With massive upsets, vicious knockouts, and breakout stars, the 2023 regular season of the Professional Fighters League has already been one to remember.
As we get closer to the playoffs, several fighters look to step up their game.
Through its first few events, the PFL's newest signings, Aspen Ladd and Thiago Santos, have already lost. A potential 2023 Upset of the Year candidate featured Brendan Loughnane, last year's featherweight tournament winner, getting knocked out of the playoffs. It is an unpredictable year, as any contender can win the PFL Finals at this stage.
Fighters in each division compete multiple times a season for a spot in the PFL Finals. The divisions are the following (since 2023):
- Heavyweight
- Light Heavyweight
- Welterweight
- Lightweight
- Featherweight (men and women's)
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Here's a full breakdown of where the fighters are within the PFL's 2023 standings. The Sporting News will update each division's standings following each regular-season fight.
How the PFL format works
The PFL uses a points system, with wins in a certain round resulting in a certain number of points. The points system of the PFL is based on the round of the fight. A fighter is awarded three points for a win, with a loss worth zero points. If a fighter wins in the first round, they are awarded three extra points. A round-two finish will earn them two extra points, and one point is awarded for a round-three finish.
A fighter can earn six points in one night if the bout ends in the first round.
Following six regular-season fight cards, the playoffs begin. Whoever advances makes it to the finals, with the winner taking home the championship title from their division and $1 million.
PFL 2023 Regular Season Standings
The top four fighters of each division qualify for the 2023 playoffs. The following will indicate where the fighters are in the standings:
- Y: Clinches #1 seed in division
- X: Clinched playoff birth
- E: Eliminated
- A: Alternate
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PFL 2023 Featherweight Standings
| Fighter/Record | Points |
| Bubba Jenkins (2-0) (Y) | 9 |
| Gabriel Braga (2-0) (X) | 9 |
| Movlid Khaybulaev (2-0) (X) | 8 |
| Jesus Pinedo (1-1) (X) | 6 |
| ———————— | — |
| Chris Wade (1-1) (E) | 6 |
| Brendan Loughnane (1-1) (E) | 5 |
| Marlon Moraes (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Ryoji Kudo (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Tyler Diamond (0-1) (E) | 0 |
| Jo Sungbin (0-1) (E) | 0 |
PFL 2023 Women's Featherweight Standings
| Fighter/Record | Points |
| Larissa Pacheco (2-0) (Y) | 9 |
| Marina Mokhnatkina (1-0) (X) | 8 |
| Amber Leibrock (1-0) (X) | 6 |
| Olena Kolesnyk (2-0) (X) | 5 |
| ———————— | — |
| Aspen Ladd (1-1) (E) | 5 |
| Evelyn Martins (1-1) (E) | 3 |
| Julia Budd (1-1) (E) | 3 |
| Karolina Sobek (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Yoko Higashi (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Martina Jindrova (0-2) (E) | 0 |
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PFL 2023 Lightweight Standings
| Fighter/Record | Points |
| Clay Collard (2-0) (Y) | 8 |
| Olivier Aubin-Mercier (2-0) (X) | 7 |
| Bruno Miranda (2-0) (X) | 6 |
| Shane Burgos (1-1) (X) | 3 |
| ——————— | — |
| Natan Schulte (1-1) (E) | 3 |
| Raush Manfio (1-1) (E) | 3 |
| Alexander Martinez (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Yamato Nishikawa (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Stevie Ray (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Anthony Romero (0-1) (E) | 0 |
PFL 2023 Welterweight Standings
| Fighter/Record | Points |
| Magomed Magomedkerimov (2-0) (Y) | 12 |
| Carlos Leal (2-0) (X) | 11 |
| Sadibou Sy (2-0) (X) | 9 |
| Magomed Umalatov (2-0) (X) | 9 |
| ———————— | — |
| Solomon Renfro (1-0) E) | 5 |
| Nayib Lopez (1-1) (E) | 3 |
| Shane Mitchell (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Jarrah Al Silawi (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Davis Zawada (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Dilano Taylor (0-2) (E) | 0 |
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PFL 2023 Light Heavyweight Standings
| Fighter/Record | Points |
| Josh Silveira (2-0) (Y) | 12 |
| Marthin Hamlet (2-0) (X) | 9 |
| Impa Kasanganay (1-0) (X) | 5 |
| Ty Flores (2-0) (X) | 5 |
| ———————— | — |
| Andrew Sanchez (1-0) (E) | 3 |
| Sam Kei (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Delan Monte (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Taylor Johnson (0-1) (E) | 0 |
| Dan Spohn (0-1) (E) | 0 |
| Tm Caron (0-1) (E) | 0 |
PFL 2023 Heavyweight Standings
| Fighter/Record | Points |
| Denis Goltsov (2-0) (Y) | 12 |
| Renan Ferreira (2-0) (X) | 9 |
| Marcelo Nunes (1-1) (X) | 6 |
| Jordan Heiderman (1-0) (X) | 6 |
| ———————— | — |
| Maurice Greene (1-1) (E) | 5 |
| Danilo Marques (1-1) (E) | 5 |
| Matheus Scheffel (1-1) (E) | 3 |
| Ante Delija (1-0) (E) | 3 |
| Yorgan de Castro (0-2) (E) | 0 |
| Patrick Brady (0-1) (E) | 0 |