Denis Goltsov (36-9, 28) was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on June 10, 1990. At the age of 20 years on August 19, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Igor Kukurudziak, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Goltsov's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Corey Anderson at PFL Champions Series 2 at age 35 on July 19, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Denis Goltsov's best fights have been against Oleg Popov, Jared Rosholt, Cezar Ferreira, Yorgan De Castro, Thiago Santos, Timothy Johnson and Paul Buentello. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Denis Goltsov".
Goltsov has 9 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Denis Goltsov Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Jul 19, 2025 35 years, 1 months 36-9 (28) | Corey Anderson | PFL | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
44  | Nov 29, 2024 34 years, 5 months 36-8 (28) | 32 years, 10 months 19-1 (12) | PFL | HW | 1 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke |
43  | Aug 2, 2024 34 years, 1 months 35-8 (28) | 39 years, 4 months 18-9 (13) | PFL | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
42  | Jun 13, 2024 34 years 34-8 (27) | 40 years, 5 months 22-12 (16) | PFL | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
41  | Apr 4, 2024 33 years, 9 months 33-8 (26) | 40 years, 10 months 23-8 (18) | PFL | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
40  | Nov 24, 2023 33 years, 5 months 32-8 (25) | 34 years 11-3 (10) | PFL | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
39 | Aug 18, 2023 33 years, 2 months 32-7 (25) | Jordan Heiderman | PFL | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
38  | Jun 16, 2023 33 years 31-7 (24) | 35 years, 5 months 9-4 (7) | PFL | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
37  | Apr 14, 2023 32 years, 10 months 30-7 (23) | 38 years, 1 months 14-10 (6) | PFL | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
36  | Jun 24, 2022 32 years 29-7 (22) | 35 years, 11 months 10-6 (7) | PFL | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
35 | Apr 28, 2022 31 years, 10 months 28-7 (22) | Cody Goodale | PFL | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
34  | Aug 19, 2021 31 years, 2 months 27-7 (21) | 31 years 18-4 (14) | PFL | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33 | Jun 25, 2021 31 years 27-6 (21) | Brandon Sayles | PFL | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
32 | May 6, 2021 30 years, 10 months 26-6 (20) | Muhammed DeReese | PFL | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
31  | Oct 31, 2019 29 years, 4 months 25-6 (19) | 35 years, 10 months 7-0 (2) | PFL | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Oct 31, 2019 29 years, 4 months 25-5 (19) | 32 years, 10 months 22-9-1 (11) | PFL | HW | 2 | MD | WIN |
29  | Aug 8, 2019 29 years, 1 months 24-5 (19) | 29 years, 1 months 11-2 (9) | PFL | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Ezekiel choke |
28  | Jun 6, 2019 28 years, 11 months 23-5 (18) | 32 years, 10 months 17-6 (7) | PFL | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
27 | Aug 22, 2018 28 years, 2 months 22-5 (17) | Ednaldo Oliveira | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke | |
26 | Feb 25, 2018 27 years, 8 months 21-5 (16) | Atanas Djambazov | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Ezekiel choke | |
25  | Dec 23, 2017 27 years, 6 months 20-5 (15) | 34 years, 4 months 14-6 (6) | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
24 | Aug 19, 2017 27 years, 2 months 19-5 (14) | Mukhomad Vakhaev | HW | 4 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches Lost ACB heavyweight title | |
23 | Dec 18, 2016 26 years, 6 months 19-4 (14) | Salimgerey Rasulov | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Won ACB heavyweight title | |
22  | Jul 15, 2016 26 years, 1 months 18-4 (14) | 42 years, 5 months 35-16 (31) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
21  | Mar 26, 2016 25 years, 9 months 17-4 (13) | 35 years, 11 months 21-13-1 (17) | HW | 1 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke | |
20 | Oct 9, 2015 25 years, 3 months 16-4 (13) | John Hawk | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19  | Jul 24, 2015 25 years, 1 months 15-4 (12) | 34 years, 9 months 14-12 (14) | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches | |
18  | Apr 3, 2015 24 years, 9 months 14-4 (11) | 39 years, 7 months 10-7 (9) | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura | |
17 | Dec 12, 2014 24 years, 6 months 13-4 (10) | Zoumana Cisse | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
16  | Sep 19, 2014 24 years, 3 months 12-4 (9) | 33 years, 7 months 16-8 (14) | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15 | May 23, 2014 23 years, 11 months 11-4 (9) | Roy Boughton | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Mar 21, 2014 23 years, 9 months 10-4 (9) | Ivo Skopljak | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
13 | Dec 21, 2013 23 years, 6 months 9-4 (8) | Szymon Bajor | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
12 | Aug 17, 2013 23 years, 2 months 8-4 (7) | Dritan Barjamaj | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
11 | Dec 14, 2012 22 years, 6 months 7-4 (6) | Tadas Rimkevičius | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
10 | Sep 2, 2012 22 years, 2 months 6-4 (5) | Yuri Gorbenko | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
9 | Jun 21, 2012 22 years 5-4 (4) | Akhmed Sultanov | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook |
8 | Apr 6, 2012 21 years, 9 months 5-3 (4) | Konstantin Erokhin | HW | 3 | KO | WIN Backfist | |
7 | Nov 19, 2011 21 years, 5 months 4-3 (3) | Teymur Aslanov | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
6  | Apr 28, 2011 20 years, 10 months 3-3 (2) | 22 years, 6 months 10-3 (9) | M-1 | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
5 | Apr 9, 2011 20 years, 9 months 3-2 (2) | Dmitry Poberezhets | HW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Feb 13, 2011 20 years, 8 months 3-1 (2) | Ilya Dzhadugishvili | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Dec 25, 2010 20 years, 6 months 2-1 (1) | Ibragim Ibragimov | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
2 | Oct 28, 2010 20 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Marat Aliaskhabov | M-1 | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Straight armbar |
1 | Aug 19, 2010 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Igor Kukurudziak | M-1 | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
