Chris Wade advances to PFL playoffs with TKO win

Chris Wade walks to the cage to face Kyle Bochniak in the final featherweight bout of the regular season at PFL 5 at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta on June 24, 2022.

Chris Wade needed a victory of any kind to earn enough points to qualify for the PFL playoffs for a fourth straight season.

Chris Wade opened the fight by dictating the pace against Kyle Bochniak at PFL 5 at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta on June 24, 2022.

Kyle Bochniak, right, landed three of his strikes against Chris Wade at PFL 5 at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 24, 2022.

Chris Wade connected with seven of eight leg kicks on Kyle Bochniak, including this one that looked to hurt him early in the first round at PFL 5 at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta on June 24, 2022.

Chris Wade put shin to ear as he dropped Kyle Bochniak with this kick, leading to the TKO victory at PFL 5 at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta on June 24, 2022.

After dropping Kyle Bochniak with a leg kick, Chris Wade moved in and landed seven ground strikes to finish the fight in the first round at PFL 5 at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta on June 24, 2022.

Chris Wade celebrates stopping Kyle Bochniak by TKO in just 70 seconds of the first round at PFL 5 at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta on June 24, 2022.

PFL 5

Chris Wade's first-round TKO win over Kyle Bochniak at PFL 5 gave him nine points and earned him the No. 1 seed going into the featherweight playoffs later this year.

Chris Wade's 70-second win was the second fastest finish of his 29-fight career. (He won in 59 seconds in a Ring of Combat bout in 2012.)

PFL 5

Chris Wade celebrates his win with his cornermen at PFL 5 at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, June 24, 2022.