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.

Goltsov vs DeReese form

Goltsov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ante Delija at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Brandon Sayles at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mo DeReese at PFL 2021 #3 on 6th May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ali Isaev at PFL 2019 #9 on 31st October 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Satoshi Ishii at PFL 2019 #9 on 31st October 2019 by majority decision in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

DeReese had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Carl Seumanutafa at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Bruno Henrique Cappelozza at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Denis Goltsov at PFL 2021 #3 on 6th May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had won against Valdrin Istrefi at PFL 2019 #6 on 8th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had been beaten by Kelvin Tiller at PFL 2019 #3 on 6th June 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Long Island.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Denis Goltsov had last fought 3 years, 4 months and 12 days ago, while Mo DeReese's last outing had been 3 years, 4 months and 12 days ago.

Goltsov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

DeReese's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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