Pavlovich vs Volkov

Who won Pavlovich vs Volkov?

Alexander Volkov beat Sergei Pavlovich by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 22nd June 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Alexander Volkov.

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 Volkov stats

Sergei Pavlovich stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alexander Volkov made his way to the cage with a record of 37 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Sergei Pavlovich's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Alexander Volkov marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Sergei Pavlovich's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Alexander Volkov's came in at 12-5-0.

The stats suggested Pavlovich had an advantage in power over Volkov, with a 83% knock out percentage over Volkov's 65%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Volkov had an advantage over Pavlovich, with a 11% submission rate over Pavlovich's 0%.

Sergei Pavlovich was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pavlovich. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Pavlovich was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 8 months later than Volkov, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 74 less professional rounds, 31 to Volkov's 105.

Pavlovich vs Volkov form

Sergei Pavlovich had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious against Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Marcin Tybura at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ciryl Gane at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alistair Overeem at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Walt Harris at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been defeated by Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Sergei Pavlovich had last fought 1 year and 1 month ago, while Alexander Volkov's last outing had been 3 years, 1 month and 11 days ago.

Pavlovich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Volkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Pavlovich vs Volkov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:40 PM UTC , which was 4:40 PM EST or 1:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pavlovich vs Volkov?

Sergei Pavlovich was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Alexander Volkov made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.