PFL · Welterweight
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
David Samuel fights at welterweight in the PFL.
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, competes for Nigeria in PFL Africa, and trains at Nikolay Team, and PFL lists him out of Lagos. In 2021 he won an IMMAF European junior title.
Fight night · PFL
PFL Africa listed $100,000 for each final on Saturday, December 12, at BK Arena. The welterweight final pairs Shido Boris Esperança and David Samuel, the lightweight final pairs Patrick Ocheme and Demba Seck, and the bantamweight final pairs Dwight Joseph and Raphael Uchegbu.
| 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 |