| PFL 1 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL 1 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04) | |||
| Venue | Boeing Center at Tech Port | |||
| City | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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ThePFL 1mixed martial arts event for the 2024 season of theProfessional Fighters League was held on April 4, 2024, at theBoeing Center at Tech Port inSan Antonio, Texas, United States. This marked the first regular-season event of the tournament and included fights in theWomen's Flyweight andHeavyweight divisions.[1][2][3]
The event marked the promotion's second visit to San Antonio and first sincePFL 7 (2023) in August 2023.[1]
The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between former interimBellator Heavyweight ChampionValentin Moldavsky and2022 PFL heavyweight winnerAnte Delija.[1]
A trilogy clash betweenBellator Women's Flyweight World ChampionLiz Carmouche and former championJuliana Velasquez took place at this event.[1]
FormerUFC Women's Flyweight Championship title challengerTaila Santos was expected to face formerBellator Kickboxing Women's Flyweight ChampionDenise Kielholtz in a women's flyweight bout.[1] However, a week before the event it was announced that Kielholtz had pulled out and replaced by Ilara Joanne.[4]
On March 26, changes to the fight lineup saw2021 PFL heavyweight winnerBruno Cappelozza replaced by formerWSOF Heavyweight ChampionBlagoy Ivanov against Sergei Bilostenniy, and a PFL women's flyweight alternate bout between Kaytlin Neil andSumiko Inaba removed from the card.[4]
Originally,Daniel James was expected to face Tyrell Fortune in a rematch at the event.[5] However, on the fight week it was announced that Fortune withdrew from the event and was replaced byMarcelo Golm.[6] At weigh-ins,Daniel James came in at 267 lbs, 1 pound over the limit for heavyweight, whileShanna Young weighed in at 128.6 lbs, 2.6 pounds over the flyweight limit. They were fined a percentage of their purses and given a point deduction in the standings.[7]
| Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Valentin Moldavsky | def. | Ante Delija | TKO (knees and punches) | 1 | 2:17 | |
| Heavyweight | Denis Goltsov | def. | Linton Vassell | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:11 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Liz Carmouche | def. | Juliana Velasquez | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Dakota Ditcheva | def. | Lisa Mauldin | TKO (knee to the body and punches) | 1 | 3:54 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Daniel James | def. | Marcelo Golm | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:59 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Sergei Bilostenniy | def. | Blagoy Ivanov | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Taila Santos | def. | Ilara Joanne | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:57 | |
| Heavyweight | Oleg Popov | def. | Steve Mowry | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:47 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Kana Watanabe | def. | Shanna Young | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Women's Flyweight | Jena Bishop | def. | Chelsea Hackett | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:15 | |
| Featherweight | Dimitre Ivy | def. | Lucas Brennan | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Bryce Meredith | def. | Ty Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
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.[9]
| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Valentin Moldavsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oleg Popov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 Daniel James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Denis Goltsov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sergei Bilostenniy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Blagoy Ivanov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Linton Vassell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Mowry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marcelo Golm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ante Delija | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points[11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Ditcheva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Taila Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jena Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Liz Carmouche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Kana Watanabe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Juliana Velasquez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chelsea Hackett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilara Joanne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisa Mauldin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shanna Young | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |