The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is an American MMA league founded in 2017 by Donn Davis; after acquiring and restructuring the former World Series of Fighting (WSOF). It is the first major MMA organization in which the athletes compete in a regular season, post-season and championship, rather than on a year-round basis. There is also a European league in addition to just the North American league.
The PFL uses seven weight classes. Women’s Featherweight, Featherweight, Women’s Lightweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, Light Heavyweight, and Heavyweight. In addition, there is also a ‘Super Fight’ division, which is not defined by weight, but instead is based on the status and name value of those who compete in it.
2023 PFL MMA World Champions (North America)
*All fights took place on November 24th, 2023 (PFL 10)
- (206lb – 265lb; 120kg) Heavyweight: Renan Ferreira
- (186lb – 205lb; 93kg) Light Heavyweight: Impa Kasanganay
- (156lb – 170lb; 77kg) Welterweight: Magomed Magomedkerimov (2 time)
- (146lb – 155lb; 70kg) Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier (2 time)
- (136lb – 145lb; 66kg) Featherweight: Jesus Pinedo
2023 PFL MMA World Champions (Europe)
*All fights took place on December 8th, 2023 (PFL Europe 4)
- (186lb – 205lb; 93kg) Light Heavyweight: Jakob Nedoh
- (146lb – 155lb; 70kg) Lightweight: Jakub Kaszuba
- (126lb – 135lb; 61kg) Bantamweight: Khurshed Kakhorov
- (116lb – 125lb; 57kg) Women’s Flyweight: Dakota Ditcheva
PFL Super Fight World Champions
*All fights took place on October 19th, 2024 (PFL Battle of the Giants)
- (206lb – 265lb; 102kg) Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou
- (136lb – 145lb; 66kg) Women’s Featherweight: Cris Cyborg