Sergei Pavlovich Nationality: Is the UFC heavyweight phenom from Dagestan?

Sergei Pavlovich is one of the most feared men in the UFC. He competes in the heavyweight division and is currently ranked number 2. He made his debut for the UFC in 2018 against the veteran Alistair Overeem. Although he lost his debut, since then, he’s been on fire by finishing all of his opponents to this date. He is a fan favorite for his entertaining fight style. With power in his hands, Pavlovich is one dangerous fighter from Russia.

Russia has produced a lot of mixed martial artists in the recent past. Khabib Nurmagomedov put Dagestan on the map of MMA. Since then, a lot of fighters from Dagestan and Russia have entered the UFC. But is Sergei Pavlovich from the same region as the former champion? Let’s find out.

What Is Sergei Pavlovich’s Nationality?

Sergei Pavlovich is a Russian citizen. He was born in 1992 in the small village of Orlovsky, Rostov Oblast. Pavlovich started training in Greco-Roman wrestling at the young age of five. He continued training in the disciple until his 11th grade.

Later, he served in the army for a while. However, there’s very little information about Pavlovich’s background since he doesn’t interact with the media a lot. But, from what we know, he transitioned to practicing Combat Sambo after he was out of the army.

With a solid background in wrestling and sambo, Pavlovich turned into an MMA professional in 2014. He made his professional debut in ‘Fight Nights Global’, a leading Russian MMA promotion.

He won 10 straight fights before fighting for their heavyweight title. On his road to the title, he had fought once in Kaspiysk, Dagestan. Soon, he won the heavyweight title and defended it once before getting a callup from the UFC.

What has Sergei Pavlovich accomplished as a fighter in the UFC?

Sergei Pavlovich entered the UFC in 2018. It was his dream to fight in the UFC and finally, it came true. In these 5 years, he has accomplished a lot. Currently, he holds the record for the longest first-round finish streak and is tied for the second-longest knockout win streak just behind the legend Chuck Liddell.

He is currently on a 6 fight win streak with all of them being first-round knockouts. Also, he holds the record of most knockdowns per 15 minutes in the UFC history.

The Russian is just 31 years old and has a lot more years ahead of him in his fighting career. His accomplishments can only grow and the sky is the limit. With an electric style of fighting, Sergei Pavlovich has won 4 performance of the night bonuses.

Currently, he is facing Tom Aspinall for the UFC interim-heavyweight championship. A win over Aspinall would make him enter the list of only a few Russian UFC champions which includes prestigious names like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Petr Yan, and Islam Makhachev.

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