lightweight playoffs.
9. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
10. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
11. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Featherweight playoffs.
12. Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Featherweight playoffs.

2019 PFL Featherweight playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

1

Lance Palmer

UD 2

9

Alexandre de Almeida

L

1

Lance Palmer

UD 3

4

Alex Gilpin

L

4

Alex Gilpin

SUB 2

5

Andre Harrison

L

1

Lance Palmer

UD 5

4

Alex Gilpin

L

2

Movlid Khaybulaev

L

7

Daniel Pineda

KO 1

7

Daniel Pineda

SUB 1

6

Jeremy Kennedy

L

3

Luis Rafael Laurentino

L

6

Jeremy Kennedy

TKO 2

*Daniel Pineda was originally scheduled to face Lance Palmer but was forced to pull out of the bout after failing NAC drug test.^[2] He was replaced by Alex Gilpin.^[3]

Legend

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

2019 PFL Lightweight playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

1

Natan Schulte

SUB 1

8

Ramsey Nijem

L

1

Natan Schulte

SUB 2

4

Akhmet Aliev

L

4

Akhmet Aliev

UD 2

5

Rashid Magomedov

L

1

Natan Schulte

UD 5

7

Loik Radzhabov

L

2

Islam Mamedov

L

7

Loik Radzhabov

Draw 2

7

Loik Radzhabov

UD 3

3

Chris Wade

L

3

Chris Wade

MD 2

6

Nate Andrews

L

^[4]

Legend

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

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters