Ferreira vs Goltsov

Who won Ferreira vs Goltsov?

Renan Ferreira beat Denis Goltsov by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of PFL 10, on Friday 24th November 2023 at The Anthem in Washington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Ferreira vs Goltsov stats

Renan Ferreira stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Denis Goltsov made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

Denis Goltsov marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Renan Ferreira's PFL record stood at 7-1-0, while Denis Goltsov's came in at 12-3-0.

The stats suggested Ferreira had a massive power advantage over Goltsov, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Goltsov's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Goltsov had a large advantage over Ferreira, boasting a 34% submission rate over Ferreira's 9%.

Renan Ferreira was the same age as Denis Goltsov, at 34 years old.

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

Ferreira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 3 months later than Goltsov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 29 to Goltsov's 78.

Ferreira vs Goltsov form

Ferreira 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 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Klidson Abreu at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jamelle Jones at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, he had beaten Stuart Austin at PFL 2021 #8 on 19th August 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He had defeated Carl Seumanutafa at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Ferreira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Goltsov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ferreira vs Goltsov?

Renan Ferreira was a 41/20 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Denis Goltsov made his way into the ring at 4/11 (-280) with oddsmakers.