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.

Sergey Spivac's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Tai Tuivasa's came in at 8-7-0.

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 29 years old.

Spivac had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tuivasa. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Spivac was the less experienced professional 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 less professional rounds, 31 to Tuivasa's 32.

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Tuivasa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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