Sergei Pavlovich
8W · 3L
Southpaw
Heavyweight
75% finish rate78% as favorite50% as underdog
1520
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1520.2Contender↗
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#8of 45 active
Age
34
May 13, 1992
Height
6'3" (190.5 cm)
Reach
213.36 cm
Win Rate
72.7%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.43
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.62
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.81
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
55%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.48
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
75%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Sub_Avg
Elite TD defense
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
6.4
Sig. Strikes
0.1
Takedowns
0.0
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO6 (75%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (67%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
78%
7W – 2L in 9 fights
As Underdog
50%
1W – 1L in 2 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Waldo Cortes Acosta
+9.91520
def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
+6.71510
lost to Alexander Volkov
-4.11504
lost to Tom Aspinall
-3.21508
def. Curtis Blaydes
+3.31511
def. Tai Tuivasa
+2.61508
def. Derrick Lewis
+2.91505
def. Shamil Abdurakhimov
+1.61502
def. Maurice Greene
+0.41501
def. Marcelo Golm
+0.31500
lost to Alistair Overeem
-0.21500
Division ELO Rankings
Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Valter Walker
1555
Mario Pinto
1550
Vitor Petrino
1544
Josh Hokit
1541
Brando Pericic
1540
Martin Buday
1528
Sergei Pavlovich
1520
Tyrell Fortune
1520
Alexander Volkov
1519
Fight History (11 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · Feb 1, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · Jun 22, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →vs Tom Aspinall
UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira · Nov 11, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · Apr 22, 2023
vs Tai Tuivasa
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 3, 2022
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Jul 30, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · Mar 19, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren · Oct 26, 2019
vs Marcelo Golm
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik · Apr 20, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · Nov 24, 2018
Loss
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