Serghei Spivac “Polar Bear”
Heavyweight · ORCA rating 58/100 · peak 67 · Grappler · 9–7 in 16 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Serghei Spivac holds an ORCA rating of 58 (career peak 67), 23rd of 54 active heavyweights on the ORCA board. Grappling offence is the strongest of the four families at 89, 5th of 54 active heavyweights (takedowns landed per 15 minutes 97). Striking defence trails at 41. 6 of 9 UFC wins came inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 57 | 34 of 54 | — |
| Striking defence | 41 | 35 of 54 | — |
| Grappling offence | 89 | 5 of 54 | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 97 |
| Grappling defence | 66 | 20 of 54 | Control time conceded, seconds per minute 86 |
Strongest sub-grade: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 97. Weakest: Control time conceded, seconds per minute 86.
Profile
- Division
- Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 58 (peak 67)
- Heavyweight rank
- 23 of 54 active
- UFC record
- 9–7
- Pro record
- 18–7
- Graded UFC bouts
- 16
- Style
- Grappler
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- Reach
- 78″ (198 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Polar Bear Team
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 3.35
- Significant strike accuracy: 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.23
- Significant strike defence: 51%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 3.42
- Takedown accuracy: 57%
- Takedown defence: 53%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.43
Fight history
- 2026-08-22 · L vs Vitor Petrino · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues
- 2026-02-21 · W vs Ante Delija · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
- 2025-06-07 · L vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
- 2025-01-18 · L vs Jailton Almeida · KO/TKO · UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
- 2024-08-10 · W vs Marcin Tybura · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2
- 2023-09-02 · L vs Ciryl Gane · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
- 2023-02-04 · W vs Derrick Lewis · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
- 2022-08-06 · W vs Augusto Sakai · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill
- 2022-03-05 · W vs Greg Hardy · KO/TKO · UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
- 2021-09-04 · L vs Tom Aspinall · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
- 2021-06-19 · W vs Aleksei Oleinik · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Jung vs. Ige
- 2021-02-20 · W vs Jared Vanderaa · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
- 2020-07-18 · W vs Carlos Felipe · Decision - Majority · UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
- 2020-02-29 · L vs Marcin Tybura · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
- 2019-10-05 · W vs Tai Tuivasa · Submission · UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
- 2019-05-04 · L vs Walt Harris · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
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