Sergei Pavlovich
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Sergei Pavlovich
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Leg kick defense during long-range engagements
- Chin resilience against elite counter-strikers
- Cardio depth in late-round decision environments
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- Orthodox volume strikers in camp to mirror lead-hand exchanges
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Distance Control and Aggression are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these.
- Aggression86
- Cardio75
- Wrestling85
- Fight IQ78
- Distance Control98
- Finishing76
Prep for camp: Sergei Pavlovich
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Relies on extreme 84-inch reach to land powerful straights from distance
- Aggressive first-round finisher who seeks to overwhelm opponents early
- Primarily a stand-up striker despite a high-level Greco-Roman wrestling foundation
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Orthodox volume boxer
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
See it on film
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Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
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How Sergei has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
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Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No current injuries reported; actively competing as of May 2026.
Checked 6/22/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-05-30vs Tallison TeixeiraKO/TKO · R1 · UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
- W2025-08-23vs Waldo Cortes-AcostaU Dec · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
- W2025-02-01vs Jairzinho RozenstruikU Dec · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
- L2024-06-22vs Alexander VolkovU Dec · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
- L2023-11-11vs Tom AspinallKO/TKO · R1 · UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira
Availability
Last fought in May 2026; currently on a three-fight winning streak.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Sergei Pavlovich is an elite heavyweight known for his devastating power and a wingspan that is among the longest in MMA history. A former Fight Nights Global champion, he has modernized his Greco-Roman background into a boxing-centric style that has produced one of the highest first-round knockout rates in the UFC.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Relies on extreme 84-inch reach to land powerful straights from distance
- Aggressive first-round finisher who seeks to overwhelm opponents early
- Primarily a stand-up striker despite a high-level Greco-Roman wrestling foundation
- Utilizes heavy volume and high precision to break through defensive guards
- Occasionally vulnerable to mobile strikers who can manage his explosive rushes
Signature Moves
- Overhand Right
- Heavy Jab
- Lead Hook
- Greco-Roman Clinch
- Ground and Pound
Weaknesses
- Leg kick defense during long-range engagements
- Chin resilience against elite counter-strikers
- Cardio depth in late-round decision environments