PFL Africa 4 (2025)
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Professional Fighters League MMA event in 2025
PromotionProfessional Fighters League
DateDecember 20, 2025 (2025-12-20)
VenueSofitel Dome
CityCotonou, Benin
| PFL Africa 4 | ||||
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 The poster for PFL Africa 4 | ||||
| Promotion | Professional Fighters League | |||
| Date | December 20, 2025 (2025-12-20) | |||
| Venue | Sofitel Dome | |||
| City | Cotonou, Benin | |||
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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]
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) | |||||||
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| 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 | vs. | Desmond Awa Tamungang | NC (overturned) | 1 | 2:00 | [e] |
| Women's Strawweight | Shelda Chipito | def. | Miracle Andrew | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ↑ 2025 PFL Africa Bantamweight Tournament Final.
- ↑ 2025 PFL Africa Welterweight Tournament Final.
- ↑ 2025 PFL Africa Heavyweight Tournament Final.
- ↑ 2025 PFL Africa Featherweight Tournament Final.
- ↑ Originally a TKO (punches) win for Ba; overturned after he tested positive for banned substance.
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 | |||||||||
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[a] | UD | |||||||||
| Abdul Razak Sankara | KO | |||||||||
| Shadrick Dju Yemba[b] | 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 Patrick Ocheme vs. Abdul Razak Sankara, but both fighters missed weight and were replaced by alternate bout between Mohamed Camara vs. Alain Majorique.
- ↑ 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.
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[b] | 2 | |||||||||
| Shannon van Tonder | 3 | |||||||||
| Boule Godogo | SD | |||||||||
| Boule Godogo | 3 | |||||||||
 Karim Henniene | KO | |||||||||
| Asiashu Tshitamba[c] | 3 | |||||||||
| Karim Henniene | SD | |||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "PFL Africa Finals Full Card Set for December 20 in Cotonou, Benin". Professional Fighters League. 2025-11-13. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Akinbo, Peter. "PFL Africa finale holds Dec 20 in Benin". The Punch. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Kiewietz, Julian (2025-11-13). "PFL Africa 2025 Finals fight card confirmed: Africa's best set to make history". iol.co.za. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ "MMA: PFL Africa to Hold 2025 Finals in Benin". Ecofin Agency. 2025-07-21. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Pendleton, Mike. "Professional Fighters League Release Full Lineup for PFL Africa Finals". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
- ↑ Treese, Tyler. "PFL Benin Weigh-in Results: PFL Africa 2025 Finals Set". Sherdog. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
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