# PFL 7 (2018)

The PFL 7 mixed martial arts event for the 2018 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on August 30, 2018, at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was the seventh and final regular season event of 2018 before the playoffs.

## Background

Lightweight's Brian Foster and Ramsey Nijem were expected to fight on this card, however both were ruled out of the tournament when Foster was unable to get licensed by the New Jersey athletic commission, and Nijem was unable to gain clearance from a medical suspension. As a result, Johnny Case vs. Jason High was made, with the winner determining the 155 divisions final playoff participant. On weigh in day however, the substitute fight had its own set back, as High missed the weight limit by 4.2 pounds, and the bout was scratched from the card all together. As a result, Case was awarded 3 points via walkover victory.

## Standings after event

The point system consists of outcome based scoring and bonuses for an early win. Under the outcome based scoring system, the winner of a fight receives 3 points and the loser receives 0 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. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, then the fighter will receive 6 total points. If a fighter misses weight, then the fighter that missed weight will receive 0 points and his opponent will receive 3 points due to a walkover victory.

### Featherweight

| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points |
| ♛ Steven Siler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| ♛ Lance Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| ♛ Andre Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 🚫 Timur Valiev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Alexandre Almeida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Alexandre Bezerra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Max Coga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| ♛ Nazareno Malegarie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| E Magomed Idrisov | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Lee Coville | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ♛ Jumabieke Tuerxun | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Marcos Galvão | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Bekbulat Magomedov | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Lightweight

| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points |
| ♛ Natan Schulte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| ♛ Will Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Islam Mamedov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Chris Wade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Robert Watley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| ♛ Thiago Tavares | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ♛ Rashid Magomedov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ♛ Johnny Case | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| E Efrain Escudero | 1* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E Arthur Estrázulas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Luiz Firmino | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Jason High | 0 | 0 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| E Yuki Kawana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🚫 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 🚫 Ramsey Nijem | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Although Efrain Escudero won his fight against Jason High, PFL MMA rules state a fighter who misses the weight limit forfeits all points from the match, and the opponent earns a walkover win.

### Welterweight

| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points |
| ♛ Ray Cooper III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| ♛ João Zeferino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| ♛ Magomed Magomedkerimov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| ♛ Rick Story | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| ♛ Handesson Ferreira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Pavlo Kusch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| ♛ Bojan Veličković | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| ♛ Jake Shields | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| E Abubakar Nurmagomedov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| E Paul Bradley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Yuri Villefort | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Jonatan Westin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Herman Terrado | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Carlton Minus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Middleweight

| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points |
| ♛ Abuspiyan Magomedov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| ♛ Louis Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| ♛ Shamil Gamzatov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Bruno Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Sadibou Sy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ John Howard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| ♛ Rex Harris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ♛ Gasan Umalatov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| E Caio Magalhães | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Anderson Gonçalves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Eddie Gordon | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Andre Lobato | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Light Heavyweight

| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points |
| ♛ Vinny Magalhães | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| ♛ Maxim Grishin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| ♛ Dan Spohn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| ♛ Emiliano Sordi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Bazigit Atajev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Sean O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| ♛ Smealinho Rama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| ♛ Rakim Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| E Brandon Halsey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 🚫 Rashid Yusupov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🚫 Ronny Markes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Jamie Abdallah | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Jason Butcher | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Artur Alibulatov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Heavyweight

| Fighter | Wins | Draws | Losses | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points |
| ♛ Francimar Barroso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| ♛ Kelvin Tiller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| ♛ Philipe Lins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| ♛ Jack May | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| ♛ Alex Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 🚫 Valdrin Istrefi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| ♛ Jared Rosholt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ♛ Josh Copeland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ♛ Caio Alencar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| E Mike Kyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Daniel Gallemore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Jake Heun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Shawn Jordan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
♛ = Clinched playoff spot --- 🚫 = Ruled out --- E = Eliminated
NOTE: Prior to PFL 8, which started the PFL playoff, Valdrin Istrefi was ruled out because of an injury. Caio Alencar was declared the first alternate and participated in the playoff.