The PFL 7 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 30, 2018, at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was the seventh and final regular season event of 2018 before the playoffs.[1]

PFL 7
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateAugust 30, 2018 (2018-08-30)
VenueOcean Resort Casino
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey
Event chronology
PFL 6 PFL 7 PFL 8

Background

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Lightweight's Brian Foster and Ramsey Nijem were expected to fight on this card, however both were ruled out of the tournament when Foster was unable to get licensed by the New Jersey athletic commission, and Nijem was unable to gain clearance from a medical suspension. As a result, Johnny Case vs. Jason High was made, with the winner determining the 155 divisions final playoff participant.[2] On weigh in day however, the substitute fight had its own set back, as High missed the weight limit by 4.2 pounds, and the bout was scratched from the card all together. As a result, Case was awarded 3 points via walkover victory.[3]

Results

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Main Card (NBCSN)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Smealinho Rama def. Jamie Abdallah TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00
Light Heavyweight Bazigit Atajev def. Sean O'Connell TKO (spinning back kick and punches) 1 3:30
Featherweight Alexandre Bezerra def. Magomed Idrisov KO (flying knee) 1 3:24
Welterweight Handesson Ferreira def. Paul Bradley TKO (punches) 1 0:20
Heavyweight Caio Alencar def. Mike Kyle Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Facebook Watch)
Middleweight Sadibou Sy def. Caio Magalhães KO (head kick and punches) 1 2:06
Light Heavyweight Emiliano Sordi def. Jason Butcher KO (punch) 1 0:16
Bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov def. Saidyokub Kakharamonov Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Ramazan Kuramagomedov def. Robert Hale Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Mo De'Reese def. Leroy Johnson KO (knee) 1 2:25

Standings after event

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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.[4]

Featherweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[5]
Steven Siler 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
Lance Palmer 2 0 0 0 1 1 9
♛ Andre Harrison 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
🚫 Timur Valiev 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Alexandre Almeida 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Alexandre Bezerra 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Max Coga 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
Nazareno Malegarie 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Magomed Idrisov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Lee Coville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jumabieke Tuerxun 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Marcos Galvão 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Bekbulat Magomedov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Lightweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[6]
Natan Schulte 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
Will Brooks 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Islam Mamedov 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Chris Wade 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Robert Watley 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Thiago Tavares 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Rashid Magomedov 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Johnny Case 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
E Efrain Escudero 1* 0 1 0 0 1 0
E Arthur Estrázulas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Luiz Firmino 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Jason High 0 0 3* 0 0 0 3
E Yuki Kawana 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
🚫 0 0 0 0 1 4
🚫 Ramsey Nijem 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
  • Although Efrain Escudero won his fight against Jason High, PFL MMA rules state a fighter who misses the weight limit forfeits all points from the match, and the opponent earns a walkover win.

Welterweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[7]
Ray Cooper III 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
♛ João Zeferino 2 0 0 1 0 1 10
Magomed Magomedkerimov 2 0 0 1 0 0 9
Rick Story 2 0 0 0 1 0 8
Handesson Ferreira 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Pavlo Kusch 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Bojan Veličković 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Jake Shields 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Abubakar Nurmagomedov 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Paul Bradley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Yuri Villefort 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Jonatan Westin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Herman Terrado 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Carlton Minus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Middleweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[8]
Abuspiyan Magomedov 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
Louis Taylor 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
Shamil Gamzatov 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Bruno Santos 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
Sadibou Sy 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
John Howard 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Rex Harris 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Gasan Umalatov 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E Caio Magalhães 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Anderson Gonçalves 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Eddie Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Andre Lobato 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Light Heavyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[9]
Vinny Magalhães 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
Maxim Grishin 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
Dan Spohn 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
Emiliano Sordi 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
Bazigit Atajev 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
Sean O'Connell 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
Smealinho Rama 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
♛ Rakim Cleveland 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
E Brandon Halsey 1 0 1 0 0 1 4
🚫 Rashid Yusupov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
🚫 Ronny Markes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Jamie Abdallah 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E Jason Butcher 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E Artur Alibulatov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Heavyweight

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Fighter Wins Draws Losses 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Points[10]
  Francimar Barroso 2 0 0 2 0 0 12
  Kelvin Tiller 2 0 0 1 1 0 11
  Philipe Lins 2 0 0 0 1 0 8
  Jack May 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
  Alex Nicholson 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
🚫   Valdrin Istrefi 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
  Jared Rosholt 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
  Josh Copeland 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
  Caio Alencar 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
E   Mike Kyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E   Daniel Gallemore 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
E   Jake Heun 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
E   Shawn Jordan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

♛ = Clinched playoff spot --- 🚫 = Ruled out --- E = Eliminated

NOTE: Prior to PFL 8, which started the PFL playoff, Valdrin Istrefi was ruled out because of an injury. Caio Alencar was declared the first alternate and participated in the playoff.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fight Card - PFL 7". PFL.
  2. ^ MMAjunkie Staff (2018-08-27). "Brian Foster, Ramsey Nijem ruled out of PFL playoffs, Johnny Case vs. Jason High winner gets in". mmajunkie.com.
  3. ^ Steven Marrocco (2018-08-29). "Jason High misses weight for PFL 7 vs. Johnny Case, who qualifies for playoffs after cancellation". mmajunkie.com.
  4. ^ "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  5. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
  6. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
  7. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
  8. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
  9. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs
  10. ^ The eight fighters with most points (green background) advance to the playoffs