Heavyweight

Sergei Pavlovich

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

21-3-0

UFC

9-3-0

Age

Height

6'3"

Weight

257 lbs

Reach

84"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	5:17
Fight Completion Rate	31.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.06
% Fights Inside the Distance	75.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	88-39 (69.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	64-27 (70.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-12 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	84.8%
% Time in Control	12.0%
% Time Controlled	3.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.37
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.79
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.58
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.2%
Distance Strike Defense	58.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	3.39
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.73
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.74
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.37
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.68

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Sergei Pavlovich League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Sergei Pavlovich
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:48
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	77.8%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	22.2%
Avg Fight Time	5:17
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.9
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	—
Control Time/Fight	1:21

Fight History

WIN

vs. Tallison Teixeira

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo • May 2026Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:39

Sergei Pavlovich7/978%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Tallison Teixeira0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	7/9	78%	0/0	0:05	1
	Tallison Teixeira	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang • Aug 2025Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergei Pavlovich61/13346%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:08

Waldo Cortes Acosta45/11738%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	9/28	32%	0/1	0:06	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergei Pavlovich	22/43	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	20/37	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sergei Pavlovich	30/62	48%	0/2	0:02	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	14/46	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov • Feb 2025Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergei Pavlovich25/6042%TD 2/2Ctrl 6:17

Jairzinho Rozenstruik17/5531%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	11/23	48%	0/0	1:09	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	7/15	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergei Pavlovich	3/19	16%	1/1	2:19	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sergei Pavlovich	11/18	61%	1/1	2:49	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	4/23	17%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkov

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov • Jun 2024Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergei Pavlovich46/13434%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

Alexander Volkov83/15952%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	15/43	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkov	26/50	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergei Pavlovich	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkov	31/55	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sergei Pavlovich	16/52	31%	0/1	0:15	—
	Alexander Volkov	26/54	48%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tom Aspinall

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:09

Sergei Pavlovich1/714%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tom Aspinall10/1471%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tom Aspinall	10/14	71%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Curtis Blaydes

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes • Apr 2023Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:08

Sergei Pavlovich36/8542%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Curtis Blaydes14/5625%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	36/85	42%	0/0	0:02	1
	Curtis Blaydes	14/56	25%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tai Tuivasa

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland • Dec 2022Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:54

Sergei Pavlovich23/4452%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 2

Tai Tuivasa2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	23/44	52%	0/0	0:09	2
	Tai Tuivasa	2/10	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:55

Sergei Pavlovich15/2462%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Derrick Lewis4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	15/24	62%	0/0	0:02	1
	Derrick Lewis	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:03

Sergei Pavlovich21/4745%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12KD 1

Shamil Abdurakhimov17/3450%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	21/47	45%	0/0	0:12	1
	Shamil Abdurakhimov	17/34	50%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Maurice Greene

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren • Oct 2019Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:11

Sergei Pavlovich20/3754%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

Maurice Greene8/2236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	20/37	54%	0/0	0:15	1
	Maurice Greene	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marcelo Golm

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik • Apr 2019Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:06

Sergei Pavlovich17/2665%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Marcelo Golm5/1533%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	17/26	65%	0/0	0:01	1
	Marcelo Golm	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alistair Overeem

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 • Nov 2018Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:21

Sergei Pavlovich13/3241%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:12

Alistair Overeem22/2685%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	13/32	41%	0/2	0:12	—
	Alistair Overeem	22/26	85%	1/2	1:57	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com