The PFL has six weight classes, each with 10 fighters competing twice apiece during the regular season. The top four point earners in each division -- heavyweight, light heavyweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight and women's flyweight -- reach the playoffs. Winning two playoff fights will earn one fighter in each of those six divisions the season's PFL championship -- and a $1 million payday.
How fighters earn their way to the playoffs: A win is worth 3 points, a draw is worth 1 and a loss is worth zero. Fighters also can earn bonus points for a stoppage (knockout, submission, disqualification), based on the round. A first-round stoppage is worth 3 bonus points, a second-round stoppage 2 and a third-round stoppage 1. In the case of a tie in the standings, the fighter with faster finishes places higher.
Here are the final 2024 regular-season standings:
Heavyweight
Next fight: Playoff final (date and site TBD)
Denis Goltsov (1 seed) vs. Oleg Popov (2)
Light heavyweight
Next fight: Playoff final (date and site TBD)
Impa Kasanganay (1) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov (3)
Welterweight
Next fight: Playoff final (date and site TBD)
Shamil Musaev (1) vs. Magomed Umalatov (2)
Lightweight
Next fight: Playoff final (date and site TBD)
Brent Primus (1) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (2)
Featherweight
Next fight: Playoff final (date and site TBD)
Brendan Loughnane (1) vs. Timur Khizriev (3)
Women's flyweight
Next fight: Playoff final (date and site TBD)
Dakota Ditcheva (1) vs. Taila Santos (2)
Note: A plus sign (+) indicates that a fighter has advanced to the playoffs (name also in bold). A hashtag (#) indicates that a fighter has lost a point for missing weight. An asterisk (*) indicates that a fighter has been disqualified from the season because of a drug-test failure or other suspension (name also in italics).