Alex Pereira vs Sergei Pavlovich: Who Wins at UFC 335?
Alex Pereira vs Sergei Pavlovich: Who Wins at UFC 335?
🔥 UFC 335 has delivered a heavyweight matchup that could end at any second.
Alex Pereira vs Sergei Pavlovich is officially set for a five-round heavyweight showdown on December 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pereira is returning to heavyweight after his loss to Ciryl Gane, while Pavlovich enters the fight on a three-fight winning streak.
And here’s where things get interesting…
🥊 Alex Pereira vs Sergei Pavlovich
🇧🇷 Alex Pereira — “Poatan”
Record: 13-4
KO wins: 11
Style: Elite kickboxing
Height: 6’4″
Last fight: Loss to Ciryl Gane
Pereira is already a former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight champion. Now he’s making another run at heavyweight.
The biggest question heading into UFC 335 is simple:
Can Pereira’s devastating striking power translate against a natural heavyweight like Pavlovich?
Pereira has 11 professional MMA wins by knockout, and his UFC profile lists five first-round finishes.
🇷🇺 Sergei Pavlovich — “Russian Bear”
Record: 21-3
KO wins: 16
First-round finishes: 16
Style: Heavyweight striking
Last fight: KO win over Tallison Teixeira
Pavlovich is exactly the kind of heavyweight Pereira does not want to underestimate.
The Russian has 16 KO/TKO victories and 16 first-round finishes. He also owns three consecutive wins, including a brutal 39-second knockout of Tallison Teixeira in May 2026.
One clean combination could completely change this fight.
💰 UFC 335 Betting Odds
And here’s what makes this matchup even more interesting.
Sergei Pavlovich opened as the favorite.
Opening odds:
🥊 Sergei Pavlovich: -130
🥊 Alex Pereira: +111
DraftKings opened the line at Pavlovich -135 / Pereira +114.
So the bookmakers are giving Pavlovich the slight edge — but do you agree?
🔥 STAKE UFC FAN POLL
WHO WINS AT UFC 335?
🇧🇷 ALEX PEREIRA
POATAN
💥 Better technical striking
🦵 Dangerous kicks
🥊 Former two-division champion
🔥 11 MMA KO wins
VS.
🇷🇺 SERGEI PAVLOVICH
RUSSIAN BEAR
💣 Natural heavyweight power
🥊 16 KO/TKO wins
⚡ 16 first-round finishes
🔥 Three-fight winning streak
👇 MAKE YOUR PICK
🔘 ALEX PEREIRA — POATAN
🔘 SERGEI PAVLOVICH — RUSSIAN BEAR
💬 Bonus question:
How does the fight end?
🥊 Pereira KO/TKO
💣 Pavlovich KO/TKO
🧠 Decision
😱 Submission
⚡ Fight doesn’t make it past Round 1
🧠 STAKE UFC PREDICTION
This is one of those fights where the first clean combination could decide everything.
Pereira has the technical striking and championship experience. Pavlovich has the size, heavyweight experience and terrifying knockout power.
And because this is a five-round fight, there is an additional question: can Pereira manage the physical demands of heavyweight over 25 minutes?
UFC 335 could answer that question.
👊 Your turn:
Which round?
Drop your prediction below and see how other StakeUFC fans are picking the fight.
