PFL 4, 2024 results: Dakota Ditcheva claims top playoff seed with dominant win

06-14-2024
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The Professional Fighters League returned this week with PFL 4 for the 2024 regular season. The event at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, featured heavyweights and women's flyweight bouts.

The night was full of finishes with three first-round stoppages, a second-round TKO, and a stunning third-round submission with less than ten seconds remaining in the fight. 

Dakota Ditcheva locked up the No. 1 women's flyweight seed in the semifinals with a dominant first-round TKO of Chelsea Hackett. Ditcheva will face No. 4 seed Jena Bishop in the PFL Playoffs. 

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The second women's flyweight semifinal will feature No. 2 Talia Santos vs. No. 3 Liz Carmouche. 

At heavyweight, Denis Goltsov locked up the top seed and will face No. 4 Tim Johnson, while No. 2 Oleg Popov and No. 3 Valentin Moldavsky square off in the second semifinal. 

A full look at the PFL 4 results can be seen below. 


PFL 4 Results

PFL Uncasville Main Card Results

  • Linton Vassell (24-9) def. Valentin Moldavsky (13-3, 1NC) by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Dakota Ditcheva (11-0) def. Chelsea Hackett (4-2-1) by 1st round TKO (3:22)
  • Denis Goltsov (34-8) def. Thiago Santos (22-13, 1NC) by 1st round TKO (2:22)
  • Liz Carmouche (22-7) def. Kana Wantanabe (13-3-1) by 3rd round submission (4:52)


Early Card Results

  • Taila Santos (21-3) def. Jena Bishop (7-1) by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
  • Oleg Popov (18-1) def. Davion Franklin (6-3) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25) 
  • Tyrell Fortune (14-2) def. Marcelo Golm (10-6) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 
  • Ilara Joanne (12-9) def. Shanna Young (9-7) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) 
  • Tim Johnson (18-9) def. Danilo Marques (15-6)  by 1st round TKO (3:14)
  • Juliana Velasquez (13-3) def. Lisa Mauldin (6-5) by 2nd round TKO (1:30) 
  • Sumiko Inaba (7-1) def. Saray Orozco (8-6) by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)