Tuivasa vs Pavlovich

Who won Tuivasa vs Pavlovich?

Sergei Pavlovich beat Tai Tuivasa by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Amway Center in Orlando.

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).

Tuivasa vs Pavlovich stats

Tai Tuivasa stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sergei Pavlovich made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Tai Tuivasa's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Sergei Pavlovich marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Tai Tuivasa's UFC record stood at 8-8-0, while Sergei Pavlovich's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Tuivasa had an advantage in power over Pavlovich, with a 93% knock out percentage over Pavlovich's 81%.

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

Tai Tuivasa was the same age as Sergei Pavlovich, at 32 years old.

Pavlovich had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tuivasa. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Tuivasa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Pavlovich, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 35 to Pavlovich's 34.

Tuivasa vs Pavlovich form

Tai Tuivasa had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to 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.

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

Before that, he had defeated Greg Hardy at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Harry Hunsucker at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Pavlovich 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 Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated 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.

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

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

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Tai Tuivasa had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 25 days ago, while Sergei Pavlovich's last outing had been 1 month and 27 days ago.

Tuivasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Pavlovich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tuivasa vs Pavlovich?

Tai Tuivasa was a 33/20 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Sergei Pavlovich made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.