2025 PFL Africa Finals: Benin was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Professional Fighters League that took place on December 20, 2025, at the Sofitel Dome in Cotonou, Benin.[1][2][3]
Background
This event marked the promotion's debut in Benin, which became the third country in the Africa region (after South Africa and Rwanda).[4]
The event featured the finals of 2025 PFL Africa Tournament in a heavyweight, welterweight, featherweight and bantamweight divisions.[5]
At the fight week, Karim Henniène withdrew from the event against Nkosi Ndebele due to an injury and was replaced by Boule Godogo.[6]
Results
| Main card (Vice TV / PFL App)
|
| Weight class
|
|
|
|
Method
|
Round
|
Time
|
Notes
|
| Bantamweight
|
Nkosi Ndebele
|
def.
|
Boule Godogo
|
TKO (submission to body kick)
|
2
|
0:27
|
[a]
|
| Welterweight
|
Yabna N'Tchalá
|
def.
|
Shido Boris Esperança
|
TKO (retirement)
|
2
|
5:00
|
[b]
|
| Lightweight
|
Cornel Thompson
|
def.
|
Jean Do Santos
|
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
|
3
|
5:00
|
|
| Heavyweight
|
Abraham Bably
|
def.
|
Justin Clarke
|
KO (punches)
|
1
|
0:21
|
[c]
|
| Featherweight
|
Wasi Adeshina
|
def.
|
Alain Majorique
|
TKO (doctor stoppage)
|
2
|
3:07
|
[d]
|
| Preliminary card (Vice TV / PFL App)
|
| Welterweight
|
Eliezer Kubanza
|
def.
|
Francois Mozou Ahizi
|
TKO (punches)
|
1
|
3:18
|
|
| Women's Strawweight
|
Juliet Ukah
|
def.
|
Maryam Gaber
|
TKO (punches)
|
1
|
3:12
|
|
| Light Heavyweight
|
Styve Ngono Essono
|
def.
|
Mélèdje Yedoh
|
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|
3
|
5:00
|
|
| Heavyweight
|
Abdoullah Kane
|
def.
|
Jashell Ticha Awa
|
TKO (punches)
|
2
|
2:54
|
|
| Welterweight
|
Mouhamed Ba
|
def.
|
Desmond Awa Tamungang
|
TKO (punches)
|
1
|
2:00
|
|
| Women's Strawweight
|
Shelda Chipito
|
def.
|
Miracle Andrew
|
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
|
3
|
5:00
|
|
2025 PFL Africa Tournament
2025 PFL Africa Heavyweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
|
|  Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze[a] | 1 |
| |
| Abraham Bably | KO
| |
| Abraham Bably | TKO |
| |
| |  Joffie Houlton | 1
| |
| Joffie Houlton[b] | DQ |
| | |
|  Abdoullah Kane | 1
| |
| Abraham Bably | KO |
| |
| |  Justin Clarke | 1
|
| Justin Clarke | TKO |
| | |
|  Jashell Ticha Awa | 1
| |
| Maxwell Djantou Nana | 3 |
| |
| | Justin Clarke | TKO
| |
| Maxwell Djantou Nana | UD |
| |
| Mickaël Groguhe | 3
| |
|
- ^
Badr Medkouri withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze.
- ^ Mohammad Ben Yahia withdrew from the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Joffie Houlton.
2025 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
|
|  Shido Boris Esperanca | SUB |
| |
|  Ibrahima Mané | 1
| |
| Shido Boris Esperanca | SUB |
| |
| | Ayinda Octave | 1
| |
|  British Boloyoang | 1 |
| | |
| Ayinda Octave | TKO
| |
| Shido Boris Esperanca | 2 |
| |
| |  Yabna N'Tchalá | TKO
|
|  Sanon Sadeck | 3 |
| | |
| Yabna N'Tchalá | UD
| |
| Yabna N'Tchalá | UD |
| |
| | Emilios Dassi | 3
| |
| Osvaldo Benedito | 1 |
| |
| Emilios Dassi | KO
| |
|
2025 PFL Africa Featherweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
|
| Patrick Ocheme | DEC |
| |
|  Mohamed Camara | 3
| |
| Mohamed Camara | 3 |
| |
| | Alain Majorique[b] | UD
| |
| Abdul Razak Sankara | KO |
| | |
| Shadrick Dju Yemba[a] | 1
| |
| Alain Majorique | 2 |
| |
| | Wasi Adeshina | TKO
|
| Wasi Adeshina | SUB |
| | |
| Jean-Jacques Lubaya | 2
| |
| Wasi Adeshina | UD |
| |
| |  Dwight Joseph | 3
| |
| Wilker Nsamo | 2 |
| |
| Dwight Joseph | KO
| |
|
- ^ The bout was originally scheduled as Abderrahman Errachidy vs. Elbert Lukas Steyn, but both fighters missed weight and were replaced by alternate bout between Abdul Razak Sankara vs. Shadrick Dju Yemba.
- ^ The bout was originally scheduled as Patrick Ocheme vs. Abdul Razak Sankara, but both fighters missed weight and were replaced by alternate bout between Mohamed Camara vs. Alain Majorique.
2025 PFL Africa Bantamweight Tournament
| Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
|
| Nkosi Ndebele | TKO |
| |
|  Mahmoud Atef | 1
| |
| Nkosi Ndebele | SD |
| |
| |  Simbarashe Hokonya | 3
| |
| Frans Mlambo[a] | 3 |
| | |
| Simbarashe Hokonya | UD
| |
| Nkosi Ndebele | TKO |
| |
| | Boule Godogo[c] | 2
|
| Shannon van Tonder | 3 |
| | |
| Boule Godogo | SD
| |
| Boule Godogo | 3 |
| |
| |  Karim Henniene | KO
| |
| Asiashu Tshitamba[b] | 3 |
| |
| Karim Henniene | SD
| |
|
- ^
Alain Majorique withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Frans Mlambo.
- ^
Antero dos Santos withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Asiashu Tshitamba.
- ^
Karim Henniene withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Boule Godogo.
See also
References
|
|---|
|
WSOF events
(2012–2017) | |
|---|
PFL events
(since 2017) | |
|---|
- Upcoming events are in italics
|
