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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 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	Ref	MMA record
May 16, 2023	Francis Ngannou		Heavyweight	^[6]	17–3
August 2, 2023	Amanda Serrano	The Real Deal	Women's Flyweight	^[7]	2–0–1
August 31, 2023	Adam Piccolotti	The Bomb	Lightweight		14–5
December 18, 2023	Murad Ramazanov		Welterweight	^[8]	11–0 (1)

PFL Main Roster

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Valentin Moldavsky	32	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)			7–2 (1)	12–3 (1)
Denis Goltsov			The Russian Bogatyr		10–3	32–8
Ante Delija	34	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Walking Trouble		8–2	24–5
Renan Ferreira	35	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	Problema	Win - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Ryan Bader	7–2 (3)	13–3 (3)
Bruno Cappelozza	35	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Bodão	Loss - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Vadim Nemkov	5–2 (1)	15–7 (1)
Marcelo Nunes					10–2	2–1
Jordan Heiderman			Thor		7–1	1–1

Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Phil Davis	40	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Mr. Wonderful		11–4	24–7 (1)
Josh Silveira					12–2	4–2
Antônio Carlos Júnior			Cara de Sapato (Shoe Face)		15–5 (2)	5–0 (1)
Rob Wilkinson			Razor		17–2 (1)	4–0 (1)
Impa Kasanganay	30	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Tshilobo	Loss - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Johnny Eblen	4–1	15–4
Jakob Nedoh	28	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	The Gorilla		3–0	8–1
Thiago Santos	40	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Marreta	Loss - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Yoel Romero	0–1 (1)	22–12 (1)
Sadibou Sy					16–7–2 (1)	10–5–2 (1)

Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)

ISO	Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Ref	PFL/ Bellator record	MMA record
	Ray Cooper III	31	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Bradda Boy	Loss -PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Jason Jackson		12–5–1	25–10–1
	Derek Brunson			The One			24–9	1–0

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Andrey Koreshkov	34	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Spartan		16–4	27–4
Magomed Magomedkerimov	34	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)		(January 22, 2024) Injury - Out of PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Jason Jackson	16–1	34–6
Magomed Umalatov			Prince		14–0	5–0
Solomon Renfro			The Black Dragon		11–4	1–1
Thad Jean			The Silverback		6–0	1–0
Tom Breese					18–4	1–0

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Patricky Pitbull	38	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	Pitbull		16–10	25–12
Natan Schulte			Russo		25–5–1	14–2–1
Clay Collard	31	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Cassius	Loss - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - A. J. McKee	6–4	24–12 (1)
Elvin Espinoza					9–0	3–0
Bruno Miranda			Robusto		16–4	2–1
Shane Burgos			Hurricane		16–5	1–2
Yamato Nishikawa					21–5–6	0–2
Ahmed Amir			The Butcher		12–4–1	0–1
Anthony Romero			The Genius		12–2	0–1
Biaggio Ali Walsh	26	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)		Win - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Emmanuel Palacio	1–0	1–0

Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	Ref	MMA record	PFL/Bellator record
Chris Wade			The Long Island Killer			11–8	23–10
Brendan Loughnane						27–5	9–2
Bubba Jenkins			Bad Man			21–7	7–3
Movlid Khaybulaev			Killer			21–0–1 (1)	7–0–1 (1)
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	^[9]	3–1	23–6–1
Gabriel Alves Braga	26	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)				3–1	12–1
Timur Khizriev	29	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Imam			3–0	14–0
Tyler Diamond						12–3	1–2
Marlon Moraes			Magic			23–13–1	0–3
Alexei Pergande			Russian DNA			4–0	3–0
Sung Bin Jo			Korean Falcon			10–3	0–2
Brahyan Zurcher						7–0	2–0
Abdullah Al-Qahtani	N/A	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	The Reaper	Win - PFL vs. Bellator (Riyadh) - Edukondala Rao		3–0	8–1
Brett Johns			The Pikey			20–3	1–0

Women's featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	Status	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Larissa Pacheco					23–4	12–2
Olena Kolesnyk					9–6	4–4
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	2–1	2–1
Karolina Sobek					4–2	0–2
Yoko Higashi					8–4	0–2

Women's flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg)

Name	Age	Ht.	Nickname	PFL/Bellator record	MMA record
Juliana Velasquez	38	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		7–2	12–2
Liz Carmouche	40	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Girl-Rilla	7–0	20–7
Dakota Ditcheva	26	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)		5–0	10–0
Chelsea Hackett			Hammer	4–1–1	1–0
Desiree Yanez			Dirty Dez	7–5	0–1
Taila Santos	31	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)		0–0	19–3