PFL›Professional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2 & PFL Africa 2025 First Round
Friday, July 18, 2025GrandWest Arena, Cape Town, South Africa
Corey Anderson defeated Denis Goltsov by TKO in round 2 (3:28) in the Heavyweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2 & PFL Africa 2025 First Round, held Friday, July 18, 2025 at GrandWest Arena, Cape Town.
Corey Anderson vs Denis Goltsov
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Corey AndersonDenis Goltsov
0
Knockdowns0
45
Significant strikes6
111
Total strikes57
1 / 5
Takedowns1 / 3
20%
Takedown accuracy33%
4:13
Control time1:32
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Corey AndersonDenis Goltsov
3987%233%
Head
49%350%
Body
24%117%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
55%35%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Corey AndersonDenis Goltsov
R1
6
6
R2
39
0
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
6
Significant strikes6
45
Total strikes40
0 / 4
Takedowns1 / 3
0%
Takedown accuracy33%
2:05
Control time1:32
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
39
Significant strikes0
66
Total strikes17
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
2:08
Control time0:00
Betting Odds
Corey Anderson
+110
48% implied win probability
Open: +156Best: +130
Denis Goltsov
-133
57% implied win probability
Open: -186Best: -130
Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Corey Anderson | Denis Goltsov | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bet105 | +112 | -130 | |
| BetAnything | +100 | -130 | |
| BetMGM | +110 | -130 | |
| BetOnline | +110 | -130 | |
| BetUS | -110 | -130 | |
| Betway | +130 | -163 | |
| Bovada | +110 | -130 | |
| Circa | +110 | -130 | |
| Cloudbet | +112 | -133 | |
| DraftKings | +110 | -130 | |
| FanDuel | +118 | -138 | |
| Pinnacle | +112 | -131 |
Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. UFC Odds API
Insights
- Denis Goltsov lands 3.40 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 91% of UFC fighters.
- Corey Anderson lands 4.44 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 96% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Corey Anderson
No background on record
Camp · The Kennel Fight Club · United StatesDenis Goltsov
No background on record
Camp · Sambo-Piter · RussiaSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
78%92%
Head
15%6%
Body
7%2%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Corey Andersonlast 2 fights
55%21%24%
Denis Goltsovlast 11 fights
28%11%61%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Corey Anderson· from fights outside the UFC Denis Goltsov· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.504.29
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Corey Anderson · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersDenis Goltsov · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.161.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Corey Anderson · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersDenis Goltsov · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
4.443.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Corey Anderson · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersDenis Goltsov · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
47%76%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Corey Anderson · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersDenis Goltsov · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
80%57%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Corey Anderson · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersDenis Goltsov · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.003.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Corey Anderson · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersDenis Goltsov · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.50
Strikes landed / min4.29
2.16
Strikes taken / minfewer is better1.36
4.44 / 9.4
Takedowns landed / 15 min3.40 / 4.5
47%
Takedown accuracy76%
80%
Takedown defence57%
4:51
Control time / fight1:48
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min3.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Corey Anderson14 UFC fights · 697 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44%306/959
9%60/97
7%48/52
Clinch
10%71/130
5%35/48
0%3/3
Ground
23%162/220
1%8/8
1%4/4
Denis Goltsov11 fights · by range and by target
Range
7%Distance · 46
26%Clinch · 179
67%Ground · 463
Target
92%Head · 226
6%Body · 15
2%Leg · 5
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Corey Anderson13 of 26 ended early · 50%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Denis Goltsov38 of 45 ended early · 84%7 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Corey Anderson4-1
- WPFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 · Oct 3, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2 & PFL Africa 2025 First Round · Jul 18, 2025TKO · R2 · 3:28 · Heavyweight
- WBellator Champions Series Belfast: Anderson vs. Moore · Mar 22, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WBellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero · Jun 16, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LBellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 · Nov 18, 2022Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- NC
- W
- W
- W
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- W
- WUFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 · Dec 29, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Smith · Jul 22, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee · Apr 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Abdurakhimov · Dec 9, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:36 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson · Nov 7, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II · Dec 6, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · Jul 6, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:01 · Ultimate Fighter 19 Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
Denis Goltsov4-1
- WHasan MezhievPFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta · Aug 7, 2026TKO · R1 · 0:52 · Heavyweight
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2 & PFL Africa 2025 First Round · Jul 18, 2025TKO · R2 · 3:28 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - 2024 Season PFL Championships & PFL MENA 2024 Finals · Nov 28, 2024Submission · R1 · 2:55 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs · Aug 1, 2024TKO · R1 · 2:26 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season · Jun 12, 2024TKO · R1 · 2:22 · Heavyweight
Full record · 45 fightsShow less
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season · Apr 3, 2024TKO · R3 · 3:11 · Heavyweight
- LProfessional Fighters League - 2023 Season PFL Championships · Nov 23, 2023TKO · R2 · 0:26 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2023 Playoffs · Aug 17, 2023Submission · R1 · 4:16 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2023 Regular Season · Jun 15, 2023KO · R1 · 0:18 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 23, 2022DEC · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2022 Regular Season · Apr 27, 2022TKO · R1 · 3:20 · Heavyweight
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2021 Playoffs · Aug 18, 2021DEC · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2021 Regular Season · Jun 24, 2021TKO · R2 · 1:24 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season · May 5, 2021TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Heavyweight
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 30, 2019TKO · R3 · 4:59 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 30, 2019Unanimous Decision · R2 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season · Aug 7, 2019Submission · R2 · 3:40 · Heavyweight
- WProfessional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season · Jun 5, 2019TKO · R1 · 2:03 · Heavyweight
- W
- WRCC MMA 1: Kharitonov vs. Beltran · Feb 25, 2018Submission · R1 · 4:59 · Heavyweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- LProFC 26: Union Nation Cup (Stage 14) · Apr 8, 2011Submission · R2 · 1:54 · Heavyweight
- WProFC 25: Union Nation Cup (Stage 13) · Feb 12, 2011TKO · R1 · 1:26 · Heavyweight
- LProFC 23: Union Nation Cup (Stage 11) · Dec 25, 2010Submission · R1 · 4:35 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
Frequently asked questions
Who won Corey Anderson vs Denis Goltsov?
Corey Anderson defeated Denis Goltsov by TKO in round 2 (3:28) in the Heavyweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2 & PFL Africa 2025 First Round, held Friday, July 18, 2025 at GrandWest Arena, Cape Town.