Tom Aspinall vs. Sergei Pavlovich – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 196: Brunson vs. Till is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 4, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Tom Aspinall will take on Sergei Pavlovich in the Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 196 card.

In this post, we will break down Tom Aspinall vs. Sergei Pavlovich matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 31-year-old, Tom Aspinall is coming in with a 10-2-0 record. Aspinall will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis in February.

Pavlovich, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Maurice Greene on February 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren and holds a 14-1-0 record.

Tom Aspinall has an orthodox fighting stance with a 78″ reach. The 31-year-old, Sergei Pavlovich is an southpaw fighter with a 84″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Tom Aspinall:
→ Aspinall’s striking accuracy is 66%.
→ Aspinall lands 7.43 significant strikes per minute.
→ Aspinall’s takedown accuracy is 100%.
→ Aspinall’s takedown average is 3.54 per 15 minutes.
→ Aspinall’s takedown defense is 0%.

Aspinall comes in with 66% striking accuracy, typically landing about 7.43 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Pavlovich fires at 52% accuracy, landing about 6.55 significant strikes per minute. Tom Aspinall also has a 100% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 3.54 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Pavlovich’s 0.00 takedowns and 50% takedown accuracy.

Sergei Pavlovich:
→ Pavlovich’s striking accuracy is 52%.
→ Pavlovich lands 6.55 significant strikes per minute.
→ Pavlovich’s takedown accuracy is 0%.
→ Pavlovich’s takedown average is 0.00 per 15 minutes.
→ Pavlovich’s takedown defense is 50%.

Sergei spent on average 2:33 minutes in the Octagon and Tom has an average fight time of 2:50 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 196 is live in , who do you think will win, Tom or Sergei? Sound off in the comments.

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