Isaev vs Goltsov

Who won Isaev vs Goltsov?

Ali Isaev beat Denis Goltsov by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of PFL 2019 #9, on Thursday 31st October 2019 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

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).

Isaev vs Goltsov stats

Ali Isaev stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Denis Goltsov made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

Denis Goltsov marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Ali Isaev's PFL record stood at 5-0-0, while Denis Goltsov's came in at 14-3-0.

The stats suggested Goltsov had a slight advantage in power over Isaev, with a 42% knock out percentage over Isaev's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Goltsov had a massive advantage over Isaev, boasting a 42% submission rate over Isaev's 0%.

Ali Isaev was the older man by 7 years, at 41 years old.

Goltsov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Isaev. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Isaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 8 months later than Goltsov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 53 less professional rounds, 27 to Goltsov's 80.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Ali Isaev had last fought 5 years, 4 months and 15 days ago, while Denis Goltsov's last outing had been 5 years, 1 month and 22 days ago.

Isaev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Goltsov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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