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Serghei Spivac (born January 24, 1995) is a Moldovan professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for World Warriors Fighting Championships, Eagles Fighting Championship, N1 Pro Nomad MMA and Real Fight Promotion. As of August 13, 2024, he is #7 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.[2]
| Serghei Spivac | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1995 Chișinău, Moldova |
| Other names | Polar Bear |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 238 lb (108 kg; 17.0 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Chișinău, Moldova |
| Team | MIR Production |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Early career
Serghei Spivac made his MMA debut in September 2014 with the Ukrainian promotion Real Fight Promotion, at 19 years old. He faced Andrey Serebrianikov as his first opponent. He won the fight in the last minute of the first round, by way of TKO.[3]
His second fight was with the Ukrainian-based World Warriors Fighting Championships, at WWFC Ukraine Selection 1, where he faced Evgeniy Bova in the main event. Spivac won the fight in the first round by way of a kimura.[4]
His second fight with World Warriors Fighting Championships was during WWFC: Ukraine Selection 4, in the main event. His opponent was Yuri Gorbenko, whom he defeated in the first round through an armbar.[5]
Spivac would than fight against Dimitriy Mikutsa, under the N1 Pro organization. Spivac submitted Mikutsa through an armbar during the last minute of the second round.
Under the banner of Eagles Fighting Championship, Spivac faced Artem Cherkov. Spivac would beat him in the first round, by way of a head kick.[6]
After a year-long layoff, Spivac would return to the World Warriors Fighting Championships. His first opponent was Luke Morton, whom he beat by KO. In his next fight Spivac fought against the MMA veteran Travis Fulton for the vacant WWFC Heavyweight Championship, a fight which he won in the first round by a rear naked choke. He would defend the title 10 months later against the Croatian fighter Ivo Cuk, winning the bout in the first round by TKO. His last fight with WWFC was his last title defense, five months after his fight with Cuk, against Tony Lopez. He defeated Lopez by a neck crank in the last minute of the first round.[7]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Spivac made his UFC debut during UFC Fight Night 151, at 23 years old, against Walt Harris, replacing Alexey Oleynik.[8] He suffered the first professional loss of his career. Harris pushed Serghei up to the cage, dazed him with a left straight and dropped him to the floor with a barrage of knees. After a series of grounded strikes, the referee awarded Harris a win, after 50 seconds, by way of TKO.[9]
Five months later, Spivac fought against Tai Tuivasa at UFC 243.[10] Spivac would begin the fight being cautious of Tuivasa's power. Spivac was dropped once in the first round by a leg kick. Spivac then began catching Tuivasa's leg kicks and would take the Australian down. Whenever the Australian would return to his feet, Spivac would pursue takedowns. The fight ended in the fourth minute of the second round, Spivac took Tuivasa down for the 7th time in the fight. He was able to obtain the mount and after several hard punches and elbows he was able to obtain an arm triangle choke, awarding him his first UFC win.[11]
Spivac faced Marcin Tybura on February 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 169.[12] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[13]
Spivac was expected to face Carlos Felipe on May 9, 2020, at then UFC 250.[14] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date[15] Eventually the bout was scheduled on July 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 172.[16] He won the fight via majority decision.[17]
Spivac was expected to face Tom Aspinall on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.[18] However Spivac withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Alan Baudot.[19]
Spivac was scheduled to face Jared Vanderaa on December 12, 2020, at UFC 256[20] However, Vanderaa tested positive for COVID-19 during fight week and had to be pulled.[21] The pair eventually met on February 20, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 185.[22] Spivac won the fight via technical knockout in round two.[23]
Spivac faced Alexey Oleynik on June 19, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 25.[24] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[25]
Spivac faced Tom Aspinall, replacing Sergei Pavlovich, on September 4, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 191.[26] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[27]
Spivac was scheduled to face Greg Hardy, replacing Aleksei Oleinik, on January 22, 2022, at UFC 270.[28] However, just a week before the event Hardy withdrew due to a finger injury and the bout was removed from the event.[29] The pair was moved to UFC 272.[30] Spivac won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[31]
