Goltsov vs Ferreira

Who won Goltsov vs Ferreira?

Denis Goltsov beat Cezar Ferreira by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 3, on Friday 14th April 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

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).

Goltsov vs Ferreira stats

Denis Goltsov stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Cezar Ferreira made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Denis Goltsov's 17th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Denis Goltsov's PFL record stood at 14-3-0, while Cezar Ferreira's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Goltsov had an advantage in power over Ferreira, with a 45% knock out percentage over Ferreira's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Goltsov had a slight advantage over Ferreira, with a 34% submission rate over Ferreira's 29%.

Denis Goltsov was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Goltsov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ferreira. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Goltsov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 3 months later than Ferreira, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 80 to Ferreira's 47.

Goltsov vs Ferreira form

Goltsov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jordan Heiderman at PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women’s Featherweights on 18th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yorgan De Castro at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cezar Ferreira at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Maurice Greene at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against Cody Goodale at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Cezar Ferreira had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Marthin Hamlet Nielsen at PFL 2021 #9 on 27th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Chris Camozzi at PFL 2021 #5 on 17th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nick Roehrick at PFL 2021 #2 on 29th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had been defeated by Marvin Vettori at UFC on ESPN+ 13 on 13th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Golden1 Center, Sacramento.

He had lost to Ian Heinisch at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Denis Goltsov had been fighting more than Cezar Ferreira.

Going to this contest, Denis Goltsov had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 10 days ago, while Cezar Ferreira's last outing had been 3 years, 7 months and 1 day ago.

Goltsov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Ferreira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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