Sergei Pavlovich the tough hitting Russian-born heavyweight fighter lost his UFC debut to Alistair Overeem in 2018. However, he is yet to lose a fight since his debut defeat. Curtis Blaydes was unable to inflict Pavlovich’s second defeat when the pair squared off Saturday, April 22 in Las Vegas.
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Pavlovich was in his element as he outclassed and defeated Curtis Blaydes via TKO at 3:08 of the first round Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
Pavlovich has six straight first-round KO/TKO victories, extending his own modern-day UFC record and is subsequently tied second with Don Frye for the most consecutive KO/TKO stoppages in UFC history, behind only Chuck Liddell.
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Despite the defeat, Blaydes is an excellent wrestler with knockout power of his own.
But in Pavlovich, Blaydes met his match.
Pavlovich initially hurt Blaydes with an overhand right that dropped him. Then he closed in for more. He wobbled Blaydes with a jab and followed with an uppercut and big combination.
A right hand put Blaydes down for good, and Pavlovich followed with punches on the ground until referee Marc Goddard brought the bout to an end.
Pavlovich boasts of an impressive 18 wins and 1 loss.
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