Overview

• Khaybulaev dominated the final with strikes, early takedowns and sustained top control before securing an arm-triangle choke at 1:17 of round five at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
• Pinedo reached the championship by stopping Adam Borics and Gabriel Braga in the first round but could not counter Khaybulaev’s ground game.
• The victory extends Khaybulaev’s undefeated streak to 23-0-1 and secures his second PFL featherweight tournament title.
• After the fight, Khaybulaev paid tribute to coach Khabib Nurmagomedov by placing his newly won championship belt on his mentor’s shoulder.
• Under the PFL’s seasonal bracket format, the featherweight final carried a $500,000 first-place purse.