List of current PFL fighters

C List of current PFL fighters records current PFL fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. Unlike the UFC, PFL does allow its fighters to compete in other promotions, so many fighters on this list may appear in MMA events outside of PFL.

Background

The Professional Fighters League, formerly known as the World Series of Fighting prior to April 2017, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion that was started in 2012 and based in Washington, District of Columbia.^[1] This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the PFL brand. Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of fights with the promotion. PFL operated yearly tournaments in 6 divisions; Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, and Women's Featherweight.^[2]^[3] In July 2022, PFL announced plans for a European league, starting in 2023, called PFL Europe, where the winners would win a spot in the next years main PFL tournament.^[4]

For each season, the PFL roster begins with 72 fighters in six weight classes: five men's weight classes and one women's weight class. PFL additionally signs fighters to development contracts from the PFL Challenger Series. These fighters occasionally appear as alternates in the league season or as showcase fights opening the league events.^[5]

Recent releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their Bellator contracts, or announced their retirement, over the course of the last month. If their release has not been announced, then they have been listed here based upon their removal from the Bellator's rosters.

Date	ISO	Name	Nickname	Reason	Division	Ref	Bellator record	MMA record
October 1, 2024		Shanna Young	The Shanimal	Signs with Invicta FC	Women's Flyweight		1–2	9–7

Recent signings

The fighters in this section have either signed with the Bellator, have recently returned from an announced retirement, or have yet to make their Bellator debut.

Date	Name	Nickname	Division	Status / next fight / Info	Ref	MMA record
August 2, 2023	Amanda Serrano	The Real Deal	Women's Flyweight		^[6]	2–0–1
May 6, 2024	Melissa Balic	Statick	Women's Flyweight	(June 13) Out of PFL 4 - Kristina Katsikis		0–0
May 8, 2024	Ibragim Chuzhigaev	The Million First	Light Heavyweight	(May 21) Out of PFL 5 - Karl Albrektsson		19–5
June 3, 2024	Dzhamaludin Aliev	Crusher	Bantamweight		^[7]	9–0
August 1, 2024	Renat Khavalov		Bantamweight		^[8]	8–0
October 9, 2024	Giannis Bachar		Welterweight		^[9]	9–2

Suspended fighters

The list below is based on fighters suspended either by (1) United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, (2) by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or (3) by PFL.

Name	Nickname	Division	From	Duration	Tested positive for / Info	By	Eligible to fight again	Ref.
Blagoy Ivanov	Baga	Heavyweight	March 28, 2024	22 months	Exogenous testosterone	USADA	January 28, 2026	^[10]
Jay Jay Wilson		Featherweight	April 1, 2024	9 months	Metenolone	NAC	Jan 1, 2025	^[11]
Bruno Cappelozza	Bodão	Heavyweight	April 17, 2024	6 months	Clomifene	USADA	April 17, 2025	^[12]
Gökhan Saricam		Heavyweight	April 29, 2024	1 year	Clomifene	USADA	April 29, 2025	^[13]
Daniel James	The Hammer	Heavyweight	May 8, 2024	6 months	Letrozole metabolite	USADA	March 8, 2025	^[14]

PFL Main Roster

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Months Since Last Bout	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Blagoy Ivanov	38	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Baga	(May 6) Out of PFL 4 - Oleg Popov	6	11–2	19–7 (1)
Linton Vassell	41	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	The Swarm	Loss - PFL 7 - Oleg Popov	2	13–7	25–10 (1)
Tyrell Fortune	34	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)		Loss - PFL 7 - Sergey Bilostenniy	2	14–3 (2)	14–3 (2)
Valentin Moldavsky	32	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		Loss - PFL 4 - Linton Vassell	4	8–3 (1)	13–4 (1)
Steve Mowry	32	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)		(May 6) Out of PFL 4 - Gökhan Saricam	6	6–2–1 (1)	10–2–1 (1)
Timothy Johnson	39	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Loss - PFL 7 - Denis Goltsov	2	5–6	18–10
Ante Delija	34	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Walking Trouble	Loss - PFL 1 - Valentin Moldavsky	6	8–3	24–6
Denis Goltsov	34	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	The Russian Bogatyr	Win - PFL 7 - Timothy Johnson	2	13–3	35–8
Gökhan Saricam	33	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		USADA Suspension for clomiphene - Eligible to return April 29, 2025^[15]	16	5–2	9–2
Davion Franklin	30	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	All Day	Loss - PFL 4 - Oleg Popov	4	6–3	6–3
Renan Ferreira	34	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Problema	Loss - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants - Francis Ngannou	0	7–3 (3)	13–4 (3)
Bruno Cappelozza	35	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Bodão	(March 26) Out of PFL 1 - Sergey Bilostenniy	8	5–2 (1)	15–7 (1)
Marcelo Golm	32	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Loss - PFL 4 - Tyrell Fortune	4	2–3	10–6
Marcelo Nunes	35	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		(May 20) Out of PFL 4 - Oleg Popov	6	4–1	11–2
Giacomo Lemos	35	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Viking	(April 5) Out of PFL 2 - Marcelo Nunes	31	1–0	8–0
Daniel James	42	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	The American Predator	(May 20) Out of PFL 4 - Tyrell Fortune	6	3–1 (1)	15–7–1 (1)
Danilo Marques	38	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)		Loss - PFL 4 - Timothy Johnson	4	3–2	15–6
Oleg Popov	32	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		Win - PFL 7 - Linton Vassell	2	4–0	19–1
Sergey Bilostenniy	29	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		Win - PFL 7 - Tyrell Fortune	2	3–1	13–3
Jordan Heiderman	33	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Thor	Loss - PFL 2 - Marcelo Nunes	6	1–2	7–2
Francis Ngannou (C)	38	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	The Predator	Win - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants - Renan Ferreira	0	1–0	18–3

Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Months Since Last Bout	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Sadibou Sy	37	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	The Swedish Denzel Washington	Win - PFL 5 - Andrew Sanchez	4	11–6–2 (1)	17–8–2 (1)
Alex Polizzi	32	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Eazy	Win - PFL 5 - Antônio Carlos Júnior	4	5–4	11–4
Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	35	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		Win - PFL 8 - Rob Wilkinson	2	6–2	24–7–1
Antônio Carlos Júnior	34	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Cara de Sapato (Shoe Face)	(August 2) Albrektsson Visa Issue - Out of PFL 8 - Karl Albrektsson	4	6–1 (1)	16–6 (2)
Simon Biyong	33	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	Hemlé	Loss - PFL 5 - Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	4	2–4	9–5
Rob Wilkinson	32	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Razor	Loss - PFL 8 - Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov	2	6–1 (1)	19–3 (1)
Josh Silveira	31	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Coninha	Loss - PFL 8 - Impa Kasanganay	2	6–4	13–4
Jakob Nedoh	28	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	The Gorilla	Loss - PFL 5 - Impa Kasanganay	4	3–2	8–3
Impa Kasanganay	30	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Tshilobo	Win - PFL 8 - Josh Silveira	2	8–1	18–4
Thiago Santos	40	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Marreta	Loss - PFL 4 - Denis Goltsov	8	0–2 (1)	22–13 (1)
Andrew Sanchez	36	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	El Dirte	Loss - PFL 5 - Sadibou Sy	4	1–1	14–8
Tom Breese	33	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		Win - LFL 14 - Renato Rangel	0	1–1	19–5

Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Months Since Last Bout	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
	Derek Brunson	40	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	The One		11	1–0	24–9

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Months Since Last Bout	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Andrey Koreshkov	34	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Spartan	Win - PFL 6 - Goiti Yamauchi	3	17–5	28–5
Goiti Yamauchi	31	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		Loss - PFL 6 - Andrey Koreshkov	3	15–6	29–7
Neiman Gracie	35	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)		Loss - PFL 9 - Magomed Umalatov	2	11–6	13–6
Logan Storley	32	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Storm	Win - PFL 6 - Luca Poclit	3	11–3	16–3
Ray Cooper III	31	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Bradda Boy	Loss - PFL 9 - Mukhamed Berkhamov	2	12–6–1	25–11–1
Magomed Magomedkerimov	34	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		(January 22, 2024) Injury - Out of PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Jason Jackson	11	16–1	34–6
Magomed Umalatov	32	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Prince	Win - PFL 9 - Neiman Gracie	2	7–0	17–0
Don Madge	33	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Magic Man	(Aug 8) Injury - Out of PFL 9 - Magomed Umalatov	3	2–2	11–5–1
Luca Poclit	35	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		(August 22) Alequin Weight Issues - Out of PFL 9 - Eric Alequin	3	3–1	10–2
Thad Jean	26	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	The Silverback	Win - PFL 8 - Chris Brown	2	4–0	8–0
Eric Alequin	34	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		(August 22) Alequin Weight Issues - Out of PFL 9 - Luca Poclit	21	0–1	7–1
Zach Juusola	37	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		(June 23) Poclit Rescheduled - Out of PFL 6 - Luca Poclit	18	2–0	14–9
Laureano Staropoli	31	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Pepi	PFL Europe 4 - Abdoul Abdouraguimov	6	1–1	13–6
Murad Ramazanov	29	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		Loss - PFL 9 - Shamil Musaev	2	1–2	12–2 (1)
Shamil Musaev	30	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	The Silent Assassin	Win - PFL 9 - Murad Ramazanov	2	3–0	19–0–1

