Spivak vs Tuivasa

Who won Spivak vs Tuivasa?

Sergey Spivac beat Tai Tuivasa by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 243, on Saturday 5th October 2019 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

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).

Spivak vs Tuivasa stats

Sergey Spivac stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Tai Tuivasa made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Sergey Spivac's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Tai Tuivasa marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Sergey Spivac's UFC record stood at 8-5-0, while Tai Tuivasa's came in at 8-8-0.

The stats suggested Tuivasa had a massive power advantage over Spivac, boasting a 89% knock out percentage over Spivac's 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spivac had a massive advantage over Tuivasa, boasting a 56% submission rate over Tuivasa's 0%.

Sergey Spivac was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Spivac had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tuivasa. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Spivac was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 2 months later than Tuivasa, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 33 to Tuivasa's 35.

Spivak vs Tuivasa form

Tai Tuivasa had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alexander Volkov at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had won against Derrick Lewis at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

He had beaten Augusto Sakai at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Tuivasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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