Sergey Spivak
Sergey Spivak (born 24 January 1995) is a Moldovan and 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 | 24 January 1995 Chisinau, Moldova |
| Other names | Polar Bear |
| Nationality | Moldovan / Ukrainian |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] |
| Weight | 260 lb (120 kg; 19 st)[1] |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Chisinau, Moldova |
| Team | MIR Production[2] |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| 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]
Personal life
Spivak and his wife have a daughter who was born in 2020.[18]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- World Warriors Fighting Championship
- WWFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)[19]
- Two successful title defenses
- WWFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)[19]
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 | Kiev, Ukraine | Defended the WWFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–0 | Ivo Cuk | TKO (punches) | WWFC 10 | 24 March 2018 | 1 | 2:21 | Kiev, 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 | Kiev, Ukraine | For the vacant WWFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–0 | Luke Morton | KO (punches) | WWFC: Cage Encounter 6 | 29 March 2017 | 1 | 0:40 | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Win | 5–0 | Artem Cherkov | KO (head kick) | Eagles Fighting Championship | 27 February 2016 | 1 | 1:52 | Chisinau, 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 | Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Win | 2–0 | Evgeniy Bova | Submission (kimura) | WWFC: Ukraine Selection 1 | 19 November 2014 | 1 | ?:?? | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| Win | 1–0 | Andrey Serebrianikov | TKO (punches) | RFP: Galychyny Cup | 28 September 2014 | 1 | 4:31 | Lviv, Ukraine | Heavyweight debut. |
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References
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- "Sergey Spivak". The MMA Way. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Sergey Spivak vs Andrey Serebrianikov". MMA-Core.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Sergey Spivak vs. Evgeniy Bova". Tapology. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Yuri Gorbenko vs. Sergey Spivak". Tapology. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Artem Cherkov vs. Sergey Spivak". Tapology. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Sergey Spivak". MMA DNA. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Lee, Alexander K. (2019-04-09). "Unbeaten Sergey Spivak steps in to fight Walt Harris at UFC Ottawa". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- "UFC Ottawa Results: Walt Harris Runs Through Sergey Spivak". Cage Side Press. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- DNA, MMA. "Tuivasa vs. Spivak en Kassem vs. Kim toegevoegd aan UFC 243 in Melbourne". Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- "UFC 243 results: Sergey Spivak batters, bloodies and chokes out Tai Tuivasa". MMA Mania. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Nolan King (2020-01-02). "Three bouts added to growing UFC on ESPN+ 27 lineup". www.mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- Shillan, Keith (2020-02-29). "UFC Norfolk Results: Marcin Tybura beats Sergey Spivak by Decision". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- Marcelo Barone (2020-03-05). "UFC sets fight between Carlos Boi and Sergey Spivak at UFC 250 in São Paulo". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05. (in Portuguese)
- Brett Okamoto (2020-04-09). "Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- DNA, MMA. "Carlos Felipe vs. Sergey Spivak opnieuw ingepland, nu voor 18 juli op Yas Island". Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- Bitter, Shawn (2020-07-18). "UFC Fight Island 2 Results: Sergey Spivak Scrapes By Carlos Felipe". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- Matt Erickson (July 20, 2020). "New dad Serghei Spivac still wondering why Carlos Felipe was talking so much in the fight". mmajunkie.com.
- "Sergey Spivak: "My time will come soon!"". WWFC. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Ciryl Gane". Sherdog. Retrieved 29 October 2019.