Denis Goltsov
UFC DebutNickname“The Russian Bogatyr”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- St. Petersburg
- Born
- Russia
- Camp
- Sambo Piter
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'5" · 196 cm
Before the UFC
Denis Goltsov makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
694-404-7
.632 win rate
Winning-record opponents
36 of 40
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
45
40 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 45 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 18 KO · 12 sub · 6 decPFL · Tech-Krep FC · M-1 · League S-70 · ProFC +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Corey Anderson20-6 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R2 | 3:28 | PFL | Jul 19, 2025 |
| W | Oleg Popov23-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:55 | PFL | Nov 29, 2024 |
| W | Tim Johnson18-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:26 | PFL | Aug 2, 2024 |
| W | Thiago Santos23-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:22 | PFL | Jun 13, 2024 |
| W | Linton Vassell26-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:11 | PFL | Apr 4, 2024 |
| L | Renan Ferreira13-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:26 | PFL | Nov 24, 2023 |
| W | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:16 | PFL | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| W | Yorgan De Castro12-7 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:18 | PFL | Jun 16, 2023 |
| W | Cezar Ferreira14-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:07 | PFL | Apr 14, 2023 |
| W | Maurice Greene12-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 24, 2022 |
| W | Cody Goodale8-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:20 | PFL | Apr 28, 2022 |
| L | Ante Delija26-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Aug 19, 2021 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 1:24 | PFL | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:21 | PFL | May 6, 2021 | |
| L | Ali Isaev9-0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:59 | PFL | Oct 31, 2019 |
| W | Satoshi Ishii25-13-1 | Decision | Majority | R2 | 5:00 | PFL | Oct 31, 2019 |
| W | Kelvin Tiller12-5 | Submission | Ezekiel Choke | R2 | 3:40 | PFL | Aug 8, 2019 |
| W | Jared Rosholt20-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:03 | PFL | Jun 6, 2019 |
| W | Ednaldo Oliveira23-16-1 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 4:51 | League S-70 | Aug 22, 2018 |
| W | Atanas Djambazov25-6 | Submission | Ezekiel Choke | R1 | 4:59 | RCC 1 | Feb 25, 2018 |
| W | Chase Gormley14-9 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:16 | ACB 77 | Dec 23, 2017 |
| L | Mukhomad Vakhaev13-9-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R4 | 1:57 | ACB 67 | Aug 19, 2017 |
| W | Salimgerey Rasulov24-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | ACB 50 | Dec 18, 2016 |
| W | Paul Buentello35-17 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 3:07 | ACB 41 | Jul 15, 2016 |
| W | Mike Kyle23-19-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:18 | ACB 32 | Mar 26, 2016 |
| W | John Hawk11-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:14 | Tech-Krep FC | Oct 9, 2015 |
| W | James McSweeney15-18 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R2 | 0:46 | Tech-Krep FC | Jul 24, 2015 |
| W | Peter Graham11-10 | Submission | Kimura | R2 | 3:23 | Tech-Krep FC | Apr 3, 2015 |
| W | Zoumana Cisse13-3 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:04 | Tech-Krep FC | Dec 12, 2014 |
| W | Brett Rogers17-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Tech-Krep FC | Sep 19, 2014 |
| W | Roy Boughton14-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Tech-Krep FC | May 23, 2014 |
| W | Ivo Skopljak | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:50 | Tech-Krep FC | Mar 21, 2014 |
| W | Szymon Bajor26-13 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 4:07 | Union of Veterans of Sport | Dec 21, 2013 |
| W | Dritan Barjamaj17-21 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:00 | League S-70 | Aug 17, 2013 |
| W | Tadas Rimkevicius20-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:25 | GFC 1 | Dec 14, 2012 |
| W | Yuri Gorbenko11-53 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R2 | 0:58 | Lion's Fights 2 | Sep 2, 2012 |
| L | Akhmed Sultanov13-5 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 1:28 | M-1 | Jun 21, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Backfist | R3 | 0:00 | League S-70 | Apr 6, 2012 | |
| W | Teymur Aslanov | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:55 | M-1 | Nov 19, 2011 |
| L | Alexander Volkov40-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:05 | M-1 | Apr 28, 2011 |
| L | Dmitry Poberezhets26-7-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:54 | ProFC | Apr 9, 2011 |
| W | Ilya Dzhadugishvili | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:26 | ProFC | Feb 13, 2011 |
| L | Ibragim Ibragimov | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:35 | ProFC | Dec 25, 2010 |
| W | Marat Aliaskhabov | Submission | Straight Armbar | R1 | 4:56 | M-1 | Oct 28, 2010 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Aug 19, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.