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Months Since Last Bouts	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Patricky Pitbull	38	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Pitbull	Loss - PFL 5 - Bruno Miranda	4	16–12	25–14
Brent Primus	39	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		Win - PFL 8 - Clay Collard	2	13–3 (1 NC)	15–4 (1 NC)
Adam Piccolotti	36	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	The Bomb	Win - PFL 5 - Michael Dufort	4	11–6	15–6
Mads Burnell	30	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)		Win - PFL 8 - Elvin Espinoza	2	7–3	20–6
Clay Collard	31	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Cassius	Loss - PFL 8 - Brent Primus	2	7–6	25–14 (1)
Gadzhi Rabadanov	31	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		Win - PFL 8 - Michael Dufort	2	8–0	23–4–2
Elvin Espinoza	31	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		Loss - PFL 8 - Mads Burnell	2	5–2	10–2
Bruno Miranda	34	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Robusto	Win - PFL 5 - Patricky Pitbull	4	3–2	17–5
Anthony Romero	27	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	The Genius	Loss - PFL 5 - Sergio Cassio	4	1–2	12–3
Michael Dufort	30	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	The Canadian Badass	Loss - PFL 8 - Gadzhi Rabadanov	2	2–2	13–6
Shane Burgos	33	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Hurricane		14	1–2	16–5
Solomon Renfro	27	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	The Black Dragon	Loss - PFL 5 - Brent Primus	4	1–3	11–6
Biaggio Ali Walsh	26	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		Win - PFL 8 - Brian Stapleton	2	2–0	2–0
Dedrek Sanders	34	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		Loss - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants - Makkasharip Zaynukov	0	9–5	1–1

Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Months Since Last Bouts	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Bubba Jenkins	28	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Bad Man	Loss - PFL 6 - Gabriel Alves Braga	3	15–8	21–9
Ádám Borics	31	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	The Kid	(June 22) Injury - Out of PFL 6 - Brett Johns	6	10–2	19–2
Pedro Carvalho	29	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	The Game	Loss - PFL 6 - Kai Kamaka III	3	6–7	13–10
Kai Kamaka III	29	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	The Fighting Hawaiian	Loss - PFL 9 - Brendan Loughnane	2	8–2	14–6–1
Brendan Loughnane	34	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		Win - PFL 9 - Kai Kamaka III	2	12–2	30–5
Tyler Diamond	33	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		Loss - PFL 9 - Enrique Barzola	2	3–3	14–4
Brett Johns	32	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	The Pikey	Loss - PFL 6 - Tyler Diamond	3	3–3	20–5
Jesse Stirn	32	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Relentless	Loss - PFL 9 - Jose Perez	2	1–3	16–7
Justin Gonzales	33	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	J-Train	Loss - PFL 6 - Brendan Loughnane	3	3–5	14–5
Enrique Barzola	35	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	El Fuerte	Win - PFL 9 - Tyler Diamond	2	5–4	21–9–2
Brahyan Zurcher	28	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)		(August 21) Out of PFL 9 - James Gallagher	4	5–0	9–0
Alexei Pergande	23	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Russian DNA	Win - PFL 7 - Daniel Boehle	2	5–0	5–0
Timur Khizriev	28	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Imam	Win - PFL 9 - Gabriel Alves Braga	2	6–0	17–0
Gabriel Alves Braga	26	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		Loss - PFL 9 - Timur Khizriev	2	5–2	14–2
Jesus Pinedo	28	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	El Mudo	(February 17, 2024) Pinedo Injury - Out of PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Patrício Pitbull	11	3–1	23–6–1
Otto Rodrigues	36	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		Loss - PFL 3 - Tyler Diamond	6	1–1	14–2
Jose Perez	29	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		Win - PFL 9 - Jesse Stirn	2	1–0	9–1
Husein Kadimagomaev	25	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)		Loss - PFL SF: Battle of the Giants - Zafar Mohsen	0	0–1	11–2 (1 NC)

Women's featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Months Since Last Bout	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Larissa Pacheco	30	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		PFL SF: Battle of the Giants - Cris Cyborg	11	12–2	23–4
Marina Mokhnatkina						11–4	5–2
Martina Jindrová						6–5	2–3
Amber Leibrock			Touch 'em Up			7–6	1–2
Evelyn Martins			Spartan			5–1	1–1
Claressa Shields	29	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	T-Rex	Win - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Kelsey DeSantis	8	2–1	2–1

Women's flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Months Since Last Bouts	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Juliana Velasquez	38	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		Win - PFL 4 - Lisa Mauldin	4	8–3	13–3
Ilara Joanne	30	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)	Arya Stark	Win - PFL 4 - Shanna Young	4	4–5	12–9
Kana Watanabe	36	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		Loss - PFL 4 - Liz Carmouche	4	5–3	13–3–1
Liz Carmouche	40	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Girl-Rilla	Loss - PFL 7 - Taila Santos	2	9–1	22–8
Dakota Ditcheva	26	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Dangerous	Win - PFL 7 - Jena Bishop	2	8–0	13–0
Lisa Mauldin	34	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)		Loss - PFL 4 - Juliana Velasquez	4	2–2	6–5
Kaytlin Neil	32	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Katniss	(May 7) Knee Injury - Out of PFL 4 - Sumiko Inaba	20	1–1	7–5
Jena Bishop	38	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)		Loss - PFL 7 - Dakota Ditcheva	2	3–2	7–2
Chelsea Hackett	24	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Hammer	Loss - PFL 4 - Dakota Ditcheva	4	1–2	4–23–1
Taila Santos	31	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		Win - PFL 7 - Liz Carmouche	2	3–0	22–3
Saray Orozco	33	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Killer Queen	Loss - PFL 4 - Sumiko Inaba	4	0–1	8–6