PFL Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2023 Regular Season

Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled

WIN

Denis Goltsov

“The Russian Bogatyr”

37-9-0

RESULT

Denis Goltsov def. Yorgan De Castro (Knockout)

Knockout · Round 1 · 0:18

Yorgan De Castro

“THE MAD TITAN”

6-3-0

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States

Denis Goltsov defeated Yorgan De Castro by Knockout in round 1 (0:18) in the Heavyweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2023 Regular Season, held Thursday, June 15, 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta.

Fight stats

Denis Goltsov

Yorgan De Castro

Knockdowns

Significant strikes

Sig. strike accuracy

3 of 5

Total strikes

1 of 3

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Takedown accuracy

Submission attempts

Reversals

Control time

By round

ROUND 1

Sig. str.

3 of 5

Total str.

1 of 3

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

Ctrl

Betting Odds

Denis Goltsov

-882

90% implied win probability

Open: -709Best: -770

Yorgan De Castro

+544

16% implied win probability

Open: +477Best: +700

Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Denis Goltsov	Yorgan De Castro
BetAnything	-800	+450
BetOnline	-1000	+700
BetUS	-900	+550
Betway	-800	+500
Bovada	-800	+500
Cloudbet	-917	+565
DraftKings	-850	+600
FanDuel	-1100	+620
MyBookie	-1000	+448
Pinnacle	-914	+565
sports-interaction	-850	+525
unibet	-770	+510

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Denis Goltsov vs Yorgan De Castro?

Referee

Blake Grice

Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Denis Goltsov 66%34% Yorgan De Castro

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Tale of the Tape

37-9-0

Record

6-3-0

1780

Power Index rating

1661

Win Streak

Age

6'5"

196 cm

Height

6'1"

185 cm

78"

198 cm

Reach

73"

185 cm

Stance

Orthodox

Heavyweight

Weight Class

Heavyweight

Russia

Nationality

United States

Striking Profile

10.38

SLpM

2.46

90%

Str. Acc.

43%

0.00

SApM

3.85

100%

Str. Def.

53%

Grappling Profile

0.00

TD Avg.

0.00

TD Acc.

TD Def.

77%

0.00

Sub. Avg.

0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Denis Goltsov · 4-1

W
Hasan Mezhiev
PFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta · Aug 7, 2026
TKO · R1 · 0:52 · Heavyweight
L
Corey Anderson
Professional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2 & PFL Africa 2025 First Round · Jul 18, 2025
TKO · R2 · 3:28 · Heavyweight
W
Oleg Popov
Professional Fighters League - 2024 Season PFL Championships & PFL MENA 2024 Finals · Nov 28, 2024
Submission · R1 · 2:55 · Heavyweight
W
Timothy Johnson
Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs · Aug 1, 2024
TKO · R1 · 2:26 · Heavyweight
W
Thiago Santos
Professional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season · Jun 12, 2024
TKO · R1 · 2:22 · Heavyweight

Yorgan De Castro · 2-3

L
Josh Watson
BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Porter vs Cleckler · Jun 14, 2025
Knockout · R1 · 01:53 · Heavyweight
L
Ante Delija
FNC 22: Fabjan vs. Kita · Apr 12, 2025
TKO · R1 · 0:42 · Heavyweight
W
Bobby Brents
BKFC Mohegan Sun: Lane vs Vancamp · Feb 1, 2025
TKO · R2 · 02:00 · Heavyweight
W
Jahsua Marsh
Cage Titans 68 · Nov 9, 2024
TKO · R1 · 4:58 · Heavyweight
L
Miran Fabjan
FNC 19: Fabjan vs. De Castro · Sep 7, 2024
TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Heavyweight

Head-to-Head History

Knockout

R1 · 0:18

Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2023 Regular Season

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 9 fights

9.0

Avg sig. strikes

19.6

1.18

Avg takedowns

0.00

0:00

Avg control time

0:53

Career high strikes

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Denis Goltsov

Strike target

Yorgan De Castro

89%

Head

61%

Body

14%

11%

Leg

26%

Denis Goltsov

Strike position

Yorgan De Castro

Distance

92%

Clinch

98%

Ground