Infographic: Professional Fighters League Season 1 Lightweight Playoff Standings Update
As the
Professional Fighters League regular season progresses, several
storylines are emerging, but one of the most surprising and notable
must be: This Natan
Schulte guy is a bit of a problem.
The relatively unheralded Brazilian made his presence known by upsetting Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Chris Wade, one of the early favorites, in June. He followed that up, and completed his run to the top of the standings, by choking Jason High out cold at PFL 5 last Thursday.
Incidentally, Wade features in another major storyline of the
season so far, as he is one of the most prominent examples of PFL’s
weighted standings at work. While Wade is 1-1 on the season, he is
tied for second with two 2-0 fighters, thanks to PFL’s points
system which gives greater weight to stoppage victories; the
earlier the better. According to this system, designed to
incentivize exciting fights as well as offer fighters greater
latitude to make up standings deficits, fighters receive:
• zero points for a loss
• one point for a draw
• three points for a decision victory
• four points for a third-round stoppage, five points for a second-round stoppage and six points for a first-round stoppage
The PFL regular season continues through August, with the playoffs scheduled to begin in October.
The relatively unheralded Brazilian made his presence known by upsetting Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Chris Wade, one of the early favorites, in June. He followed that up, and completed his run to the top of the standings, by choking Jason High out cold at PFL 5 last Thursday.
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• zero points for a loss
• one point for a draw
• three points for a decision victory
• four points for a third-round stoppage, five points for a second-round stoppage and six points for a first-round stoppage
The PFL regular season continues through August, with the playoffs scheduled to begin in October.
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