Spivac faced Augusto Sakai on August 6, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 40.[32] He won the fight via technical knockout in round two.[33]
Spivac was expected to face Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Fight Night 215 on November 19, 2022.[34] However, Lewis was forced to pull out of the event due to non-COVID, non-weight cutting illness and the bout was cancelled.[35] The pair was rescheduled for UFC Fight Night 218 on February 4, 2023.[36] Spivac won the fight via an arm-triangle choke in round one.[37] This win earned Spivac his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[38]
Spivac faced Ciryl Gane on September 2, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 226.[39] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.[40]
Spivac faced Marcin Tybura in a rematch on August 10, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 61.[41] He won the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.[42] This fight earned him another Performance of the Night award.[43]
Spivac is scheduled to face Jailton Almeida on January 18, 2025 at UFC 311.[44]
Spivac and his wife Marina have a daughter who was born in 2020.[45]
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (Two times) vs. Derrick Lewis and Marcin Tybura[38][43]
- Third most takedowns landed in UFC Heavyweight division history (28)[46]
- Highest takedown accuracy percentage in UFC Heavyweight division history (65.1%)[46]
- World Warriors Fighting Championship
- WWFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)[47]
- Two successful title defenses
- WWFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)[47]
| 21 matches | 17 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| By submission | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 17–4 | Marcin Tybura | Submission (armbar) | UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 | August 10, 2024 | 1 | 1:44 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 16–4 | Ciryl Gane | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | September 2, 2023 | 2 | 3:44 | Paris, France | |
| Win | 16–3 | Derrick Lewis | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | February 4, 2023 | 1 | 3:05 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 15–3 | Augusto Sakai | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill | August 6, 2022 | 2 | 3:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–3 | Greg Hardy | TKO (punches) | UFC 272 | March 5, 2022 | 1 | 2:16 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 13–3 | Tom Aspinall | TKO (elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | September 4, 2021 | 1 | 2:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–2 | Aleksei Oleinik | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | June 19, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–2 | Jared Vanderaa | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | February 20, 2021 | 2 | 4:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 11–2 | Carlos Felipe | Decision (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | July 19, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 10–2 | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | February 29, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Tai Tuivasa | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 243 | October 5, 2019 | 2 | 3:14 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Loss | 9–1 | Walt Harris | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | May 4, 2019 | 1 | 0:50 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 9–0 | Tony Lopez | Submission (neck crank) | WWFC 12 | September 29, 2018 | 1 | 4:12 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Defended the WWFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–0 | Ivo Cuk | TKO (punches) | WWFC 10 | March 24, 2018 | 1 | 2:21 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Defended the WWFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–0 | Travis Fulton | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WWFC 7 | June 14, 2017 | 1 | 2:50 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Won the vacant WWFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–0 | Luke Morton | KO (punches) | WWFC 6 | March 29, 2017 | 1 | 0:40 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Win | 5–0 | Artem Cherkov | KO (head kick) | Eagles Fighting Championship 1 | February 27, 2016 | 1 | 1:52 | Chișinău, Moldova | |
| Win | 4–0 | Dimitriy Mikutsa | Submission (armbar) | N1 Pro: MMA Nomad | October 4, 2015 | 2 | 4:34 | Karaganda, Kazakhstan | |
| Win | 3–0 | Yuri Gorbenko | Submission (armbar) | WWFC: Ukraine Selection 4 | January 31, 2015 | 1 | 3:38 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Win | 2–0 | Evgeniy Bova | Submission (kimura) | WWFC: Ukraine Selection 1 | November 19, 2014 | 1 | N/A | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| Win | 1–0 | Andrey Serebrianikov | TKO (punches) | RFP 17: Galychyny Cup | September 28, 2014 | 1 | 4:31 | Lviv, Ukraine |
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