Goltsov vs Greene

Who won Goltsov vs Greene?

Denis Goltsov beat Maurice Greene by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of PFL 2022 #5, on Friday 24th June 2022 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 Greene stats

Denis Goltsov stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Maurice Greene made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Denis Goltsov's PFL record stood at 10-3-0, while Maurice Greene's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Goltsov had a large advantage in power over Greene, boasting a 46% knock out percentage over Greene's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Greene had an advantage over Goltsov, with a 56% submission rate over Goltsov's 36%.

Denis Goltsov was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Greene had a height advantage of 2 inches over Goltsov. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Goltsov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Greene, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 74 to Greene's 41.

Goltsov vs Greene form

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

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Activity check

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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