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 14th 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 8-6-0, 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 arguably the less experienced 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 1 more professional rounds, 36 to Tuivasa's 35.

Spivak vs Tuivasa form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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.

Activity check

Spivac's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

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