Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall was a heavyweight mixed martial arts bout booked for UFC 295 at Madison Square Gardens in New York, USA. The high-octane event was organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which included a light heavyweight bout between Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira for the vacant light heavyweight title in the main event. Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall featured in the co-main event of the evening. The UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones was originally scheduled to headline UFC 295 alongside Stipe Miocic, but an injury forced him to withdraw from the card. This opened the way for Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall to compete for an interim heavyweight title bout.
Sergei Pavlovich had a professional mixed martial arts record of 18 wins and 1 loss in his career prior to facing Tom Aspinall. The English professional heavyweight mixed martial artist Tom Aspinall had a professional mixed martial arts record of 13 wins and 3 losses while entering the octagon against Pavlovich. Pavlovich suffered his first loss in his professional career against Alistair Overeem, whereas Aspinall lost his first professional mixed martial arts fight against Stuart Austin.
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall
Sergei Pavlovich squared off against Tom Aspinall in the co-main event of UFC 295 on November 11, 2023, at Madison Square Gardens, New York, USA. He was cruising on a six-fight winning streak prior to his showdown with Aspinall. Tom Aspinall, on the other hand, was coming off an impressive win against Marcin Tybura before facing Pavlovich. He put on an impressive fight, secured himself a first-round TKO victory over Sergei Pavlovich, and became the UFC interim heavyweight champion.
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall Stats
| Stats | Sergei Pavlovich | Tom Aspinall |
| Record | 18-2 (15 KOs) | 14-3 (11 KOs) |
| Championship | - | UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship |
| Age | 31 | 30 |
| Height | 1.9m | 1.96m |
| Division(s) | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 85” | 78 |
| Win Streak (Active) | 0 | 2 |
| Professional Debut | 2014 | 2014 |
Sergei Pavlovich Losses
Sergei Pavlovich has suffered two losses in his professional mixed martial arts career against Alistair Overeem and Tom Aspinall.
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alistair Overeem
Sergei Pavlovich squared off against Alistair Overeem on November 24, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 in Beijing, China. Overeem defeated Pavlovich in the very first round of the showdown and won the fight via TKO. Pavlovich came back stronger in his future fights and won all six bouts via first-round TKO and KO while establishing a winning streak of six fights prior to fighting Tom Aspinall at UFC 295.
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Tom Aspinall
Sergei Pavlovich met Tom Aspinall in an ultimate showdown for the interim UFC heavyweight title at UFC 295. Pavlovich came up short and ended up losing the fight in the opening moments of the inaugural round of the fight.
Sergei Pavlovich Record
Sergei Pavlovich has a professional mixed martial arts record of 18 wins and 2 loss. He made his debut in professional mixed martial arts in 2015, and since then he has lost two fights in his professional career.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 18-2 | Tom Aspinall | KO (Punches) | UFC 295 | November 11, 2023 | 1 | 1:09 | New York City, New York, USA | For the interim UFC Heavyweight title |
| Win | 18–1 | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | April 22, 2023 | 1 | 3:08 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 17–1 | Tai Tuivasa | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland | December 3, 2022 | 1 | 0:54 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 16–1 | Derrick Lewis | TKO (punches) | UFC 277 | July 30, 2022 | 1 | 0:55 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 15–1 | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | March 19, 2022 | 1 | 4:03 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 14–1 | Maurice Greene | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | October 26, 2019 | 1 | 2:11 | Kallang, Singapore | |
| Win | 13–1 | Marcelo Golm | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | April 20, 2019 | 1 | 1:06 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 12–1 | Alistair Overeem | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | November 24, 2018 | 1 | 4:21 | Beijing, China | |
| Win | 12–0 | Kirill Sidelnikov | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 79 | November 19, 2017 | 1 | 2:45 | Penza, Russia | Defended the FNG Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–0 | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 68 | June 2, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Won the inaugural FNG Heavyweight Championship. Heavyweight Grand Prix Final. |
