February 1, 2025 1: 45 pm ET
When fight fans tune into the heavyweight division to see two behemoths throw down, they hope they see a powerful knockout.
That was not the case when Sergei Pavlovich battled Jairzinho Rozenstruik on the UFC Fight Night 250 main card Saturday at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Pavlovich (18-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) dominated the fight, but did so with patience and grappling. Rozenstruik (15-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) struggled to muster up much offense and was not defensively sufficient enough to get the hulking Pavlovich off him.
As a result, Pavlovich defeated Rozenstruik by unanimous decision and swept the judges’ scorecards in all rounds.
Back to winning ways 👏@SPavlovich13 wins by UD at #UFCSaudiArabia
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— UFC (@ufc) February 1, 2025
While it wasn’t pretty, the win was necessary for Pavlovich, who snapped a two-fight skid that consisted of losses to Tom Aspinall and Alexander Volkov. Conversely, Rozenstruik had a two-fight winning streak (that consisted of wins over Shamil Gaziev and Tai Tuivasa) snapped.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 250 results include:
- Sergei Pavlovich def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Vinicius Oliveira def. Said Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis via unanimous de