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
Playoff final result:
Denis Goltsov def. Oleg Popov by first-round submission
Light heavyweight
Playoff final result:
Dovlet Yagshimuradov def. Impa Kasanganay by first-round KO
Welterweight
Playoff final result:
Shamil Musaev def. Magomed Umalatov by third-round TKO
Lightweight
Playoff final result:
Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Brent Primus by third-round KO
Featherweight
Playoff final result:
Timur Khizriev def. Brendan Loughnane by unanimous decision
Women's flyweight
Playoff final result:
Dakota Ditcheva def. Taila Santos by second-round TKO
Note: A plus sign (+) indicates that a fighter advanced to the playoffs (name also in bold). A hashtag (#) indicates that a fighter lost a point for missing weight. An asterisk (*) indicates that a fighter was disqualified from the season because of a drug-test failure or other suspension (name also in italics).