| Win | 10–0 | Alexei Kudin | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 54 | November 16, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Heavyweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals. |
| Win | 9–0 | Akhmedshaikh Gelegaev | TKO (knee and punches) | Fight Nights Global 51 | September 25, 2016 | 1 | 3:35 | Kaspiysk, Russia | |
| Win | 8–0 | Chaban Ka | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 50 | June 17, 2016 | 1 | 1:54 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Win | 7–0 | Magomedbag Agaev | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Nights Global 46 | April 29, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 6–0 | Ruben Wolf | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 43 | December 11, 2015 | 1 | 2:02 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 5–0 | Sultan Murtazaliev | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 41 | September 25, 2015 | 1 | 0:59 | Kaspiysk, Russia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Vladimir Daineko | KO (punch) | Fight Nights Global 40 | July 31, 2015 | 1 | 0:24 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 3–0 | Ilja Škondrič | TKO (punches) | Full Fight 1: Slovakia and Czech vs. Russia | May 30, 2015 | 1 | 1:15 | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Sergey Buinachev | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 33 | March 21, 2015 | 1 | 0:20 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Alexander Derevyanko | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 29 | December 20, 2014 | 1 | 3:52 | Moscow, Russia | Heavyweight debut. |
Tom Aspinall Record
Tom Aspinall has a professional mixed martial arts record of 14 wins and 3 losses. A professional since 2014, Aspinall has lost thrice now in his professional mixed martial arts career in 2015, 2016, and 2022.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 14-3 | Sergei Pavlovich | KO (Punches) | UFC 295 | November 11, 2023 | 1 | 1:04 | New York City, New York, USA | Won the interim UFC Heavyweight title, Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 13–3 | Marcin Tybura | TKO (elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura | July 22, 2023 | 1 | 1:13 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 12–3 | Curtis Blaydes | TKO (knee injury) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | July 23, 2022 | 1 | 0:15 | London, England | |
| Win | 12–2 | Alexander Volkov | Submission (straight armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | March 19, 2022 | 1 | 3:45 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 11–2 | Sergey Spivak | TKO (elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | September 4, 2021 | 1 | 2:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 10–2 | Andrei Arlovski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | February 20, 2021 | 2 | 1:09 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 9–2 | Alan Baudot | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | October 10, 2020 | 1 | 1:35 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 8–2 | Jake Collier | TKO (knee and punches) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till | July 26, 2020 | 1 | 0:45 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 7–2 | Mickael Ben Hamouda | TKO (punches) | Cage Warriors 107 | September 28, 2019 | 1 | 0:56 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 6–2 | Sofiane Boukichou | TKO (leg injury) | Cage Warriors 101 | February 16, 2019 | 1 | 1:21 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 5–2 | Kamil Bazelak | KO (punch) | Full Contact Contender 16 | June 18, 2016 | 1 | 1:16 | Bolton, England | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Łukasz Parobiec | DQ (illegal downward elbow) | BAMMA 25 | May 14, 2016 | 2 | 3:33 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 4–1 | Adrian Ruskac | TKO (punches) | Full Contact Contender 15 | March 5, 2016 | 1 | 1:05 | Bolton, England | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Stuart Austin | Submission (heel hook) | BAMMA 21 | June 13, 2015 | 2 | 3:59 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 3–0 | Satisch Jhamai | TKO (punches) | BAMMA 19 | March 28, 2015 | 1 | 0:09 | Blackpool, England | |
| Win | 2–0 | Ricky King | Submission (heel hook) | BAMMA 18 | February 21, 2015 | 1 | 0:49 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Michał Piszczek | TKO (submission to punches) | MMA Versus UK 1: Empire Rises | December 13, 2014 | 1 | 0:15 | Manchester, England | Heavyweight debut. |
FAQs
A. Sergei Pavlovich has a professional MMA record of 18 wins and 2 losses.
A. Tom Aspinall has a professional MMA record of 14 wins and 3 losses.
A. Yes, Tom Aspinall won in his most recent fight.
A. Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich fought on November 11, 2023.
A. Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall fought for the interim UFC heavyweight title at UFC 295.
