| No. 2 Harrison vs. No. 4 Pacheco |
No. 4 Michaud vs. No. 6 Cooper |
No. 5 Isaev vs. No. 7 Rosholt |
No. 1 Schulte vs. No. 7 Radzhabov |
No. 1 Palmer vs. No. 4 Gilpin |
No. 1 Sordi vs. No. 7 Johnson |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2019: 227-130 (64%) |
 Harrison (92%) |
 Cooper (64%) |
 Isaev (63%) |
 Schulte (75%) |
 Palmer (90%) |
 Sordi (59%) |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2019: 143-72 (66.52%) |
Harrison |
Cooper |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Sordi |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2019: 136-74 (64.76%) |
Harrison |
Cooper |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
 Johnson |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2019: 230-127 (64.43%)  2018 Champion |
Harrison |
Cooper |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Sordi |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2019: 230-127 (64.43%) |
Harrison |
Cooper |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Johnson |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2019: 228-129 (63.87%) |
Harrison |
Cooper |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Sordi |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2019: 228-129 (63.87%) 2017 Champion |
Harrison |
 Michaud |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Sordi |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2019: 224-133 (63%) |
Harrison |
Michaud |
Isaev |
 Radzhabov |
Palmer |
Johnson |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2019: 223-134 (62.46%) 2014 Champion |
Harrison |
Cooper |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Johnson |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2019: 127-77 (62.25%) |
Harrison |
Cooper |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Johnson |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2019: 221-136 (61.9%) |
Harrison |
Cooper |
 Rosholt |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Johnson |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2019: 217-140 (61%) |
Harrison |
Cooper |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Sordi |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2019: 142-113 (57%) |
Harrison |
Cooper |
Isaev |
Schulte |
Palmer |
Johnson |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2019: 186-171 (52%) |
 Pacheco |
Michaud |
Rosholt |
Radzhabov |
 Gilpin |
Johnson |
After debuting its season points and playoff format in 2018, the PFL is back for its second set of playoff finals this week.
The 2019 PFL playoff finals in six weight classes take place Tuesday at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. The card airs on ESPN2.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
At the top of the card, No. 2 women’s lightweight seed [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] (6-0) takes on No. 4 [autotag]Larissa Pacheco[/autotag] (13-3). Harrison, a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist, is a massive 14-1 favorite from the oddsmakers, and only one (gee, guess who?) of our 13 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers is picking an upset.
In the welterweight final, No. 4 [autotag]David Michaud[/autotag] (18-5) meets No. 6 [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] (19-7-1), who will try to do what he couldn’t pull off in the 2018 final. Cooper is a slight favorite around -150, and he’s got a big 10-3 lead in the picks.
At heavyweight, No. 5 [autotag]Ali Isaev[/autotag] (8-0) is more than a 5-1 favorite against No. 7 [autotag]Jared Rosholt[/autotag] (20-7), and he’s got a big 11-2 advantage in the picks.
Three No. 1 seeds made their divisions’ finals, and two of them have big picks leads. No. 1 lightweight [autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag] (19-3-1) goes after a second straight title when he takes on No. 7 [autotag]Loik Radzhabov[/autotag] (13-1-1). Only two of our pickers are taking Radzhabov to pull the upset.
And No. 1 featherweight [autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag] (21-3) tries for his second straight crown, as well, when he meets No. 4 [autotag]Alex Gilpin[/autotag] (14-3). Palmer is a 10-1 favorite, and only one of our pickers is going against him.
The only truly contentious fight among our pickers is the light heavyweight final between No. 1 [autotag]Emiliano Sordi[/autotag] (21-8) vs. No. 7 [autotag]Jordan Johnson[/autotag] (12-1-1). It’s a pick’em fight with the oddsmakers, but it’s Johnson with just a slight 8-5 edge in the picks.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Harrison (92%), Cooper (64 percent), Isaev (63 percent), Schulte (75 percent), Palmer (90 percent) and Sordi (59 percent) are the choices.
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