# PFL 9 (2019)

The PFL 9 mixed martial arts event for the 2019 season of the Professional Fighters League was held on October 31, 2019, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

## Background

The event was the ninth of the 2019 season and marked the start of the playoffs for the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions.

## Results

* ↑ Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Semi-final round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.
* ↑ Quarterfinal round bout of the 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs.

## 2019 PFL Heavyweight playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Denis Goltsov | MD 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Satoshi Ishii | L | | | | | | |
| 8 | Satoshi Ishii | L | 1 | Denis Goltsov | L | | | |
| | | | 5 | Ali Isaev | TKO 3 | | | |
| 4 | Kelvin Tiller | L | 5 | Ali Isaev | TKO 3 | | | |
| 5 | Ali Isaev | UD 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ali Isaev | UD 2 | | | | 5 | Ali Isaev | TKO 4 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Jared Rosholt | L |
| 2 | Muhammed Dereese | L | | | | | | | 7 | Jared Rosholt | L |
| 7 | Jared Rosholt | TKO 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jared Rosholt | TKO 1 | 7 | Jared Rosholt | UD 3 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Kelvin Tiller* | L | | | |
| 3 | Alex Nicholson | L | 4 | Kelvin Tiller* | L | | | |
| 6 | Francimar Barroso | UD 2 | | | | | | |
* Francimar Barroso was forced to withdraw from the competition due to being ruled “not healthy enough to continue.” Alex Nicholson was selected to take his spot in the heavyweight semifinals, but was also later ruled unfit to compete. Kelvin Tiller was eventually chosen to return to the competition to face Jared Rosholt.
Legend :
| (SD) | (Split Decision) |
| (UD) | (Unanimous Decision) |
| (MD) | (Majority Decision) |
| SUB | Submission |
| (T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out |
| L | Loss |

## 2019 PFL Light Heavyweight playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Emiliano Sordi | TKO 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sigi Pesaleli | L | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sigi Pesaleli | L | 1 | Emiliano Sordi | SUB 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Bazigit Atajev | L | | | |
| 4 | Bazigit Atajev | Draw 2 | 4 | Bazigit Atajev | L | | | |
| 5 | Viktor Nemkov | L | | | | | | |
| 5 | Viktor Nemkov | L | | | | 1 | Emiliano Sordi | TKO 1 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Jordan Johnson | L |
| 2 | Maxim Grishin | L | | | | | | | 7 | Jordan Johnson | L |
| 7 | Jordan Johnson | Draw 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jordan Johnson | Draw 2 | 7 | Jordan Johnson | UD 3 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Rashid Yusupov | L | | | |
| 3 | Vinny Magalhães | L | 6 | Rashid Yusupov | L | | | |
| 6 | Rashid Yusupov | KO 1 | | | | | | |
Legend :
| (SD) | (Split Decision) |
| (UD) | (Unanimous Decision) |
| (MD) | (Majority Decision) |
| SUB | Submission |
| (T)KO | (Technical) Knock Out |
| L | Loss |