2024 PFL Championship predictions: Who are our picks in six $1 million finals?

November 28, 2024 5:20 pm ET

The PFL wraps up its 2024 season Friday with six $1 million finals.

The 2024 PFL Championship (ESPN+) event takes place Friday at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Denis Goltsov vs. Oleg Popov

2024 PFL Championships faceoff off between Denis Goltsov vs Oleg Popov during the ceremonial weigh-ins at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Matt Ferris / PFL)

Records: Goltsov 35-8, Popov 19-1

Past five: Goltsov 5-0, Popov 5-0

Division: Heavyweight

Rankings: None

Odds(as of 11.28.24): Goltsov +110, Popov -130

Junkie pick results: Goltsov 6, Popov 5

Brent Primus vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov

2024 PFL Championships faceoff off between Brent Primus vs Gadzhi Rabadanov during the ceremonial weigh-ins at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Matt Ferris / PFL)

Records: Primus 15-3, Rabadanov 23-4-2

Past five: Primus 4-1, Rabadanov 5-0

Division: Lightweight

Rankings: None

Odds(as of 11.28.24): Primus +425, Rabadanov -575

Junkie pick results: Rabadanov 11, Primus 0

Magomed Umalatov vs. Shamil Musaev

2024 PFL Championships faceoff off between Magomed Umalatov vs Shamil Musaev during the ceremonial weigh-ins at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Matt Ferris / PFL)

Records: Umalatov 17-0, Musaev 19-0-1

Past five: Umalatov 5-0, Musaev 4-0-1

Division: Welterweight

Rankings: None

Odds(as of 11.28.24): Umalatov +220, Musaev -270

Junkie pick results: Musaev 7, Umalatov 4

Impa Kasanganay vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov

2024 PFL Championships faceoff off between Impa Kasanganay vs Dovlet Yagshimuradov during the ceremonial weigh-ins at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Matt Ferris / PFL)

Records: Kasanganay 18-4, Yagshimuradov 24-7-1

Past five: Kasanganay 4-1, Yagshimuradov 5-0

Division: Light heavyweight

Rankings: None

Odds(as of 11.28.24): Kasanganay -180, Yagshimuradov +150

Junkie pick results: Kasanganay 10, Yagshimuradov 1

Dakota Ditcheva vs. Taila Santos

2024 PFL Championships faceoff off between Dakota Ditcheva vs Taila Santos during the ceremonial weigh-ins at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Matt Ferris / PFL)

Records: Ditcheva 13-0, Santos 22-3

Past five: Ditcheva 5-0, Santos 3-2

Division: Women’s flyweight

Rankings: Ditcheva No. 14

Odds(as of 11.28.24): Ditcheva -360, Santos +285

Junkie pick results: Ditcheva 9, Santos 2

Brendan Loughnane vs. Timur Khizriev

2024 PFL Championships faceoff off between Brendan Loughnane vs Timur Khizriev during the ceremonial weigh-ins at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Matt Ferris / PFL)

Records: Loughnane 30-5, Khizriev 17-0

Past five: Loughnane 4-1, Khizriev 5-0

Division: Featherweight

Rankings: None

Odds(as of 11.28.24): Loughnane +260, Khizriev -325

Junkie pick results: Khizriev 8, Loughnane 3

Check out all the main card picks below.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Loughnane

vs.

Khizriev
Ditcheva

vs.

Santos
Kasanganay

vs.

Yagshimuradov
Umalatov

vs.

Musaev
Primus

vs.

Rabadanov
Goltsov

vs.

Popov

MMA Junkie readers’

consensus picks

195-104

Khizriev

(71%)

Ditcheva

(68%)

Kasanganay

(70%)

Musaev

(53%)

Rabadanov

(73%)

Popov

(57%)

Ken Hathaway

@1khathaway

196-103

2017, 2022 Champion

Khizriev

Santos

Kasanganay

Musaev

Rabadanov

Goltsov

Farah Hannoun

@Farah_Hannoun

195-104

Khizriev

Ditcheva

Kasanganay

Musaev

Rabadanov

Goltsov

Mike Bohn

@MikeBohn

191-108

2014 Champion

Khizriev

Ditcheva

Kasanganay

Umalatov

Rabadanov

Goltsov

Nolan King

@mma_kings

188-111

2023 Champion

Khizriev

Ditcheva

Kasanganay

Musaev

Rabadanov

Goltsov

Matt Erickson

@MattE

184-115

Khizriev

Ditcheva

Yagshimuradov

Musaev

Rabadanov

Popov

Matthew Wells

@MrMWells

184-115

Khizriev

Ditcheva

Kasanganay

Umalatov

Rabadanov

Goltsov

Abbey Subhan

@kammakaze

182-117

Khizriev

Ditcheva

Kasanganay

Umalatov

Rabadanov

Popov

Brian Garcia

@thegoze

179-120

2017 Champion

Loughnane

Ditcheva

Kasanganay

Umalatov

Rabadanov

Popov

Simon Samano

@SJSamano

178-121

Loughnane

Ditcheva

Kasanganay

Musaev

Rabadanov

Goltsov

Danny Segura

@dannyseguratv

173-126

Khizriev

Santos

Kasanganay

Musaev

Rabadanov

Popov

George Garcia

@MMAjunkieGeorge

166-133

Loughnane

Ditcheva

Kasanganay

Musaev

Rabadanov

Popov

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