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 scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Sergey Spivac.

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.

Spivak vs Tuivasa form

Spivac had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ciryl Gane at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had won against Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Augusto Sakai at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Greg Hardy at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Tom Aspinall at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Tai Tuivasa had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Derrick Lewis at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Augusto Sakai at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Greg Hardy at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Harry Hunsucker at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Sergey Spivac at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by submission in the 2nd round at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergey Spivac had been fighting more than Tai Tuivasa.

Going to this contest, Sergey Spivac had last fought 7 months and 16 days ago, while Tai Tuivasa's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 6 days ago.

Spivac's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Tuivasa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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