Goltsov vs Castro

Who won Goltsov vs Castro?

Denis Goltsov beat Yorgan De Castro by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 16th June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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.

This was Denis Goltsov's 15th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Denis Goltsov's PFL record stood at 12-3-0, 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 2 years, at 34 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 50 more professional rounds, 78 to Castro's 28.

Goltsov vs Castro form

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

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Activity check

Goltsov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Castro's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 14 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.