Spivac vs Gaziev

When is Spivac vs Gaziev?

Sergey Spivac will square off against Shamil Gaziev during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 at N/A.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Spivac vs Gaziev stats

Sergey Spivac steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Shamil Gaziev will make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Sergey Spivac's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Shamil Gaziev will mark his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Sergey Spivac's UFC record currently stands at 8-5-0, while Shamil Gaziev's comes in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggest Gaziev has a large advantage in power over Spivac, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Spivac's 41%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Spivac will have a large advantage over Gaziev, boasting a 47% submission rate over Gaziev's 21%.

Sergey Spivac is the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Gaziev has a height advantage of 1 inch over Spivac. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Spivac is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years earlier than Gaziev, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He has fought 8 more professional rounds, 33 to Gaziev's 25.

Spivac vs Gaziev form

Spivac has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Jailton Almeida at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Marcin Tybura at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had beaten Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Augusto Sakai at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Gaziev has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Thomas Petersen at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Don Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Martin Buday at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Greg Velasco at Contender Series 2023 on 19th September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Shamil Gaziev has been fighting more than Sergey Spivac.

Sergey Spivac last fought 1 month and 22 days ago, while Shamil Gaziev's last outing was 1 month and 11 days ago.

Spivac's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Gaziev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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