Who will Sergei Pavlovich 🇷🇺#3 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Alex Pereira (35%), To be announced 3 Oct (UFC 332 stream). Next: Curtis Blaydes (6%).
Latest status: Last fight: Beat Tallison Teixeira (KO/TKO, UFC Fight Night, 30 May 2026). No fight announced.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 35%chance next opponentLeading reported candidate for Pereira's next fight, due to be announced during UFC 332 (3 Oct). Not official.Likely event: To be announced 3 Oct (UFC 332 stream)
- 6%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #3 and #5, neither has a fight booked. Curtis Blaydes won last time out, against Waldo Cortes-Acosta (12 Sep 2026).
Field / other: 59%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- To be announced 3 Oct (UFC 332 stream)
- Last fight
- Win vs Tallison Teixeira · KO/TKO R1 0:39 · UFC Fight Night · 30 May 2026
- Career stage
- 3 straight wins.
- Confidence
- Medium (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
What changed?
- Bloody Elbow: Dana White to announce Pereira's next fight during the UFC 332 stream · source
- MMA Fighting: Pereira seeking a Gane rematch · source
Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.
Fight history Pro record 21-3-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tallison Teixeira 🇧🇷 | KO (punches) · R1, 0:39 | 1 | 0:39 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo | |
| W | Waldo Cortes-Acosta 🇩🇴 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | |
| W | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov | |
| L | Alexander Volkov 🇷🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | |
| L | Tom Aspinall 🏴 | KO (punches) · R1, 1:09 | 1 | 1:09 | UFC 295 | |
| W | Curtis Blaydes 🇺🇸 | TKO (punches) · R1, 3:08 | 1 | 3:08 | UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes | |
| W | Tai Tuivasa | KO (punches) · R1, 0:54 | 1 | 0:54 | UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland | |
| W | Derrick Lewis 🇺🇸 | TKO (punches) · R1, 0:55 | 1 | 0:55 | UFC 277 | |
| W | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (punches) · R1, 4:03 | 1 | 4:03 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | |
| W | Maurice Greene | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:11 | 1 | 2:11 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren | |
| W | Marcelo Golm | KO (punch) · R1, 1:06 | 1 | 1:06 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik | |
| L | Alistair Overeem | TKO (punches) · R1, 4:21 | 1 | 4:21 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | |
| W | Kirill Sidelnikov | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:45 | 1 | 2:45 | Fight Nights Global 79 | |
| W | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | Fight Nights Global 68 | |
| W | Alexei Kudin | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights Global 54 | |
| W | Akhmedshaikh Gelegaev | TKO (knee and punches) · R1, 3:35 | 1 | 3:35 | Fight Nights Global 51 | |
| W | Chaban Ka | TKO (punches) · R1, 1:54 | 1 | 1:54 | Fight Nights Global 50 | |
| W | Magomedbag Agaev | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights Global 46 | |
| W | Ruben Wolf | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:02 | 1 | 2:02 | Fight Nights Global 43 | |
| W | Sultan Murtazaliev | TKO (punches) · R1, 0:59 | 1 | 0:59 | Fight Nights Global 41 | |
| W | Vladimir Daineko | KO (punch) · R1, 0:24 | 1 | 0:24 | Fight Nights Global 40 | |
| W | Ilja Škondrič | TKO (punches) · R1, 1:15 | 1 | 1:15 | Full Fight 1 | |
| W | Sergey Buinachev | TKO (punches) · R1, 0:20 | 1 | 0:20 | Fight Nights Global 33 | |
| W | Alexander Derevyanko | TKO (punches) · R1, 3:52 | 1 | 3:52 | Fight Nights Global 29 |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Sergei Pavlovich: frequently asked questions
When is Sergei Pavlovich's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026. Our outlook: To be announced 3 Oct (UFC 332 stream).
Who did Sergei Pavlovich fight last?
Sergei Pavlovich beat Tallison Teixeira at UFC Fight Night on 30 May 2026 (KO/TKO R1 0:39).
Who is Sergei Pavlovich likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Alex Pereira (35%), Curtis Blaydes (6%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Sergei Pavlovich's record?
21-3-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media + Meta), checked 1 Oct 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 1 Oct 2026
- Bloody Elbow: Dana White to announce Pereira's next fight during the UFC 332 stream · 1 Oct 2026
- MMA Fighting: Pereira seeking a Gane rematch · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.