Serghei Spivac was born on January 24,1995 and is a Moldovan professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
43 Facts About Serghei Spivac
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Serghei Spivac made his MMA debut in September 2014 with the Ukrainian promotion Real Fight Promotion, at 19 years old.
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Serghei Spivac won the fight in the last minute of the first round, by way of TKO.
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Serghei Spivac's 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.
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Serghei Spivac's second fight with World Warriors Fighting Championships was during WWFC: Ukraine Selection 4, in the main event.
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Serghei Spivac's opponent was Yuri Gorbenko, whom he defeated in the first round through an armbar.
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Serghei Spivac submitted Mikutsa through an armbar during the last minute of the second round.
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Under the banner of Eagles Fighting Championship, Serghei Spivac faced Artem Cherkov.
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Serghei Spivac would beat him in the first round, by way of a head kick.
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Serghei Spivac would defend the title 10 months later against the Croatian fighter Ivo Cuk, winning the bout in the first round by TKO.
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Serghei Spivac's last fight with WWFC was his last title defense, five months after his fight with Cuk, against Tony Lopez.
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Serghei Spivac defeated Lopez by a neck crank in the last minute of the first round.
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Serghei Spivac made his UFC debut during UFC Fight Night 151, at 23 years old, against Walt Harris, replacing Alexey Oleynik.
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Serghei Spivac suffered the first professional loss of his career.
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Five months later, Serghei Spivac fought against Tai Tuivasa at UFC 243.
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Serghei Spivac would begin the fight being cautious of Tuivasa's power.
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Serghei Spivac was dropped once in the first round by a leg kick.
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Serghei Spivac then began catching Tuivasa's leg kicks and would take the Australian down.
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Whenever the Australian would return to his feet, Serghei Spivac would pursue takedowns.
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Serghei Spivac 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.
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Serghei Spivac faced Marcin Tybura on February 29,2020, at UFC Fight Night 169.
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Serghei Spivac was expected to face Carlos Felipe on May 9,2020, at then UFC 250.
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Serghei Spivac was expected to face Tom Aspinall on October 11,2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.
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However Serghei Spivac withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Alan Baudot.
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Serghei Spivac was scheduled to face Jared Vanderaa on December 12,2020, at UFC 256 However, Vanderaa tested positive for COVID-19 during fight week and had to be pulled.
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Serghei Spivac won the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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Serghei Spivac faced Alexey Oleynik on June 19,2021, at UFC on ESPN 25.
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Serghei Spivac faced Tom Aspinall, replacing Sergei Pavlovich, on September 4,2021, at UFC Fight Night 191.
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Serghei Spivac lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Serghei Spivac was scheduled to face Greg Hardy, replacing Aleksei Oleinik, on January 22,2022, at UFC 270.
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Serghei Spivac won the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Serghei Spivac faced Augusto Sakai on August 6,2022, at UFC on ESPN 40.
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Serghei Spivac won the fight via technical knockout in round two.
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Serghei Spivac was expected to face Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Fight Night 215 on November 19,2022.
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Serghei Spivac won the fight via an arm-triangle choke in round one.
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Serghei Spivac faced Ciryl Gane on September 2,2023, at UFC Fight Night 226.
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Serghei Spivac lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
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Serghei Spivac faced Marcin Tybura in a rematch on August 10,2024 at UFC on ESPN 61.
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Serghei Spivac won the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.
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Serghei Spivac faced Jailton Almeida on January 18,2025 at UFC 311.
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Serghei Spivac lost the fight by technical knockout at the end of the first round.
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Serghei Spivac was scheduled to face Shamil Gaziev on May 17,2025 at UFC Fight Night 256.
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Serghei Spivac and his wife Marina have a daughter who was born in 2020.