The PFL 5 mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of the Professional Fighters League will be held on June 21, 2024, at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. This will mark the fifth regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.[1][2]

PFL 5
The poster for PFL 5
Information
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateJune 21, 2024 (2024-June-21)
VenueJon M. Huntsman Center
CitySalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Event chronology
PFL 4 PFL 5 PFL 6

Background

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This event will mark the organization's first visit to Salt Lake City and Utah state.[3]

A lightweight bout between Clay Collard and former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion Mads Burnell is expected to headline the event.[4]

A light heavyweight bout between Laurynas Urbonavicius and Karl Albrektsson was scheduled for this event. However, Urbonavicius pulled out for unknown reason and was replaced by former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Ibragim Chuzhigaev.[5] In turn, Chuzhigaev pulled out and was replaced by The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia light heavyweight winner Andrew Sanchez.[6] Subsequently, Sanchez stepped in to face 2022 PFL welterweight winner Sadibou Sy after Tom Breese withdrew at the last minute and the bout against Albrektsson was cancelled.[7]

At the weigh-ins, Solomon Renfro came in at 156.4 lbs, 0.4 pounds over the lightweight limit. He will be fined a percentage of his purse and given a point deduction in the standings.[8]

Fight card

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Main card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Clay Collard vs. Mads Burnell
Light Heavyweight Impa Kasanganay def. Jakob Nedoh TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00
Lightweight Bruno Miranda def. Patricky Pitbull Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Rob Wilkinson def. Josh Silveira Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov def. Simon Biyong Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Alex Polizzi def. Antônio Carlos Júnior Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Lightweight Brent Primus def. Solomon Renfro Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 3:21 [a]
Light Heavyweight Sadibou Sy def. Andrew Sanchez TKO (punches) 3 4:02
Lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Elvin Espinoza Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Adam Piccolotti def. Michael Dufort Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Sergio Cossio def. Anthony Romero Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Brayhan Zurcher def. Julian Ruiz KO (punch) 2 1:26
  1. ^ Renfro missed weight (156.4 lb).

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Standings after event

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The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 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. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded.[10]

Light heavyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[11]
  Impa Kasanganay 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
  Rob Wilkinson 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
  Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
  Josh Silveira 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
E   Antônio Carlos Júnior 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
E   Sadibou Sy 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
E   Alex Polizzi 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E   Andrew Sanchez 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E   Tom Breese 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E   Jakob Nedoh 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E   Simon Biyong 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Lightweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[12]
  Brent Primus 2 0 0 0 1 1 9
  Gadzhi Rabadanov 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
  Michael Dufort 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
  Clay Collard 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
E   Elvin Espinoza 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
E   Adam Piccolotti 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E   Bruno Miranda 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E   Patricky Pitbull 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
  Mads Burnell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E   Solomon Renfro 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PFL heads to Mohegan Sun, Salt Lake City, Sioux Falls for second half of 2024 regular season". MMA Junkie. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  2. ^ Dimond, Kyle (2024-04-29). "PFL 5 Full Card Featuring LW & LHW Matchups Announced For Promotion's Salt Lake City Debut". MMA News | UFC News, Results and Interviews. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (30 April 2024). "Clay Collard vs Mads Burnell tops PFL 5 Salt Lake City in June". FIGHTMAG.
  4. ^ "Clay Collard vs. Mads Burnell headlines 2024 PFL 5 in Salt Lake City". MMA Junkie. 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  5. ^ Zejma, Kamil (2024-05-10). "Ibragim Chuzhigaev w PFL! Debiut już wkrótce". InTheCage.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  6. ^ "Changes hit PFL's Utah debut: Salt Lake City gets 'El Dirte' Sanchez". MMA Junkie. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  7. ^ Staff (2024-06-21). "2024 PFL 5: Collard vs. Burnell Full Results". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  8. ^ Sherdog.com. "2024 PFL 5 Regular Season Weigh-in Results: One Fighter Misses Weight". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  9. ^ "PFL 5". www.pflmma.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  11. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
  12. ^ The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs