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 2 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Denis Goltsov had last fought 5 years, 4 months and 27 days ago, while Mo DeReese's last outing had been 5 years, 7 months and 22 days ago.

Goltsov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

DeReese's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 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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