Jean and Pinedo Booked Final Places
The PFL World Tournament reached its featherweight and welterweight semifinals in Nashville on June 12, 2025. Four main-card winners advanced from Nashville Municipal Auditorium, establishing the championship pairings after a night of decisions, a quick knockout and several notable supporting performances.
The welterweight final took shape
Thad Jean defeated former Bellator champion Jason Jackson by split decision. The verdict moved Jean into the final against Logan Storley, who outpointed Masayuki Kikuiri unanimously in the other welterweight semifinal.
Jean had entered the tournament after several showcase appearances and won his opening-round assignment against Mukhamed Berkhamov. Jackson had advanced by submitting Andrey Koreshkov, making the semifinal a significant test of Jean’s progress.
Pinedo settled the trilogy and advanced
Jesus Pinedo knocked out Gabriel Braga at 1:16 of the first round. The featherweight rivals had split their earlier meetings, with Braga winning a decision and Pinedo taking their 2023 championship rematch by stoppage.
Movlid Khaybulaev defeated Taekyun Kim by unanimous decision in the other featherweight semifinal. His victory established a final against Pinedo, bringing together two previous PFL champions.
Supporting bouts delivered a range of finishes
Adam Borics beat Jeremy Kennedy by majority decision, while Magomed Umalatov knocked out Anthony Ivy in the first round. Sarek Shields outpointed Joseph Luciano unanimously.
Kendly St. Louis submitted Berkhamov with a third-round rear-naked choke. Alexei Pergande and Jason Danner completed the card’s decision winners, defeating Mike Bardsley and Nathan Gilmore respectively in their showcase assignments.
Sources
- PFL: event date, semifinal divisions and individual bout reports
- MMA Fighting: complete results, Jean and Jackson’s routes, and the Pinedo–Braga trilogy
- PFL: confirmed finalists and official knockout and submission classifications
