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 fights: Playoff semifinals (Aug. 2 in Nashville, Tennessee)
Denis Goltsov (1 seed) vs. Tim Johnson (4)
Oleg Popov (2) vs. Linton Vassell (3)
(Vassell is replacing Valentin Moldavsky, who qualified for the playoffs but withdrew because of injury)
Light heavyweight
Next fights: Playoff semifinals (Aug. 16 in Hollywood, Florida)
Impa Kasanganay (1) vs. Josh Silveira (4)
Rob Wilkinson (2) vs. Dovlet Yagshimuradov (3)
Welterweight
Next fights: Playoff semifinals (Aug. 23 in Washington)
Shamil Musaev (1) vs. Murad Ramazanov (4)
Magomed Umalatov (2) vs. Don Madge (3)
Lightweight
Next fights: Playoff semifinals (Aug. 16 in Hollywood, Florida)
Brent Primus (1) vs. Clay Collard (4)
Gadzhi Rabadanov (2) vs. Michael Dufort (3)
Featherweight
Next fights: Playoff semifinals (Aug. 23 in Washington)
Brendan Loughnane (1) vs. Kai Kamaka (4)
Gabriel Braga (2) vs. Timur Khizriev (3)
Women's flyweight
Next fights: Playoff semifinals (Aug. 2 in Nashville, Tennessee)
Dakota Ditcheva (1) vs. Jena Bishop (4)
Taila Santos (2) vs. Liz Carmouche (3)
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).