Goltsov vs Sayles Result & Stats: Goltsov wins by TKO R2 · Professional Fighters League - PFL 6, Thu, Jun 24, 2021

PFLProfessional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2021 Regular Season

Denis GoltsovWIN

“The Russian Bogatyr” · 37-9-0

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 2 · 1:24

Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Brandon Sayles

“Man of War” · 6-2-0

Thursday, June 24, 2021Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, United States

Denis Goltsov defeated Brandon Sayles by TKO in round 2 (1:24) in the Heavyweight bout of Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2021 Regular Season, held Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

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The result

Denis GoltsovWIN

def. Brandon Sayles

TKO

Round 2 · 1:24

Referee: Gary Copeland
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Denis GoltsovBrandon Sayles

69%Power Index✓ Called it31%

74%Market · 11 sportsbooks✓ Called it26%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

Denis Goltsov

-353

78% implied win probability · Open: -279

Brandon Sayles

+274

27% implied win probability · Open: +217

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Denis Goltsov landed 3 of 3 takedowns.

Tale of the tape

26-6-0

Record

6-1-0

Age

6'5" · 196 cm

Height

6'5" · 196 cm

78" · 198 cm

Reach

76" · 193 cm

Win Streak

1765

Power Index

1625

4-1

Last 5

4-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Denis GoltsovBrandon Sayles

Knockdowns

68 / 85

Total strikes

52 / 67

3 / 3

Takedowns

0 / 0

Submission attempts

Betting Odds

Denis Goltsov

-353

78% implied win probability

Open: -279

Brandon Sayles

+274

27% implied win probability

Open: +217

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

How it ends

Closing prices

Denis Goltsov

Decision+37821%

Brandon Sayles

Decision+73512%

Total rounds 1.5

Over

-118

Under

-106

Goes the distance

Yes

+242

-336

Moneyline by sportsbook

Sportsbook	Denis Goltsov	Brandon Sayles
BetAnything	-330	+270
BetOnline	-325	+250
Bookmaker	-349	+259
Bovada	-300	+220
Cloudbet	-323	+252
DraftKings	-835	+500
MyBookie	-320	+260
Pinnacle	-389	+295
sportsbetio	-345	+223
sports-interaction	-370	+260
unibet	-305	+225

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

Denis Goltsov lands 3.40 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 91% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Denis Goltsov

No background on record

Camp · Sambo-Piter

Brandon Sayles

No background on record

Camp · Fort Benning MMA

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Denis Goltsovlast 19 fights

26%67%

Brandon Sayleslast 2 fights

100%

DistanceClinchGround

Where the strikes land

Range × target

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

Denis Goltsov27 of 32 ended early · 84%5 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Brandon Sayles6 of 7 ended early · 86%1 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

Denis Goltsov4-1

W
Muhammed DeReese
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season· May 5, 2021
TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Heavyweight
W
Satoshi Ishii
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3· Oct 30, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R2 · Heavyweight
L
Ali Isaev
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2019 Season PFL Playoffs 3· Oct 30, 2019
TKO · R3 · 4:59 · Heavyweight
W
Kelvin Tiller
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2019 Regular Season· Aug 7, 2019
Submission · R2 · 3:40 · Heavyweight
W
Jared Rosholt
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2019 Regular Season· Jun 5, 2019
TKO · R1 · 2:03 · Heavyweight

