PFL 9 Playoffs Odds & Picks: Welterweights & Featherweights

We are in the closing stages of this season’s PFL tournaments, with 4 more semi-finals coming our way this week.

If you have been playing along, you will know that we are now into Week 9 of the PFL season, which means that we are really close to crowning all the champions for 2024.

My Analysis 2024 PFL 9 Playoffs

Before we get to the title fights, though, there is still some playoff business to take care of.

This week, it is the Welterweight and Featherweights stepping into the octagon, with all the fighters taking part looking to move on to the finals in their respective weight classes.

At this stage of the proceedings, anyone can win it, but let’s take a quick peek at all 4 fights, which are set to go on Friday night, starting at 7 PM EST.

Shamil Musaev -300 vs Murad Ramazanov +234

We get the night started with the first of the Welterweight semi-finals, and it should be a good one.

The only blemish that Musaev has on his pro resume is a draw, with the other 18 fights in his career all ending in victory, which includes a 2-0 record with the PFL.

He will face Ramazanov, who he has already beaten in this tournament in the group stage.

Ramazanov is 12-1 after that loss and looking to rebound, but I think he is going to lose again.

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Shamil Musaev Murad Ramazanov

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Gabriel Braga +360 vs Timur Khizriev -490

The first of the Featherweight bouts is up next, and you have to say that we have a clear favorite in this one.

Braga is 14-1 overall and has been very good in the PFL, going 6-1 in his 7 bouts with this organization.

Despite all of that, he is still the underdog in this one. Khizriev has been nothing short of brilliant as a pro, going a perfect 16-0 to this point, which includes a 2-0 record with the PFL. I think he extends that win streak here.

Magomed Umalatov -1695 vs Neiman Gracie +830

The other Welterweight semi-final looks to be a little more lopsided than the other, but upsets can happen.

Umalatov comes into this fight as an overwhelming favorite, which is no real surprise when you consider that he is a perfect 16-0 in his pro career, with 7 of those wins coming with the PFL.

Gracie has a big family name to live up to, but he has had struggles with consistency, going 13-5 overall.

This should be a KO win for the favorite.