Goltsov vs Delija

Who won Goltsov vs Delija?

Ante Delija beat Denis Goltsov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2021 #8, on Thursday 19th August 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ante Delija.

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 Delija stats

Denis Goltsov stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Ante Delija made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 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 Ante Delija's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Goltsov had a slight advantage in power over Delija, with a 40% knock out percentage over Delija's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Delija had a slight advantage over Goltsov, with a 41% submission rate over Goltsov's 40%.

Denis Goltsov was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Delija had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Goltsov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 months earlier than Delija, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 80 to Delija's 53.

Goltsov vs Delija form

Delija had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Maurice Greene at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Matheus Scheffel at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Renan Ferreira at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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

He had won against Matheus Scheffel at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Activity check

Goltsov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Delija's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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