PFL Playoffs 3 predictions: Who will reach featherweight, welterweight $1 million finals?

The PFL’s run toward six $1 million playoff finals wraps up Friday with featherweights and welterweights in the nation’s capital city.

PFL Playoffs 3 (ESPN/ESPN+) takes place Friday at The Anthem in Washington, D.C.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Get playoff pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Shamil Musaev vs. Murad Ramazanov

PFL 9: Washington DC Playoffs Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Musaev (18-0-1), Ramazanov (12-1)
Past five: Musaev 4-0-1, Ramazanov 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds(as of 08.23.24): Musaev -380, Ramazanov +300
Junkie pick results: Musaev 11, Ramazanov 0

Gabriel Braga vs. Timur Khizriev

PFL 9: Washington DC Playoffs Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Braga (14-1), Khizriev (16-0)
Past five: Braga 4-1, Khizriev 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds(as of 08.23.24): Khizriev -500, Braga +380
Junkie pick results: Khizriev 8, Braga 3

Neiman Gracie vs. Magomed Umalatov

PFL 9: Washington DC Playoffs Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Gracie (13-5), Umalatov (16-0)
Past five: Gracie 2-3, Umalatov 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds(as of 08.23.24): Umalatov -2800, Gracie +1300
Junkie pick results: Umalatov 11, Gracie 0

Brendan Loughnane vs. Kai Kamaka

PFL 9: Washington DC Playoffs Ceremonial Weigh-Ins at the The Anthem in Washington D.C., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Cooper Neill / PFL)

Records: Loughnane (29-5), Kamaka (14-5-1)
Past five: Loughnane 4-1, Kamaka 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds(as of 08.23.24): Loughnane -270, Kamaka +220
Junkie pick results: Loughnane 11, Kamaka 0

Check out all the main card picks below.

PFL Playoffs 3 main card picks

	Loughnane vs. Kamaka	Gracie vs. Umalatov	Braga vs. Khizriev	Musaev vs. Ramazanov
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 139-81	Loughnane (77%)	Umalatov (91%)	Khizriev (81%)	Musaev (87%)
Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 144-76	Loughnane	Umalatov	Khizriev	Musaev
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 143-77	Loughnane	Umalatov	Khizriev	Musaev
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 140-80 2014 Champion	Loughnane	Umalatov	Khizriev	Musaev
Nolan King @mma_kings 135-85 2023 Champion	Loughnane	Umalatov	Braga	Musaev
Matt Erickson @MattE 133-87	Loughnane	Umalatov	Khizriev	Musaev
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 132-88	Loughnane	Umalatov	Khizriev	Musaev
Simon Samano @SJSamano 132-88	Loughnane	Umalatov	Braga	Musaev
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 132-88	Loughnane	Umalatov	Khizriev	Musaev
Brian Garcia @thegoze 130-90	Loughnane	Umalatov	Khizriev	Musaev
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 125-95	Loughnane	Umalatov	Khizriev	Musaev
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 119-101	Loughnane	Umalatov	Braga	Musaev

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2024 PFL Playoffs 3.

PFL faceoffs