Pavlovich vs Blaydes

Who won Pavlovich vs Blaydes?

Sergei Pavlovich beat Curtis Blaydes by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Pavlovich vs Blaydes stats

Sergei Pavlovich stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Curtis Blaydes made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Sergei Pavlovich's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Sergei Pavlovich's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Curtis Blaydes' came in at 13-4-0.

The stats suggested Pavlovich had an advantage in power over Blaydes, with a 82% knock out percentage over Blaydes' 71%.

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

Sergei Pavlovich was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Blaydes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pavlovich. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Pavlovich was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 months later than Blaydes, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 31 to Blaydes' 50.

Pavlovich vs Blaydes form

Sergei Pavlovich had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Derrick Lewis at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he was victorious against Marcelo Golm at UFC on ESPN+ 7 on 20th April 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Yubileyny Sports Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia.

He had lost to Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night 141 on 24th November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Cadillac Arena, Beijing, China.

Activity check

Pavlovich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Blaydes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pavlovich vs Blaydes?

Sergei Pavlovich was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Curtis Blaydes made his way into the ring at 31/50 (-160) with oddsmakers.