Moldavsky vs Bilostenniy

Who won Moldavsky vs Bilostenniy?

Valentin Moldavsky beat Sergey Bilostenniy by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 1st May 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Valentin Moldavsky.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Moldavsky vs Bilostenniy stats

Valentin Moldavsky stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Sergey Bilostenniy made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Valentin Moldavsky's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Sergey Bilostenniy marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Valentin Moldavsky's PFL record stood at 2-1-0, while Sergey Bilostenniy's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Bilostenniy had a massive power advantage over Moldavsky, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Moldavsky's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moldavsky had an advantage over Bilostenniy, with a 23% submission rate over Bilostenniy's 8%.

Valentin Moldavsky was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Moldavsky was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 months earlier than Bilostenniy, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 46 to Bilostenniy's 28.

Moldavsky vs Bilostenniy form

Valentin Moldavsky had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryan Bader at Bellator 273 on 29th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Heavyweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Timothy Johnson at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Roy Nelson at Bellator 244 on 21st August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had defeated Javy Ayala at Bellator 239 on 21st February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

He was victorious against Linton Vassell at Bellator 218 on 22nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

Activity check

Moldavsky's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Bilostenniy's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Moldavsky vs Bilostenniy start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Moldavsky vs Bilostenniy?

Valentin Moldavsky was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Sergey Bilostenniy made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.