Denis Goltsov
“The Russian Bogatyr”
Denis Goltsov is ranked 8th of 235 heavyweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,0588th of 235 · Heavyweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.75Skill ahead of fame
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,078, 29 Nov 2024
- Record
- 37–9Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | Won vs Hasan MezhievProfessional Fighters League - PFL Charlotte: Battle vs. Rosta · TKO (Head Kick and Punches), R1 | +7 |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Lost to Corey AndersonProfessional Fighters League - PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series 2 & PFL Africa 2025 First Round · TKO (Elbows), R2 | −25 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Won vs Oleg Popov TitleProfessional Fighters League - 2024 Season PFL Championships & PFL MENA 2024 Finals · Technical Submission (Triangle Choke), R1 | +24 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Won vs Tim JohnsonProfessional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2024 Playoffs · TKO (Punches), R1 | +20 |
| 13 Jun 2024 | Won vs Thiago SantosProfessional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular Season · TKO (Punches), R1 | +22 |
| 4 Apr 2024 | Won vs Linton VassellProfessional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2024 Regular Season · TKO (Punches), R3 | +27 |
| 24 Nov 2023 | Lost to Renan FerreiraProfessional Fighters League - 2023 Season PFL Championships · TKO (Punches), R2 | −30 |
| 18 Aug 2023 | Won vs Jordan HeidermanProfessional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2023 Playoffs · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R1 | +20 |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Won vs Yorgan De CastroProfessional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2023 Regular Season · KO (Punch), R1 | +10 |
| 14 Apr 2023 | Won vs Cezar FerreiraProfessional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2023 Regular Season · KO (Punches), R1 | +12 |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Won vs Maurice GreeneProfessional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2022 Regular Season · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +14 |
| 28 Apr 2022 | Won vs Cody GoodaleProfessional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2022 Regular Season · TKO (Punches), R1 | −1 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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