Goltsov vs Santos

Who won Goltsov vs Santos?

Denis Goltsov beat Thiago Santos by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 4, on Thursday 13th June 2024 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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 Santos stats

Denis Goltsov stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Thiago Santos made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Denis Goltsov's 16th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Thiago Santos marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Denis Goltsov's PFL record stood at 13-3-0, while Thiago Santos' came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Santos had a large advantage in power over Goltsov, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Goltsov's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Goltsov had a large advantage over Santos, boasting a 34% submission rate over Santos' 5%.

Denis Goltsov was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Goltsov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Santos. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Goltsov's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Santos', having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 months earlier than Santos, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 79 to Santos' 82.

Goltsov vs Santos form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Linton Vassell at PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season on 4th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Boeing Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Renan Ferreira at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Anthem, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

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

He was victorious against Cezar Ferreira at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Goltsov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Goltsov vs Santos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Goltsov vs Santos?

Denis Goltsov was a 2/11 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Thiago Santos made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.