Pavlovich vs Rozenstruik

Who won Pavlovich vs Rozenstruik?

Sergei Pavlovich beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st February 2025 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Sergei Pavlovich.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Pavlovich vs Rozenstruik stats

Sergei Pavlovich stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Sergei Pavlovich's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Jairzinho Rozenstruik marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Sergei Pavlovich's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Jairzinho Rozenstruik's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Rozenstruik had a slight advantage in power over Pavlovich, with a 87% knock out percentage over Pavlovich's 83%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Pavlovich and Rozenstruik would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Sergei Pavlovich was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Rozenstruik had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pavlovich. Despite this, he had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Pavlovich was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 6 months later than Rozenstruik, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 34 to Rozenstruik's 42.

Pavlovich vs Rozenstruik form

Sergei Pavlovich had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tom Aspinall at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Interim Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando.

He had defeated Derrick Lewis at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Rozenstruik had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Tai Tuivasa at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against Shamil Gaziev at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jailton Almeida at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Before that, he had beaten Chris Daukaus at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergei Pavlovich had been fighting more than Jairzinho Rozenstruik.

Going to this contest, Sergei Pavlovich had last fought 9 months and 7 days ago, while Jairzinho Rozenstruik's last outing had been 7 months and 12 days ago.

Pavlovich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Rozenstruik's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Pavlovich vs Rozenstruik start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 6:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Pavlovich vs Rozenstruik?

Sergei Pavlovich was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Jairzinho Rozenstruik made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.