PFL

PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson

Completed ING Arena, Brussels, Belgium 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Patrick Habirora beat Benson Henderson by knockout in the main event.
  • Taylor Lapilus beat Jake Hadley by unanimous decision in the co-main event at bantamweight.
  • Seven of the eleven results came early: five knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

BH

Benson Henderson vs Patrick Habirora

Welterweight
Knockout R1 0:20
PH
Jake Hadley

Jake Hadley vs Taylor Lapilus

Bantamweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
TL
Jared Gooden

Jared Gooden vs Boris Mbarga Atangana

Middleweight
Knockout R1 1:05
BA
Naoki Inoue

Naoki Inoue vs Marcirley Alves

Bantamweight
Split decision R3 5:00
MA
KS

Keisuke Sasu vs Asaël Adjoudj

Featherweight
Knockout R2 2:22
AA

Preliminary card

GO

Gustavo Oliveira vs Baris Adiguzel

Bantamweight
Submission R2 1:10
BA
JS

Joe Schilling vs Donegi Abena

Light heavyweight
Knockout R1 0:37
DA
SC

Shane Campbell vs Movsar Ibragimov

Bantamweight
Submission R1 3:28
MI
LP

Luca Poclit vs Khamzat Abaev

Welterweight
Knockout R1 2:56
KA
KL

Keweny Lopes vs Adam Meskini

Featherweight
Split decision R3 5:00
AM
AR

Ashley Reece vs Rustam Serbiev

Welterweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
RS
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Results

Main and co-main events

Patrick Habirora beat Benson Henderson by knockout after 20 seconds in the main event of PFL Brussels at the ING Arena in Brussels. In the co-main event, Taylor Lapilus beat Jake Hadley by unanimous decision after three rounds at bantamweight.

How the card was decided

Across the eleven bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, two by submission and four on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in eleven fights. Two of the four decisions divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Patrick Habirora, who stopped Benson Henderson after 20 seconds, and five of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Asaël Adjoudj's knockout of Keisuke Sasu, 7 minutes and 22 seconds in. End to end, the eleven fights filled one hour and 22 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: four of its six results came early, against three of the five above it. Gustavo Oliveira (submission, round two), Donegi Abena (knockout, round one) and Movsar Ibragimov (submission, round one) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Five weight classes were used, bantamweight most often with four bouts. ESPN+ carried all eleven bouts, split across a main card and one preliminary block.