Sergei Pavlovich beat Jairzinho Rozenstruik with a unanimous decision Saturday on the main card at UFC Fight Night 250 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Take a look inside the fight with Pavlovich, who snapped a two-fight skid that came on the heels of a six-fight winning streak.
Sergei Pavlovich def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Result: Sergei Pavlovich def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Updated records: Pavlovich (19-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Rozenstruik (15-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC)
Key stats: Pavlovich outstruck Rozenstruik 145-23 and had more than 6 minutes of control time off a pair of takedowns.
Pavlovich on the fight’s key moment
“I have to watch the fight back, but I can tell you that three or four times, I got rocked. This time around, I wasn’t jumping on him to finish him. I wanted to work on different aspects of my game because further on, I will have different type of opponents I’ll have to be very well-faceted for.”
Pavlovich on continuing to evolve
“Every fight is an experience for me, so I’m happy for every fight because I learn something new all the time. It’s important for me to have long, hard fights because I need to continue developing. I need to sharpen my skills, develop myself and get harder opponents further on.”
Pavlovich on what he wants next
“I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I know I have to work a lot. There’s a lot of things I have to sharpen, and then I’ll get back to it. But I want to fight as much as possible and get back into the title race.”
To hear more from Pavlovich, check out his post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 250.
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