PFL 9 (2019)

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
The poster for PFL 9
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	October 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
Venue	Mandalay Bay Events Center
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Event chronology
PFL 8 PFL 9 PFL 10

Main article: PFL (2019 season)

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 Isaev	def.	Denis Goltsov	TKO (punches)	3	4:59	[a]
Heavyweight	Jared Rosholt	def.	Kelvin Tiller	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Light Heavyweight	Emiliano Sordi	def.	Bazigit Atajev	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:26	[c]
Light Heavyweight	Jordan Johnson	def.	Rashid Yusupov	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 29–27)	3	5:00	[d]
Heavyweight	Francimar Barroso	def.	Alex Nicholson	Decision (unanimous) (20–17, 19–18, 19–18)	2	5:00	[e]
Heavyweight	Denis Goltsov	def.	Satoshi Ishii	Decision (majority) (19–19, 20–18, 20–18)	2	5:00	[f]
Preliminary Card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight	Jared Rosholt	def.	Muhammed Dereese	TKO (punches)	1	3:41	[g]
Heavyweight	Ali Isaev	def.	Kelvin Tiller	Decision (unanimous) (20–16, 20–17, 20–17)	2	5:00	[h]
Light Heavyweight	Rashid Yusupov	def.	Vinny Magalhães	KO (punches)	1	2:46	[i]
Light Heavyweight	Maxim Grishin	vs.	Jordan Johnson	Draw (majority)	2	5:00	[j]
Light Heavyweight	Bazigit Atajev	vs.	Viktor Nemkov	Draw (majority)	2	5:00	[k]
Light Heavyweight	Emiliano Sordi	def.	Sigi Pesaleli	TKO (punches)	1	1:13	[l]

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 Isaev

TKO 3

4

Kelvin Tiller

L

5

Ali Isaev

UD 2

5

Ali Isaev

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

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters