Sergei Pavlovich

Sergei Pavlovich is a 6'3", 257-pound southpaw heavyweight from Russia with a 20-3 professional record who has posted a 5-3 mark across his last eight UFC fights. A pure striking-oriented heavyweight, Pavlovich lands 4.43 strikes per minute at 44% accuracy while maintaining solid defensive positioning at 55% strike defense, absorbing 3.62 strikes per minute.

His grappling remains largely peripheral—he averages just 0.48 takedown attempts per 15 minutes with a 25% success rate and has never recorded a submission in his professional career. Pavlovich is most dangerous in explosive opening exchanges, as evidenced by his devastating first-round finishes against Derrick Lewis (55 seconds, October 2022) and Tai Tuivasa (54 seconds, December 2022), though he has also shown vulnerability to elite competition, suffering first-round knockouts to Alistair Overeem and Tom Aspinall.

After a three-round decision loss to Alexander Volkov in June 2024, Pavlovich rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over Jairzinho Rozenstruik in February 2025, demonstrating improved pacing over extended rounds. His path back to heavyweight title contention depends on stringing together consistent performances against top-tier opposition.