Goltsov vs Castro

Who won Goltsov vs Castro?

Denis Goltsov beat Yorgan De Castro by during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Denis Goltsov.

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 Castro stats

Denis Goltsov stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Yorgan De Castro made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Denis Goltsov's PFL record stood at 10-3-0, while Yorgan De Castro's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Castro had a large advantage in power over Goltsov, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Goltsov's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Goltsov had a large advantage over Castro, boasting a 34% submission rate over Castro's 11%.

Denis Goltsov was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Goltsov had a height advantage of 5 inches over Castro. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Goltsov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 2 months earlier than Castro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 74 to Castro's 28.

Goltsov vs Castro form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cezar Ferreira at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cody Goodale at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious against Brandon Sayles at PFL 2021 #6 on 25th June 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Goltsov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Castro's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Goltsov vs Castro?

Denis Goltsov was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Yorgan De Castro made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.