Sergey Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall Prediction | UFC Picks
Sergey Pavlovich Record
Sergey Pavlovich has justifiably earned to fight for the Heavyweight title. He has an overall 18-1 MMA record, with a 6-1 UFC record. The only fight he has ever lost in his career was at his UFC debut. Where he suffered a TKO loss against Alistair Overeem.
Sergey then lined six wins in a row, all via KO or TKO. He also finished every opponent in the first round. His latest victims were Derrick Lewis, Tai Tuivasa, and Curtis Blaydes. There are all finishes against some of the biggest, literally the biggest, names in the Heavyweight division.
Tom Aspinall Record
Tom Aspinall’s star seems to shine brighter and brighter with each passing fight. He is the newest sensation coming from the British Isles and the one with the biggest and hardest punch seen. After making his debut KO win against Jake Collier, Aspinall has only seen the second round once.
He is 7-1 in the UFC, with his lone loss being his first-ever headliner against Curtis Blaydes due to a knee injury. But Tom is not known only for punching out his opponents. He also has two submission wins on his record, which came against Andrei Arlovski and Alexander Volkov. Tom knocked the blocks out of Marcin Tybura in his comeback fight after the injury. The KO win planted him as a firm Heavyweight title contender.
Sergey Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall Review
It is a bit hard to make UFC picks when fighters are coming on short notice in a fight. Nevertheless, the two say that they are ready and don’t want to miss this opportunity. Both guys have bricks instead of their hands and have proven themselves by knocking out big names in the division.
Pavlovich has become one of the scariest fighters with the way he has finished his opponents. What we are not sure about is his ground game because we have not had a chance to see it. Sergey has finished each and every one of his fights in the first round. Making us guess how he would fair against a true ground specialist.
On the other hand, Tom Aspinall does not only pack a punch. He also has the ability to submit his opponents off the ground. He has an underrated ground game, and if push comes to show, he may decide to take Sergey down. Sergey was never close to being knocked down. So Tom should consider a submission as one of the methods to victory.
Sergey Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall Odds
The bookies are calling it really close. Sergey Pavlovich enters the bout as a slight favourite. Him to win goes at 1.84 odds. On the other hand, Tom Aspinall’s win comes at 1.95 odds.
These two are used to finishing fights in the starting round. Therefore an Under 1.5 rounds stands at 1.55. However, if you think that the two are going to be a bit careful to start the match, Over 2.5 rounds comes at 4.65 odds.
An interesting Sergey Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall prediction could be Tom pulling off a win via submission.
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