Full record · 32 fights

W
Ednaldo Oliveira
S-70: Plotforma Cup 2018· Aug 22, 2018
Submission · R2 · 4:50 · Heavyweight
W
Atanas Djambazov
RCC MMA 1: Kharitonov vs. Beltran· Feb 25, 2018
Submission · R1 · 4:59 · Heavyweight
W
Chase Gormley
ACA 77: ACB 77, Moscow· Dec 23, 2017
KO · R2 · 2:16 · Heavyweight
L
Mukhumat Vakhaev
ACA 67: ACB 67, Grozny· Aug 19, 2017
TKO · R4 · 1:57 · Heavyweight
W
Salimgirey Rasulov
ACA 50: ACB 50 - Stormbringer· Dec 18, 2016
DEC · Heavyweight
W
Paul Buentello
ACA 41: ACB 41 - Path to triumph· Jul 15, 2016
KO · R1 · 3:07 · Heavyweight
W
Mike Kyle
ACA 32: ACB 32 - Battle of Lions· Mar 26, 2016
Submission · R1 · 1:00 · Heavyweight
W
John Hawk
Tech-KREP FC· Oct 9, 2015
TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Heavyweight
W
James McSweeney
Tech-KREP FC· Jul 24, 2015
TKO · R2 · 0:46 · Heavyweight
W
Peter Graham
Tech-KREP FC· Apr 3, 2015
Submission · R2 · 3:22 · Heavyweight
W
Zoumana Cisse
Tech-KREP FC· Dec 12, 2014
Submission · R1 · 4:04 · Heavyweight
W
Brett Rogers
Tech-KREP FC· Sep 19, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Roy Boughton
Tech-KREP FC· May 23, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Ivo Skopljak
Tech-KREP FC· Mar 21, 2014
Submission · R1 · 1:50 · Heavyweight
W
Szymon Bajor
Union Of Veterans· Dec 21, 2013
TKO · R2 · 4:07 · Heavyweight
W
Dritan Barjamaj
S-70: Plotforma Cup 2013· Aug 17, 2013
Submission · R1 · 0:57 · Heavyweight
W
Tadas Rimkevicius
Global Fight Club 1· Dec 14, 2012
TKO · R1 · 1:25 · Heavyweight
W
Yuri Gorbenko
Lion's Fights 2· Sep 2, 2012
TKO · R2 · 0:58 · Heavyweight
L
Akhmed Sultanov
M-1: Battle Of The Legends 2· Jun 21, 2012
Submission · R1 · 1:28 · Heavyweight
W
Konstantin Erokhin
S-70· Apr 6, 2012
TKO · Heavyweight
W
Teymur Aslanov
M-1 Challenge 29· Nov 19, 2011
Submission · R1 · 1:55 · Heavyweight
L
Alexander Volkov
M-1 Challenge 25· Apr 28, 2011
TKO · R2 · 3:05 · Heavyweight
L
Dmitry Poberezhets
ProFC 26: Union Nation Cup (Stage 14)· Apr 8, 2011
Submission · R2 · 1:54 · Heavyweight
W
Ilya Dzhadugishvili
ProFC 25: Union Nation Cup (Stage 13)· Feb 12, 2011
TKO · R1 · 1:26 · Heavyweight
L
Ibragim Ibragimov
ProFC 23: Union Nation Cup (Stage 11)· Dec 25, 2010
Submission · R1 · 4:35 · Heavyweight
W
Marat Aliaskhabov
M-1 Challenge 21· Oct 28, 2010
Submission · R1 · 4:56 · Heavyweight
W
Igor Kukurudziak
M-1: Battle On The Neva 4· Aug 19, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight

Brandon Sayles4-1

W
Mohammed Usman
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2021 Regular Season· May 5, 2021
Submission · R2 · 3:42 · Heavyweight
W
Dexter Carthon
NFC 103· Jan 27, 2018
TKO · R2 · 1:31 · Heavyweight
W
Adrian Henderson
Conflict MMA 43· Jun 24, 2017
TKO · R2 · 0:46 · Heavyweight
W
Robert Neal
NFC 91· Feb 18, 2017
Submission · R2 · 1:13 · Super Heavyweight
L
Chase Gormley
XFC 16: High Stakes· Feb 10, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Super Heavyweight

Full record · 7 fights

W
Imani Lee
XFC 15: Tribute· Dec 2, 2011
Submission · R1 · 3:09 · Super Heavyweight
W
Arnold Adams
Georgia Regional· Jan 15, 2010
TKO

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