Heavyweight · “Polar Bear”
Serghei Spivac
18-6-0 UFC 9-7-0
Finisher
Wrestler
KO-Prone
6'3"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
31Age
3KO wins
3Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
8:46Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
decent
2 reads
grappling
elite
2 reads
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Finisher
67% of wins by knockout or submission (3 KO, 3 sub)
Wrestler
strong wrestling — rates 85 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone
4 of 7 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.23
Striking accuracy46.9%
Striking defense50.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min3.42
Takedown accuracy57.1%
Takedown defense52.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.43
Control time29.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-5
Insider info
Serghei Spivac favored over Vitor Petrino lean UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · August 17, 2026
strikingdecent
grapplingelite
Picks Spivac but voices direct concern he won't stick to the grappling game plan that actually favors him, a hedged rather than confident lean.
A clearly superior grappler in this matchup who has leaned more into striking lately, which the analyst thinks is the wrong plan against an opponent with real takedown-defense holes.
Strengthstrong offensive grappling, chains takedowns from a variety of entries
Strengthcan catch kicks and turn them into takedowns
Strengthheavy ground-and-pound and very tight control once he's attached
Strengthdecent enough striking with a workable jab and kicks
Weaknesshas been choosing to strike more than his skill set calls for
Weaknessrisks a close decision loss if he doesn't commit to grappling
Ante Delija favored — picked against Serghei Spivac clear UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · February 14, 2026 · 1 read since
strikingpoor
grapplingvery good
He backs Delija's cleaner boxing to keep the fight standing long enough to land, pointing out Spivac hasn't looked like himself in his recent form.
Spivac's standup is limited - a high guard and passable kicks, but nothing that threatens on its own. His real value is a genuinely well-rounded, chain-heavy wrestling game: he flows between body locks, catches, kicks, singles, and doubles rather than relying on one entry, and once he's on top he brings heavy ground strikes plus a tight, dangerous choke as his finishing tool. The concern is recent form - he's reportedly not looking like the same fighter lately, which matters against an opponent capable of keeping this standing.
Strengthtechnically varied, chain-style wrestling
Strengthheavy ground-and-pound
Strengthdangerous, tight choke finishing ability
Weaknessstandup is limited and not a real threat
Weaknesshasn't looked like himself in recent performances
Striking trend
Fight history
L Vitor Petrino 14-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · August 22, 2026
23/67Sig. strikes
64/99Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ante Delija 26-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026
67/149Sig. strikes
61/172Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
3:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Waldo Cortes Acosta 13-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · June 7, 2025
48/119Sig. strikes
110/235Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
2:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jailton Almeida 21-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:53 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
15/28Sig. strikes
23/31Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcin Tybura 24-8 walk-in Submission · R1 1:44 — UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 · August 10, 2024
3/5Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:34Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Ciryl Gane 11-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:44 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac · September 2, 2023
11/44Sig. strikes
109/156Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Derrick Lewis 26-10 walk-in Submission · R1 3:05 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac · February 4, 2023
12/21Sig. strikes
0/3Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
2:32Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Augusto Sakai 15-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:42 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill · August 6, 2022
33/49Sig. strikes
8/23Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
6:37Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Greg Hardy 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:16 — UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · March 5, 2022
14/27Sig. strikes
7/12Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
1:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tom Aspinall 10-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till · September 4, 2021
0/11Sig. strikes
16/26Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aleksei Oleinik 36-15-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige · June 19, 2021
71/136Sig. strikes
59/121Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Vanderaa 11-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:32 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · February 20, 2021
51/72Sig. strikes
13/24Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
8:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlos Felipe 8-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · July 18, 2020
73/149Sig. strikes
44/121Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
4:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marcin Tybura 16-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · February 29, 2020
26/83Sig. strikes
43/106Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tai Tuivasa 9-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:14 — UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · October 5, 2019
23/42Sig. strikes
21/50Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
4:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Walt Harris 11-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:50 — UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · May 4, 2019
1/3Sig. strikes
17/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
8
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
15
World Warriors FC
6
Eagles FC
1
N1 Pro
1
Real Fight Promotion
1
Full career — 24 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ante Delija | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
February 21, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 316
June 7, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jailton Almeida | TKO (punches) | UFC 311
January 18, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 4:53 |
| W | Marcin Tybura | Submission (armbar) | UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
August 10, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 1:44 |
| L | Ciryl Gane | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
September 2, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 3:44 |
| W | Derrick Lewis | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
February 4, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 3:05 |
| W | Augusto Sakai | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill
August 6, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 3:42 |
| W | Greg Hardy | TKO (punches) | UFC 272
March 5, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:16 |
| L | Tom Aspinall | TKO (elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
September 4, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 2:30 |
| W | Aleksei Oleinik | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige
June 19, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jared Vanderaa | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
February 20, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 4:32 |
| W | Carlos Felipe | Decision (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
July 19, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
February 29, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tai Tuivasa | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 243
October 5, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 3:14 |
| L | Walt Harris | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
May 4, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 0:50 |
| W | Tony Lopez | Submission (neck crank) | World Warriors FC 12
September 29, 2018 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 4:12 |
| W | Ivo Cuk | TKO (punches) | World Warriors FC 10
March 24, 2018 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 2:21 |
| W | Travis Fulton | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Warriors FC 7
June 14, 2017 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 2:50 |
| W | Luke Morton | KO (punches) | World Warriors FC 6
March 29, 2017 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Artem Cherkov | KO (head kick) | Eagles FC 1
February 27, 2016 |
Eagles FC | 1 | 1:52 |
| W | Dimitriy Mikutsa | Submission (armbar) | N1 Pro: Nomad MMA 7
October 4, 2015 |
N1 Pro | 2 | 4:34 |
| W | Yuri Gorbenko | Submission (armbar) | World Warriors FC: Ukraine Selection 4
January 31, 2015 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Evgeniy Bova | Submission (kimura) | World Warriors FC: Ukraine Selection 1
November 19, 2014 |
World Warriors FC | 1 | — |
| W | Andrey Serebrianikov | TKO (punches) | Real Fight Promotion 17
September 28, 2014 |
Real Fight Promotion | 1 | 4:31 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Serghei Spivac) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.