Serghei Spivac

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Serghei Spivac
Born (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 29)
Chișinău, Moldova
Other namesPolar Bear
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight256 lb (116 kg; 18.3 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach78 in (198 cm) [1]
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out ofChișinău, Moldova
TeamMIR Production
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total20
Wins16
By knockout7
By submission7
By decision2
Losses4
By knockout3
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Serghei Spivac (born January 24, 1995) is a Moldovan mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. 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 March 26, 2024, he is #9 in the UFC heavyweight rankings. [2]

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Mixed martial arts career

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]

Personal life

Spivac and his wife have a daughter who was born in 2020. [41]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
20 matches16 wins4 losses
By knockout73
By submission70
By decision21
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss16–4 Ciryl Gane TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac September 2, 202323:44 Paris, France
Win16–3 Derrick Lewis Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac February 4, 202313:05 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPerformance of the Night.
Win15–3 Augusto Sakai TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill August 6, 202223:42 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win14–3 Greg Hardy TKO (punches) UFC 272 March 5, 202212:16 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss13–3 Tom Aspinall TKO (elbow and punches) UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till September 4, 202112:30 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win13–2 Aleksei Oleinik Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige June 19, 202135:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win12–2 Jared Vanderaa TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis February 20, 202124:32 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win11–2 Carlos Felipe Decision (majority) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 July 19, 202035:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss10–2 Marcin Tybura Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo February 29, 202035:00 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win10–1 Tai Tuivasa Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC 243 October 5, 201923:14 Melbourne, Australia
Loss9–1 Walt Harris TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 201910:50 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Win9–0Tony LopezSubmission (neck crank)WWFC 12September 29, 201814:12 Kyiv, UkraineDefended the WWFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win8–0Ivo CukTKO (punches)WWFC 10March 24, 201812:21 Kyiv, UkraineDefended the WWFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win7–0 Travis Fulton Submission (rear-naked choke)WWFC: Cage Encounter 7June 14, 201712:50 Kyiv, UkraineWon the vacant WWFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win6–0Luke MortonKO (punches)WWFC: Cage Encounter 6March 29, 201710:40 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win5–0Artem CherkovKO (head kick)Eagles Fighting ChampionshipFebruary 27, 201611:52 Chișinău, Moldova
Win4–0Dimitriy MikutsaSubmission (armbar)N1 Pro: MMA NomadOctober 4, 201524:34 Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Win3–0Yuri GorbenkoSubmission (armbar)WWFC: Ukraine Selection 4January 31, 201513:38 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win2–0Evgeniy BovaSubmission (kimura)WWFC: Ukraine Selection 1November 19, 20141N/A Lviv, Ukraine
Win1–0Andrey SerebrianikovTKO (punches)RFP: Galychyny CupSeptember 28, 201414:31 Lviv, Ukraine

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