Sergei Pavlovich finishes Tai Tuivasa in under a minute at UFC Orlando
The UFC’s #4 and #5 ranked heavyweights met tonight at UFC Orlando as the higher positioned Tai Tuivasa clashed with Sergei Pavlovich on the evening’s main card.
After the two men hugged it out in the center of the octagon to start the clash, it was all Pavlovich in the short-lived fight from Florida.
It took just 54-seconds for the Russian fighter Sergei Pavlovich to finish the Australian heavyweight.
Sergei Pavlovich takes Tai Tuivasa out in less than a minute
pic.twitter.com/ygxU1JxPFw— MMA mania (@mmamania) December 4, 2022
UFC Orlando results below:
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)
With the finish, Pavlovich moves to 17-1 with his lone loss being a finish by former UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem. Tuivasa now sits at 15-5 and is a on a two-fight losing streak.
Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Bryan Barberena
Matheus Nicolau vs. Matt Schnell
Sergei Pavlovich defeated Tai Tuivasa via KO – Round 1, 0:54
Roman Dolidze defeated Jack Hermansson via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:06
Eryk Anders defeated Kyle Daukaus via TKO – Round 2, 2:45
Phil Rowe defeated Niko Price via TKO – Round 3, 3:26
Preliminaries (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
Angela Hill defeated Emily Ducote via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Clay Guida defeated Scott Holtzman split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Michael Johnson defeated Marc Diakiese via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Jonathan Pearce defeated Darren Elkins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Natan Levy defeated Genaro Valdez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Francis Marshall defeated Marcelo Rojo via KO – Round 2, 1:14
Yazmin Jauregui defeated Istela Nunes via TKO – Round 2, 4:06
