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.
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:
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Sergei Pavlovich def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Vinicius Oliveira def. Said Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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Fares Ziam def. Mike Davis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Muhammad Naimov def. Kaan Ofli via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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Shamil Gaziev def. Thomas Petersen via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:12
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Terrance McKinney def. Damir Hadzovic via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:01
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Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Mayra Bueno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Bogdan Grad def. Lucas Alexander via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:22
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Hamdy Abdelwahab def. Jamal Pogues via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 250.
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