Abdurakhimov vs Pavlovich

Who won Abdurakhimov vs Pavlovich?

Sergei Pavlovich beat Shamil Abdurakhimov by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night London, on Saturday 19th March 2022 at 02 Arena in London.

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).

Abdurakhimov vs Pavlovich stats

Shamil Abdurakhimov stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Sergei Pavlovich made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

Sergei Pavlovich marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Shamil Abdurakhimov's UFC record stood at 5-7-0, while Sergei Pavlovich's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Pavlovich had a massive power advantage over Abdurakhimov, boasting a 79% knock out percentage over Abdurakhimov's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Abdurakhimov had an advantage over Pavlovich, with a 20% submission rate over Pavlovich's 0%.

Shamil Abdurakhimov was the older man by 10 years, at 43 years old.

Pavlovich had a 8-inch reach advantage.

Abdurakhimov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Pavlovich, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 55 to Pavlovich's 34.

Abdurakhimov vs Pavlovich form

Sergei Pavlovich had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Curtis Blaydes at UFC Fight Night – Pavlovich vs. Blaydes on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando.

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

Before that, he was victorious against Shamil Abdurakhimov at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won 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.

Activity check

Abdurakhimov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Pavlovich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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