Sergei Pavlovich vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Prediction: He Hope to See New Version of the Russian Fighter

On February 1 in Riyadh at a convenient time for Russians will be held UFC Saudi Arabia tournament. In one of the fights of the main card in the cage face to face will meet two terrible knockouts - Sergey Pavlovich and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. The fight will take place in the heavyweight category.

Sergei Pavlovich

From 2019 to 2023, we looked at Sergei Pavlovich with admiration as our biggest heavyweight hope. He won six straight early wins, all in the first round, and not the weakest guys — including Curtis Blades, Tai Tuivasa, Derrick Lewis, and Shamil Abdurakhimov — have laid down under his fists.

But after getting the main fight of his life against Tom Aspinall, the Russian stumbled, and then there was that clash with Alexander Volkov, which really set Sergei back. But time has passed, we've rethought a lot, and we've been preparing. We believe that we'll see a new version of Pavlovic: just as powerful, but more versatile. And there are prerequisites for that—Sergei is now working a lot on both wrestling and more flexible tactics.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Jairzinho Rozenstruik is the kind of Pavlovic on the Minimates who has some loud and beautiful victories under his belt, but also some tough defeats.Both are usually knockouts, and the Surinamese is not spoiled by taking his fights into deep water. He's on a two-fight winning streak and doesn't plan to stop anytime soon.

Expert Betting Tips

In a battle between two heavy-hitting big guys, anything can happen, but the Russian has a much better shot of winning. Jair has already passed his peak, and it wasn't that high to begin with. Pavlovic still has room to improve, and we'll probably see that on Saturday.

Sergei is younger, fresher, and has a big advantage in arm length. He's also stronger in power, timing, speed, and his skill set. Jair will stagger back with low kicks, but Pavlovic will still catch him at the net and finish him off.

Our picks:

W1 for 1.30 

W1 in R1 for 2.20 

TU (1.5) for 1.44