PFL

PFL San Diego: McKee vs. Isbulaev

Completed Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States 9 bouts

Key takeaways

  • AJ McKee beat Salamat Isbulaev by unanimous decision in the main event.
  • Liz Carmouche beat Viviane Araújo by submission in the co-main event at women's flyweight.
  • Seven of the nine results came early: two knockouts and five submissions.

Main card

SI

Salamat Isbulaev vs AJ McKee

Featherweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AM
VA

Viviane Araújo vs Liz Carmouche

Women's flyweight
Submission R2 2:07
Liz Carmouche
AD

Alfie Davis vs Alexander Shabliy

Lightweight
Unanimous decision R3 5:00
AS
Rob Wilkinson

Rob Wilkinson vs Abraham Bably

Light heavyweight
Knockout R2 3:23
AB

Preliminary card

JW

Joshua Weems vs Khasan Magomedsharipov

Featherweight
Submission R1 2:10
KM
JB

Jena Bishop vs Ariane Lipski da Silva

Women's flyweight
Submission R1 4:08
AS
SK

Sarvarjon Khamidov vs Justin Wetzell

Bantamweight
Submission R2 4:11
JW
IJ

Ilara Joanne vs Shannon Clark

Women's flyweight
Knockout R3 1:43
SC
DB

Daniel Bzdigian vs Cobey Fehr

Bantamweight
Submission R1 2:00
CF
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Results

Main and co-main events

AJ McKee beat Salamat Isbulaev by unanimous decision after three rounds in the main event of PFL San Diego at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego. In the co-main event, Liz Carmouche beat Viviane Araújo by submission at 2:07 of round two at women's flyweight.

How the card was decided

Across the nine bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, five by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in nine fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Cobey Fehr, who stopped Daniel Bzdigian at 2:00 of round one, and three of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Shannon Clark's knockout of Ilara Joanne, 11 minutes and 43 seconds in. End to end, the nine fights filled one hour and 15 minutes of cage time.

Main card against the prelims

The preliminary card out-finished the main card: five of its five results came early, against two of the four above it. Khasan Magomedsharipov (submission, round one), Jena Bishop (submission, round one) and Sarvarjon Khamidov (submission, round two) all closed before the judges were needed.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Five weight classes were used, women's flyweight most often with three bouts.