Fight night · PFL
Three titles on the line in Kigali
PFL Africa crowns welterweight, lightweight, and bantamweight champions on December 12 at BK Arena. Shido Boris Esperança meets David Samuel in the main event.
PFL · Welterweight
David Samuel
7–0–01 NCNo contest. The result was voided, so it does not count as a win, a loss, or a draw.
3 KO · 3 SUB · 1 DEC
- Height
- 6′0″183 cm
- Reach
- 72″183 cm
- Weight
- 170 lb77 kg
- From
- Moscow, Russia
- Style
- Sambo
- Team
- Nikolay Team
- Streak
- 6wins
- Last
- Rivaldo PereiraWin · October 10, 2026
David Samuel fights at welterweight in the PFL. The filed record is 7–0–0, with one no contest: three knockouts, three submissions, and one decision.
He beat Rivaldo Pereira by unanimous decision, 30–27 on all three cards, on October 10, 2026, in Casablanca. That win booked the welterweight final against Shido Boris Esperança on December 12, 2026, at BK Arena in Kigali. In his PFL debut he submitted Abdelrahman Mohamed with a rear-naked choke at 4:03 of the first round on April 10, 2026, in Pretoria.
He is from Moscow and competes for Nigeria in PFL Africa. He trains at Nikolay Team. His style is sambo. In 2021 he won an IMMAF European junior title.
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Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivaldo Pereira | Win | Decision (unanimous)Semifinal. Scores were 30–27. | 3 | 5:00 | PFL Africa: Morocco | |
| Abdelrahman Mohamed | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:03 | PFL Africa: Pretoria | |
| Aren Asatryan | Win | Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:03 | Yuzhniy Rubezh 9 | |
| Kazbek Kalabekov | Win | TKO (ground and pound) | 3 | 3:58 | Open Fighting Championship 49 | |
| Umar Tesiev | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:58 | Nashe Delo: Nemkov vs. Gamzatov | |
| Suren Petrosyan | Win | KO (body kick)Won the Nashe Delo welterweight title. | 1 | 3:05 | Nashe Delo 80 | |
| Umar Tesiev | No contest | No contestDecision overturned. | 2 | 5:00 | Nashe Delo: Bukin vs. Chernyaev | |
| Danila Vakulenko | Win | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:27 | Nashe Delo: Kuzminov vs. Dukaev |