| Serghei Spivac | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1995-01-24)January 24, 1995 (age 31) Chișinău, Moldova |
| Other names | Polar Bear |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 233 lb (106 kg; 16 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78 in (198 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Chișinău, Moldova |
| Team | MIR Production |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
Serghei Spivac (born January 24, 1995) is a Moldovan professionalmixed martial artist who competes in theHeavyweight division of theUltimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, he has also formerly competed for World Warriors Fighting Championships, Eagles Fighting Championship, N1 Pro and Real Fight Promotion. As of September 9, 2025, he is #7 in theUFC heavyweight rankings.[2]
Serghei Spivac made his MMA debut in September 2014 with the Ukrainian promotion Real Fight Promotion, at 19 years old. He faced Andrey Serebrianikov as his first opponent. He won the fight in the last minute of the first round, by way of TKO.[3]
His second fight was with the Ukrainian-based World Warriors Fighting Championships, at WWFC Ukraine Selection 1, where he faced Evgeniy Bova in the main event. Spivac won the fight in the first round by way of a kimura.[4]
His second fight with World Warriors Fighting Championships was during WWFC: Ukraine Selection 4, in the main event. His opponent was Yuri Gorbenko, whom he defeated in the first round through an armbar.[5]
Spivac would than fight against Dimitriy Mikutsa, under the N1 Pro organization. Spivac submitted Mikutsa through an armbar during the last minute of the second round.
Under the banner of Eagles Fighting Championship, Spivac faced Artem Cherkov. Spivac would beat him in the first round, by way of a head kick.[6]
After a year-long layoff, Spivac would return to the World Warriors Fighting Championships. His first opponent was Luke Morton, whom he beat by KO. In his next fight Spivac fought against the MMA veteranTravis Fulton for the vacant WWFC Heavyweight Championship, a fight which he won in the first round by a rear naked choke. He would defend the title 10 months later against the Croatian fighter Ivo Cuk, winning the bout in the first round by TKO. His last fight with WWFC was his last title defense, five months after his fight with Cuk, against Tony Lopez. He defeated Lopez by a neck crank in the last minute of the first round.[7]
Spivac made his UFC debut duringUFC Fight Night 151, at 23 years old, againstWalt Harris, replacingAlexey Oleynik.[8] He suffered the first professional loss of his career. Harris pushed Serghei up to the cage, dazed him with a left straight and dropped him to the floor with a barrage of knees. After a series of grounded strikes, the referee awarded Harris a win, after 50 seconds, by way of TKO.[9]
Five months later, Spivac fought againstTai Tuivasa atUFC 243.[10] Spivac would begin the fight being cautious of Tuivasa's power. Spivac was dropped once in the first round by a leg kick. Spivac then began catching Tuivasa's leg kicks and would take the Australian down. Whenever the Australian would return to his feet, Spivac would pursue takedowns. The fight ended in the fourth minute of the second round, Spivac took Tuivasa down for the 7th time in the fight. He was able to obtain the mount and after several hard punches and elbows he was able to obtain an arm triangle choke, awarding him his first UFC win.[11]
Spivac facedMarcin Tybura on February 29, 2020, atUFC Fight Night 169.[12] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[13]
Spivac was expected to faceCarlos Felipe on May 9, 2020, atthen UFC 250.[14] However, on April 9,Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date[15] Eventually the bout was scheduled on July 19, 2020, atUFC Fight Night 172.[16] He won the fight via majority decision.[17]
Spivac was expected to faceTom Aspinall on October 11, 2020 atUFC Fight Night 179.[18] However Spivac withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by promotional newcomerAlan Baudot.[19]
Spivac was scheduled to faceJared Vanderaa on December 12, 2020, atUFC 256[20] However, Vanderaa tested positive for COVID-19 during fight week and had to be pulled.[21] The pair eventually met on February 20, 2021, atUFC Fight Night 185.[22] Spivac won the fight via technical knockout in round two.[23]
Spivac facedAlexey Oleynik on June 19, 2021, atUFC on ESPN 25.[24] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[25]
Spivac facedTom Aspinall, replacingSergei Pavlovich, on September 4, 2021, atUFC Fight Night 191.[26] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[27]
Spivac was scheduled to faceGreg Hardy, replacingAleksei Oleinik, on January 22, 2022, atUFC 270.[28] However, just a week before the event Hardy withdrew due to a finger injury and the bout was removed from the event.[29] The pair was moved toUFC 272.[30] Spivac won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[31]
Spivac facedAugusto Sakai on August 6, 2022, atUFC on ESPN 40.[32] He won the fight via technical knockout in round two.[33]
