Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall Picks and Prediction – 11/12/2023

On Saturday evening November 11th, Sergei Pavlovich squares off against Tom Aspinall in this Heavyweight Title Fight. The bout will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Aspinall is two inches taller than Pavlovich, but will be at a large 6-inch reach disadvantage. Be ready for all the UFC action with our UFC picks.

Tom Aspinall comes into this contest with a fight record of 13-3-0, with 9 knockouts and 4 submissions. Aspinall has been on a tear since joining the UFC, going 6-1 through his first 7 fights. His only loss came against Curtis Blaydes where a freak accident took place that resulted in his loss. Aspinall was out for a year rehabbing, and eventually was back in the octagon exactly 1 year and 1 day since the freak occurrence. In that fight this past July, Aspinall knocked out Marcin Tybura in the first round. He was leading the fight 13-4 in significant strikes and 1-0 in knockdowns before finishing Tybura in only 1 minute and 15 seconds. It seems he has picked up right where he left off and is currently a slight favorite. Tom Aspinall fights out of the Team Kaobon camp.

Sergei Pavlovich has a fight record of 18-1-0 with 15 knockouts; he doesn't have any submissions under his belt and has never been finished via a submission. Pavlovich dropped his first ever right in the UFC, but has since run off 6-straight wins, all via knockout. All of Pavlovich's UFC fights have ended inside the first-round bell. He has dominant performance wins over the likes of some of the top Heavyweights in the world including: Derrick Lewis, Tai Tuivasa, and Curtis Blaydes. His power has been unmatched so far, but the real question will be if he can wrestle with someone like Tom Aspinall. The big Russian Sergei Pavlovich fights out of the American Top Team camp.