Sergey Spivak

Sergey Spivak (born 24 January 1995) is a Moldovan-Ukrainian mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for World Warriors Fighting Championships, Eagles Fighting Championship, N1 Pro Nomad MMA and Real Fight Promotion.

Sergey Spivak
Born (1995-01-24) 24 January 1995
Chișinău, Moldova
Other namesPolar Bear
NationalityMoldovan-Ukrainian
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Weight260 lb (120 kg; 19 st)[1]
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach78 in (198 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofChișinău, Moldova
TeamMIR Production[2]
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins11
By knockout4
By submission6
By decision1
Losses2
By knockout1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sergey Spivak made his MMA debut in the September of 2014 with the Ukrainian promotion Real Fight Promotion, at 19 years old. He faced Andrey Serebrianikov as his first opponent. He won the fight in the last minute of the first round, by way of TKO.[3]

His 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. Spivak won the fight in the first round by way of a kimura.[4]

His second fight with World Warriors Fighting Championships was during WWFC: Ukraine Selection 4, in the main event. His opponent was Yuri Gorbenko, whom he defeated in the first round through an armbar.[5]

Spivak would than fight against Dimitriy Mikutsa, under the N1 Pro organization. Spivak submitted Mikutsa through an armbar during the last minute of the second round.

Under the banner of Eagles Fighting Championship, Spivak faced Artem Cherkov. He would beat him in the first round, by way of a head kick.[6]

After a year-long layoff, Spivak would return to the World Warriors Fighting Championships. His first opponent was Luke Morton, whom he beat by KO. In his next fight Spivak fought against the MMA veteran Travis Fulton for the vacant WWFC Heavyweight Championship, a fight which he won in the first round by a rear naked choke. He would defend the title 10 months later against the Croatian fighter Ivo Cuk, winning the bout in the first round by TKO. His last fight with WWFC was his last title defense, five months after his fight with Cuk, against Tony Lopez. He defeated Lopez by a neck crank in the last minute of the first round.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Spivak made his UFC debut during UFC Fight Night 151, at 23 years old, against Walt Harris, replacing Aleksei Oleinik.[8] He suffered the first professional loss of his career. Harris pushed Sergey up to the cage, dazed him with a left straight and dropped him to the floor with a barrage of knees. After a series of grounded strikes, the referee awarded Harris a win, after 50 seconds, by way of TKO.[9]

Five months later, Spivak fought against Tai Tuivasaat UFC 243.[10] Spivak would begin the fight being cautious of Tuivasa's power. Spivak was dropped once in the first round by a leg kick. Spivak then began catching Tuivasa's leg kicks and would take the Australian down. Whenever the Australian would return to his feet, Spivak would pursue takedowns. The fight ended in the fourth minute of the second round, Spivak took Tuivasa down for the 7th time in the fight. He 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.[11]

Spivak faced Marcin Tybura on February 29, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 169.[12] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[13]

Spivak was expected to face Carlos Felipe on May 9, 2020 at then UFC 250.[14] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date[15] Eventually the bout was scheduled on July 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 172.[16] He won the fight via majority decision.[17]

Spivak was expected to face Tom Aspinall on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.[18] However Spivak withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Alan Baudot.[19]

Spivak was scheduled to face Jared Vanderaa on December 12, 2020 at UFC 256[20] However, Vanderaa tested positive for COVID-19 during fight week and had to be pulled. [21] The pair was rescheduled on February 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 185.[22]

Personal life

Spivak and his wife have a daughter who was born in 2020.[23]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts
  • World Warriors Fighting Championship
    • WWFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)[24]
      • Two successful title defenses

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
13 matches 11 wins 2 losses
By knockout 4 1
By submission 6 0
By decision 1 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11–2 Carlos Felipe Decision (majority) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 19 July 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss 10–2 Marcin Tybura Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo 29 February 2020 3 5:00 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win 10–1 Tai Tuivasa Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC 243 5 October 2019 2 3:14 Melbourne, Australia
Loss 9–1 Walt Harris TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy 4 May 2019 1 0:50 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Win 9–0 Tony Lopez Submission (neck crank) WWFC 12 29 September 2018 1 4:12 Kyiv, Ukraine Defended the WWFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 8–0 Ivo Cuk TKO (punches) WWFC 10 24 March 2018 1 2:21 Kyiv, Ukraine Defended the WWFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 7–0 Travis Fulton Submission (rear-naked choke) WWFC: Cage Encounter 7 14 June 2017 1 2:50 Kyiv, Ukraine Won the vacant WWFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 6–0 Luke Morton KO (punches) WWFC: Cage Encounter 6 29 March 2017 1 0:40 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 5–0 Artem Cherkov KO (head kick) Eagles Fighting Championship 27 February 2016 1 1:52 Chișinău, Moldova
Win 4–0 Dimitriy Mikutsa Submission (armbar) N1 Pro: MMA Nomad 4 October 2015 2 4:34 Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Win 3–0 Yuri Gorbenko Submission (armbar) WWFC: Ukraine Selection 4 31 January 2015 1 3:38 Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 2–0 Evgeniy Bova Submission (kimura) WWFC: Ukraine Selection 1 19 November 2014 1 N/A Lviv, Ukraine
Win 1–0 Andrey Serebrianikov TKO (punches) RFP: Galychyny Cup 28 September 2014 1 4:31 Lviv, Ukraine Heavyweight debut.

See also

References
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  10. DNA, MMA. "Tuivasa vs. Spivak en Kassem vs. Kim toegevoegd aan UFC 243 in Melbourne". Retrieved 2019-07-24.
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  16. DNA, MMA. "Carlos Felipe vs. Sergey Spivak opnieuw ingepland, nu voor 18 juli op Yas Island". Retrieved 2020-06-11.
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  19. DNA, MMA (2020-10-01). "Alan Baudot tekent contract bij de UFC, treft Tom Aspinall op 10 oktober in Abu Dhabi". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  20. DNA, MMA (2020-11-07). "Jared Vanderaa krijgt gewenste partij tegen Sergey Spivak op 12 december tijdens UFC 256". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
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