Goltsov vs Heiderman

Who won Goltsov vs Heiderman?

Denis Goltsov beat Jordan Heiderman by submission in the 1st round during the main card of PFL Playoffs, on Friday 18th August 2023 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 Heiderman stats

Denis Goltsov stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Jordan Heiderman made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Jordan Heiderman marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Denis Goltsov's PFL record stood at 10-3-0, while Jordan Heiderman's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Goltsov had an advantage in power over Heiderman, with a 48% knock out percentage over Heiderman's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Heiderman had an advantage over Goltsov, with a 43% submission rate over Goltsov's 32%.

Denis Goltsov was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Goltsov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Heiderman. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Goltsov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 31 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Heiderman, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, 74 to Heiderman's 12.

Goltsov vs Heiderman 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 Yorgan De Castro at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

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

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

Before that, he was victorious against Cody Goodale at PFL 2022 #2 on 28th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

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.

Heiderman had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Patrick Brady at PFL 5 on 16th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Daiqwon Buckley at LFA 144 on 14th October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chad Johnson at LFA 115 on 24th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Menominee Nation Arena, Oshkosh.

Before that, he was victorious against Anthony Garrett at LFA 107 on 14th May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

He had won against Mauricio Blanco at LFA 95 on 20th November 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Denis Goltsov had been fighting more than Jordan Heiderman.

Going to this contest, Denis Goltsov had last fought 10 months and 21 days ago, while Jordan Heiderman's last outing had been 10 months and 21 days ago.

Goltsov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Heiderman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Goltsov vs Heiderman?

Denis Goltsov was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Jordan Heiderman made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.