Goltsov vs DeReese

Who won Goltsov vs DeReese?

Denis Goltsov beat Mo DeReese by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 2021 #3, on Thursday 6th May 2021 at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.

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 DeReese 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.

Mo DeReese made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 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 Mo DeReese's came in at 4-4-0.

The stats suggested DeReese had a large advantage in power over Goltsov, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Goltsov's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Goltsov had a large advantage over DeReese, boasting a 40% submission rate over DeReese's 13%.

Denis Goltsov was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Goltsov had a height advantage of 5 inches over DeReese. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Goltsov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 5 months earlier than DeReese, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, 80 to DeReese's 23.

Goltsov vs DeReese form

Goltsov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Thiago Santos at PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season on 13th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Linton Vassell at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Renan Ferreira at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Anthem, Washington.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against Yorgan De Castro at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Activity check

Goltsov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

DeReese's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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