Goltsov vs Castro

Who won Goltsov vs Castro?

Denis Goltsov beat Yorgan De Castro by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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 Castro 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.

Yorgan De Castro made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 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 Yorgan De Castro's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Castro had a large advantage in power over Goltsov, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Goltsov's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Goltsov had a large advantage over Castro, boasting a 34% submission rate over Castro's 11%.

Denis Goltsov was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Goltsov had a height advantage of 5 inches over Castro. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Goltsov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 2 months earlier than Castro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 80 to Castro's 28.

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Goltsov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Goltsov vs Castro?

Denis Goltsov was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Yorgan De Castro made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.