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Russia · UFC

Sergei Pavlovich

ArchetypePressure Wrestler

Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.

HeavyweightSouthpawAge 34
Record
21-3-0
Win %
88%
KO / TKO
16
Submissions
0
Finish Rate
76%
Height
191 cm
Reach
213 cm
Fights
24
Secret Weapon

Fight Plan: Sergei Pavlovich

A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.

Historical Weaknesses
  • Leg kick defense during long-range engagements
  • Chin resilience against elite counter-strikers
  • Cardio depth in late-round decision environments
Camp Focus
  • Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
  • Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
  • Orthodox volume strikers in camp to mirror lead-hand exchanges
Blueprint Radar
BP 8.3/10

Fighter fingerprint

Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.

Aggression86Cardio75Wrestling85Fight IQ78Distance Control98Finishing76Sergei Pavlovich
Read the shape

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
Camp Prep ReportWhat to drill this week

Prep for camp: Sergei Pavlovich

Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.

Most Common Tendencies
Patterns to expect in the cage
  • 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
Training Recommendations
Drill these specific looks
  • 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
Sparring Recommendations
Stack these styles in camp
  • Orthodox volume boxer
  • Chain-wrestling D1 partner
  • High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
Find Footage

See it on film

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Striking Tape

Distance, combinations, defensive movement

Wrestling / Grappling Tape

Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions

Recent Fights

Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns

Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Sergei Pavlovich.

Fighter Evolution

How Sergei has changed

Trend lines across the last three years of tape.

2022
Aggression8.1
Wrestling7.4
Fight IQ6.4
2024
Aggression8.8
Wrestling7.9
Fight IQ6.9
2026
Aggression9.4
Wrestling8.5
Fight IQ7.8

Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute

Similar Fighters

Stylistic neighbors

Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.

Status / Injuries

healthy

No current injuries reported; actively competing as of May 2026.

Checked 6/22/2026

Recent Form

  • W
    vs Tallison Teixeira
    KO/TKO · R1 · UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
    2026-05-30
  • W
    vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
    U Dec · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
    2025-08-23
  • W
    vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik
    U Dec · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
    2025-02-01
  • L
    vs Alexander Volkov
    U Dec · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
    2024-06-22
  • L
    vs Tom Aspinall
    KO/TKO · R1 · UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira
    2023-11-11

Availability

active

Last fought in May 2026; currently on a three-fight winning streak.

Record

W-L-D
21-3-0
KO / TKO
16
Submissions
0
Win %
88%

Attribute Profile

Chin80
Cardio75
Fight IQ78
Striking94
Grappling72
Wrestling85

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.

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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