Spivac was expected to faceDerrick Lewis in the main event ofUFC Fight Night 215 on November 19, 2022.[34] However, Lewis was forced to pull out of the event due to non-COVID, non-weight cutting illness and the bout was cancelled.[35] The pair was rescheduled forUFC Fight Night 218 on February 4, 2023.[36] Spivac won the fight via an arm-triangle choke in round one.[37] This win earned Spivac his firstPerformance of the Night bonus award.[38]
Spivac facedCiryl Gane on September 2, 2023, atUFC Fight Night 226.[39] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.[40]
Spivac facedMarcin Tybura in a rematch on August 10, 2024, atUFC on ESPN 61.[41] He won the fight via an armbar submission in the first round.[42] This fight earned him anotherPerformance of the Night award.[43]
Spivac facedJailton Almeida on January 18, 2025, atUFC 311.[44] He lost the fight by technical knockout at the end of the first round.[45]
Spivac was scheduled to faceShamil Gaziev on May 17, 2025, atUFC Fight Night 256.[46] However, for unknown reasons, their bout was moved toUFC 316 on June 7, 2025.[47] In turn, Gaziev pulled out due to a broken finger and was replaced byWaldo Cortes-Acosta.[48] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[49] 10 out of 13 media outlets scored the bout for Spivac.[50]
The bout between Spivac and Gaziev has been re-scheduled to take place on November 22, 2025, atUFC Fight Night 265.[51] However, Spivac withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced byWaldo Cortes-Acosta.[52]
Spivac was scheduled to faceAnte Delija on February 1, 2026 atUFC 325.[53] However, the bout was moved to February 21, 2026 atUFC Fight Night 267 for unknown reasons.[54]
Spivac and his wifeMarina have a daughter who was born in 2020.[55]
| 23 matches | 17 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 4 |
| By submission | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 17–6 | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 316 | June 7, 2025 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 17–5 | Jailton Almeida | TKO (punches) | UFC 311 | January 18, 2025 | 1 | 4:53 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Win | 17–4 | Marcin Tybura | Submission (armbar) | UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 | August 10, 2024 | 1 | 1:44 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 16–4 | Ciryl Gane | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | September 2, 2023 | 2 | 3:44 | Paris, France | |
| Win | 16–3 | Derrick Lewis | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | February 4, 2023 | 1 | 3:05 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 15–3 | Augusto Sakai | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill | August 6, 2022 | 2 | 3:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–3 | Greg Hardy | TKO (punches) | UFC 272 | March 5, 2022 | 1 | 2:16 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 13–3 | Tom Aspinall | TKO (elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | September 4, 2021 | 1 | 2:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–2 | Aleksei Oleinik | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | June 19, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 12–2 | Jared Vanderaa | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | February 20, 2021 | 2 | 4:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 11–2 | Carlos Felipe | Decision (majority) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | July 19, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 10–2 | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | February 29, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Tai Tuivasa | Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 243 | October 5, 2019 | 2 | 3:14 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Loss | 9–1 | Walt Harris | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy | May 4, 2019 | 1 | 0:50 | Ottawa,Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 9–0 | Tony Lopez | Submission (neck crank) | WWFC: Cage Encounter 12 | September 29, 2018 | 1 | 4:12 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Defended the WWFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–0 | Ivo Cuk | TKO (punches) | WWFC: Cage Encounter 10 | March 24, 2018 | 1 | 2:21 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Defended the WWFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–0 | Travis Fulton | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WWFC: Cage Encounter 7 | June 14, 2017 | 1 | 2:50 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Won the vacant WWFC Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 6–0 | Luke Morton | KO (punches) | WWFC: Cage Encounter 6 | March 29, 2017 | 1 | 0:40 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Win | 5–0 | Artem Cherkov | KO (head kick) | Eagles FC 1 | February 27, 2016 | 1 | 1:52 | Chișinău, Moldova | |
| Win | 4–0 | Dimitriy Mikutsa | Submission (armbar) | Nomad MMA 7 | October 4, 2015 | 2 | 4:34 | Karaganda, Kazakhstan | |
| Win | 3–0 | Yuri Gorbenko | Submission (armbar) | WWFC: Ukraine Selection 4 | January 31, 2015 | 1 | 3:38 | Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Win | 2–0 | Evgeniy Bova | Submission (kimura) | WWFC: Ukraine Selection 1 | November 19, 2014 | 1 | N/A | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| Win | 1–0 | Andrey Serebrianikov | TKO (punches) | Real Fight Promotion 17 | September 28, 2014 | 1 | 4:31 | Lviv, Ukraine | Heavyweight debut. |
Updated to 10 February 2026 |
