Professional Fighters League (PFL) event PFL 1: Jackson versus Koreshkov took place on Thursday night at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando. MMA Fighting provides the results.
This event marks the beginning of PFL`s 2025 World Tournament. Moving away from the previous season format with playoffs, PFL has adopted a grand prix style for 2025. The event on Thursday featured the opening round for both welterweight and featherweight divisions.
The headline fight saw former Bellator welterweight champions Jason Jackson and Andrey Koreshkov compete against each other. In the co-main event, Jesus Pinedo, the 2023 PFL featherweight champion, faced Adam Borics, a veteran Bellator contender.
Below are the complete results for PFL 1.
Main Card (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2 and ESPN+)
- Jason Jackson defeated Andrey Koreshkov via technical submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 2, 4:21
- Jesus Pinedo defeated Adam Borics via TKO (punches) — Round 1, 3:43
- Logan Storley defeated Joseph Luciano via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
- Movlid Khaybulaev defeated Jeremy Kennedy via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Preliminary Card (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
- Thad Jean defeated Mukhamed Berkhamov via TKO (punches) — Round 1, 4:25
- Gabriel Braga defeated Fred Dupras via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 1, 4:37
- Masayuki Kikuiri defeated Giannis Bachar via TKO (retirement) — Round 2, 5:00
- Tae Hyun Kim defeated Nathan Kelly via technical submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 1, 4:53
