Goltsov vs Delija

Who won Goltsov vs Delija?

Ante Delija beat Denis Goltsov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2021 #8, on Thursday 19th August 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ante Delija.

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 Delija 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.

Ante Delija made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Denis Goltsov's PFL record stood at 10-3-0, while Ante Delija's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Goltsov had a slight advantage in power over Delija, with a 40% knock out percentage over Delija's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Delija had a slight advantage over Goltsov, with a 41% submission rate over Goltsov's 40%.

Denis Goltsov was the same age as Ante Delija, at 33 years old.

Delija had 1-inch reach advantage.

Goltsov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 months earlier than Delija, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 74 to Delija's 53.

Goltsov vs Delija form

Goltsov had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 opponents and going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jordan Heiderman at PFL Playoffs: Heavyweights & Women’s Featherweights on 18th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yorgan De Castro at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cezar Ferreira at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Maurice Greene at PFL 2022 #5 on 24th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against Cody Goodale at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

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Goltsov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 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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