PFL 5 (2022)

The PFL 5 mixed martial arts event for the 2022 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on June 24, 2022 at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. This marked the fifth regular season event of the tournament and included fights in the Heavyweight and Featherweight divisions.

PFL 5
The poster for PFL 5
Promotion	Professional Fighters League
Date	June 24, 2022 (2022-June-24)
Venue	Overtime Elite Arena
City	Atlanta, Georgia
Event chronology
PFL 4 PFL 5 PFL 6

Main article: PFL (2022 season)

Background

In the main event, 2021 heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza faced Matheus Scheffel, with Cappelozza having his second headlining bout of the season following his first-round TKO victory 2022 PFL 2. The co-main event featured a lightweight bout between former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and fellow UFC veteran Stevie Ray. The rest of the main card saw former UFC vets Chris Wade and Kyle Bochniak facing off in a featherweight bout while heavyweights Renan Ferreira and Klidson Abreu met in a second round bout.^[1][2][3]

Stuart Austin, Ali Isaev, Jamelle Jones, Saba Bolaghi, Boston Salmon all pulled out of their respective bouts, with the matchups being reorganized and Shelton Graves, Maurice Greene, Juan Adams, Reinaldo Ekson, Ago Huskić stepping in to replace them.^[4]

Results

Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Matheus Scheffel	def.	Bruno Cappelozza	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Stevie Ray	def.	Anthony Pettis	Submission (body triangle)	2	3:57
Heavyweight	Klidson Abreu	vs.	Renan Ferreira	NC (overturned)	3	5:00	[lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight	Chris Wade	def.	Kyle Bochniak	TKO (head kick & punches)	1	1:10
Heavyweight	Ante Delija	def.	Shelton Graves	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)	3	5:00	[lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight	Bubba Jenkins	def.	Reinaldo Ekson	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Denis Goltsov	def.	Maurice Greene	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Featherweight	Lance Palmer	def.	Sheymon Moraes	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Juan Adams	def.	Sam Kei	TKO (punches)	2	2:30
Featherweight	Ryoji Kudo	def.	Alejandro Flores	KO (punch)	1	2:52
Featherweight	Brendan Loughnane	def.	Ago Huskić	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00

1. Originally a Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) win for Abreu; overturned after he tested positive for a banned substance.
2. Graves deducted one point in round 2 for a headbutt.

Standings After Event

The PFL points system is based on results of the match. The winner of a fight receives 3 points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive 1 point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is 3 points, 2 points, and 1 point respectively. The bonus for winning in the third round requires a fight be stopped before 4:59 of the third round. No bonus point will be awarded if a fighter wins via decision. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. A decision win will result in three total points. If a fighter misses weight, the opponent (should they comply with weight limits) will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory, regardless of winning or losing the bout; if the non-offending fighter subsequently wins with a stoppage, all bonus points will be awarded.^[5]

Heavyweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points[lower-alpha 1]
Denis Goltsov	2	0	0	1	0	0	9
Ante Delija	2	0	0	0	1	0	8
Renan Ferreira	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
Bruno Cappelozza	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
Klidson Abreu	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
Juan Adams	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
Matheus Scheffel	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
Sam Kei	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Shelton Graves	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Maurice Greene	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Adam Keresh	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Cody Goodale	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jamelle Jones	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Stuart Austin	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Lightweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points[lower-alpha 2]
Anthony Pettis	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
Olivier Aubin-Mercier	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
Alex Martinez	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
Stevie Ray	1	0	1	0	1	0	5
Raush Manfio	1	0	1	0	0	1	4
Natan Schulte	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
Clay Collard	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
Jeremy Stephens	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
Myles Price	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Marcin Held	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Don Madge	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Featherweight

Fighter	Wins	Draws	Losses	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Points[lower-alpha 3]
Chris Wade	2	0	0	0	0	0	9
Ryoji Kudo	1	0	1	1	0	0	6
Bubba Jenkins	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
Brendan Loughnane	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
Sheymon Moraes	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
Lance Palmer	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
Alejandro Flores	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
Kyle Bochniak	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Ago Huskić	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Reinaldo Ekson	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Boston Salmon	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Saba Bolaghi	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Reported payout

The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Georgia Athletic Commission. It is important to note the amounts do not include sponsor money, discretionary bonuses, viewership points or additional earnings.^[6]

• Matheus Scheffel: $20,000 ($10,000 show + $10,000 win) def. Bruno Cappelozza: $40,000
• Stevie Ray: $80,000 ($40,000 show + $40,000 win) def. Anthony Pettis: $750,000
• Klidson Abreu: $42,000 ($21,000 show + $21,000 win) def. Renan Ferreira: $19,000
• Chris Wade: $70,000 ($35,000 show + $35,000 win) def. Kyle Bochniak: $15,000
• Ante Delija: $66,000 ($33,000 show + $33,000 win) def. Shelton Graves: $10,000
• Bubba Jenkins: $98,000 ($49,000 show + $49,000) def. Reinaldo Ekson: $10,000
• Denis Goltsov: $70,000 ($35,000 show + $35,000 win) def. Maurice Greene: $18,000
• Lance Palmer: $170,000 ($85,000 show + $85,000 win) def. Sheymon Moraes: $29,000
• Juan Adams: $16,000 ($8,000 show + $8,000 win) def. Sam Kei: $10,000
• Ryoji Kudo: $26,000 ($13,000 show + $13,000 win) def. Alejandro Flores: $26,000
• Brendan Loughnane: $170,000 ($85,000 show + $85,000 win) def. Ago Huskic: $10,000

Aftermath

On September 23, it was announced that the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission overturned the result of the bout between Klidson Abreu and Renan Ferreira to a no contest, after Abreu failed a drug test for unspecified substances. Klidson and his team contended that the positive was due to prescribed antibiotics for a leg laceration.^[7]

See also

• List of PFL events
• List of current PFL fighters

Notes

1. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
2. The eight fighters with most points advance to the playoffs
3. The four fighters with most points advance to the playoffs

References

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3. "Cappelozza to fight Scheffel in PFL 5 main event". ESPN.com. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
4. Critchfield, Tristen. "PFL 5 Card Updated with Five New Preliminary Matchups, Including Juan Adams Debut". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
5. "Rules and Regulations". PFL. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
6. "2022 PFL salaries from Atlanta: Anthony Pettis tops disclosed payouts despite loss; Kayla Harrison second". MMA Junkie. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
7. Cruz, Guilherme (2022-09-23). "Klidson Abreu fails drug test, blames leg injury for now-overturned PFL 5 win over Renan Ferreira". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-09-24.