List of current PFL fighters


List of current PFL fighters records current PFL fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. Unlike the UFC, PFL does allow its fighters to compete in other promotions, so many fighters on this list may appear in MMA events outside of PFL.

Background

The Professional Fighters League, formerly known as the World Series of Fighting prior to April 2017, is an American mixed martial arts promotion that was started in 2012 and based in Washington, District of Columbia. This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the PFL brand. Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of fights with the promotion. PFL operated yearly tournaments in 6 divisions; Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, and Women's Featherweight. In July 2022, PFL announced plans for a European league, starting in 2023, called PFL Europe, where the winners would win a spot in the next years main PFL tournament.
For each season, the PFL roster begins with 72 fighters in six weight classes: five men's weight classes and one women's weight class. PFL additionally signs fighters to development contracts from the PFL Challenger Series. These fighters occasionally appear as alternates in the league season or as showcase fights opening the league events.

Recent releases and retirements

These fighters have either been released from their PFL contracts, or announced their retirement, over the course of the last month. If their release has not been announced, then they have been listed here based upon their removal from the PFL roster.
DateISONameNicknameReasonDivisionRefPFL recordMMA record
dts|2026|Jan|18

Recent signings

The fighters in this section have either signed with PFL, have recently returned from an announced retirement, or have yet to make their PFL debut.
DateISONameNicknameDivisionStatus / next fight / InfoRefMMA record
dts|2025|May|10

Suspended fighters

The list below is based on fighters suspended either by United States Anti-Doping Agency or World Anti-Doping Agency for violation of taking prohibited substances or non-analytical incidents, by local commissions on misconduct during the fights or at event venues, or by PFL.
ISONameNicknameDivisionFromDurationTested positive for / InfoByEligible to
fight again		Ref.Notes
sortname|Karl|Moore|Karl Moore dts|2025|April|9dts|2026|April|9

Rankings

The PFL rankings are rated by a panel made up of MMA media members. The panel votes for the top active fighters in the PFL by both weight class and pound-for-pound. A fighter can be ranked in multiple divisions simultaneously in divisions they have competed in. The champions and interim champions are placed in the top positions of their respective weight classes and only the champions are eligible to be voted for in the pound-for-pound rankings.
The rankings for the PFL's fighters are recorded and updated when information is obtained from the PFL's website. If the website is not updated, the updated data from the UFC's official app will be used instead.
Updated as of January 27, 2026.
RankMen's pound-for-poundBantamweightFeatherweightLightweightWelterweight
Usman Nurmagomedov
1Usman NurmagomedovSergio PettisTimur KhizrievArchie ColganShamil Musaev
2Vadim NemkovRaufeon StotsA.J. McKeeAlfie DavisRamazan Kuramagomedov
3Corey AndersonTaylor LapilusJesus PinedoGadzhi RabadanovThad Jean
4Costello van SteenisMagomed MagomedovÁdám BoricsPaul HughesLogan Storley
5Shamil MusaevMarcirley AlvesIbragim IbragimovJakub KaszubaAbdoul Abdouraguimov
6Johnny EblenSarvarjon KhamidovGabriel BragaNatan SchulteMagomed Umalatov
7Thad JeanCiarán ClarkeAsaël AdjoudjJay-Jay WilsonFlorim Zendeli
8A.J. McKeeRenat KhavalovAlexei PergandeAlexandr ShabliyOmar El Dafrawy
9Sergio PettisLazaro DayronJulio ArceDarragh KellyMasayuki Kikuiri
10Paul HughesLewis McGrillen-EvansAkhmed MagomedovConnor HughesChris Mixan

Current champions, weight classes and status

PFL currently uses eight different weight classes. This list of champions is updated as of December 15, 2025.

PFL Main Roster

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)

Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

Women's Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

Women's Flyweights (125 lb, 57 kg)

PFL Africa

Heavyweights (265 lb, 120 kg)

Light Heavyweights (205 lb, 93 kg)

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

Lightweights (155 lb, 71 kg)

Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

Women's Strawweights (115 lb, 52 kg)

PFL MENA

Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg)

Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg)

Lightweights (155 lb, 70 kg)

Featherweights (145 lb, 66 kg)

Bantamweights (135 lb, 61 kg)

Flyweights (125 lb, 57 kg)

Women's Atomweights (105 lb, 48 kg)