PFL's 2021 Lightweight Roster
PFL has put some serious effort into gathering talent for their 155 pound division this season. It’s going to be really interesting to see how this 2021 season plays out.
Akhmed Aliev (19-6-0): The 31 year old fighter is 5’8” in height, has a 72” arm reach, a 38” leg reach, and is from Astrakhan, Russia. Akhmed has 11 career knockouts and was a semifinalist in PFL’s 2019 season.
Olivier Aubin-Mercier (11-5-0): The 32 year old fighter is 5’10” in height, has a 71” arm reach, and is from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Olivier has 8 career submission victories and has had 12 fights in the UFC.
Johnny Case (27-7-1): The 31 year old fighter is 5’10” in height, has a 73” arm reach, and is from Jefferson, Iowa. Johnny has a vast amount of experience in MMA and has obtained 19 knockouts throughout his career.
Clay Collard (18-8-0): The 28 year old fighter is 6’0” in height, has a 74” arm reach, and is from Las Vegas, Nevada. Clay is a former UFC competitor who has obtained 10 knockout victories throughout his career.
Marcin Held (26-7-0): The 29 year old fighter is 5’9” in height, has a 71” arm reach, and is from Tychy, Poland. Marcin is on a 4 win streak and has obtained 14 victories via submission throughout his career.
Joilton Lutterbach (34-8-0, 1 No Contest): The 28 year old fighter is 6’0” in height, has a 74” arm reach, is fighting out of Dusseldorf, Germany, and is from Campina Grande, Brazil. Joilton has the most wins in the division with 34 and 24 of those wins came by stoppage (12 knockouts and 12 submissions).
Mikhail Odintsov (18-2-0): The 29 year old fighter is 5’9” in height, has a 70” arm reach, and is from Minsk, Belarus. Mikhail has 10 career wins via stoppage and is currently riding a 7 fight win streak.
Anthony Pettis (24-10-0): The 34 year old is 5’10” in height, has a 73” arm reach, and is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pettis is a former UFC Lightweight Champion and has 18 career wins via stoppage (11 knockouts). Pettis is also a former WEC Lightweight Champion and was the first mma fighter featured on a wheaties box.
Loik Radzhabov (13-2-1): The 30 year old fighter is 5’8” in height, has a 68” arm reach, 37” leg reach, and is from Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Loik has 6 knockout victories, 4 submission victories, and was the 2019 PFL lightweight runner up.
Natan Schulte (20-3-1): The 29 year old fight is 5’10” in height, has a 69” arm reach, a 40” leg reach, and is from Joinville, Brazil. Natan is unbeaten in two PFL seasons, has 9 career submission wins, and is the two time PFL Lightweight World Champion (2018, 2019).
The PFL season starts April 23rd and is being hosted in the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
