Gane vs Spivac

Who won Gane vs Spivac?

Ciryl Gane beat Sergey Spivac by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac, on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Gane vs Spivac stats

Ciryl Gane stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Sergey Spivac made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Ciryl Gane's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Sergey Spivac marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Ciryl Gane's UFC record stood at 10-2-0, while Sergey Spivac's came in at 8-5-0.

The stats suggested Gane had a slight advantage in power over Spivac, with a 45% knock out percentage over Spivac's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spivac had an advantage over Gane, with a 44% submission rate over Gane's 27%.

Ciryl Gane was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Gane had a height advantage of 1 inch over Spivac. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Gane was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 10 months later than Spivac, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 40 to Spivac's 33.

Gane vs Spivac form

Gane had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Francis NGannou at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Derrick Lewis at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexander Volkov at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Junior dos Santos at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Don Tale Mayes at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by submission in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Activity check

Gane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Spivac's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gane vs Spivac?

Ciryl Gane was a 8/15 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Sergey Spivac made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+160) with oddsmakers.