Augusto Sakai vs. Serghei Spivac – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN 40: Santos vs. Hill is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 6, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Augusto Sakai will take on Serghei “Polar Bear” Spivac in the Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 40 card.

In this post, we will break down Augusto Sakai vs. Serghei Spivac matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 33-year-old, Augusto Sakai is coming in with a 15-4-1 record. Sakai will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Tai Tuivasa at UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier in December.

Spivac, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Greg Hardy on December 11, 2021 at UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal and holds a 14-3-0 record.

Augusto Sakai has an orthodox fighting stance with a 77″ reach. The 29-year-old, Serghei Spivac is an orthodox fighter with a 78″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Augusto Sakai:
→ Sakai’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Sakai lands 5.04 significant strikes per minute.
→ Sakai’s takedown accuracy is 33%.
→ Sakai’s takedown average is 0.14 per 15 minutes.
→ Sakai’s takedown defense is 68%.

Sakai comes in with 48% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.04 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Spivac fires at 49% accuracy, landing about 3.79 significant strikes per minute. Augusto Sakai also has a 33% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.14 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Spivac’s 3.29 takedowns and 70% takedown accuracy.

Serghei Spivac:
→ Spivac’s striking accuracy is 49%.
→ Spivac lands 3.79 significant strikes per minute.
→ Spivac’s takedown accuracy is 60%.
→ Spivac’s takedown average is 3.29 per 15 minutes.
→ Spivac’s takedown defense is 70%.

Serghei spent on average 8:33 minutes in the Octagon and Augusto has an average fight time of 10:54 minutes.

This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 40 is live in , who do you think will win, Augusto or Serghei? Sound off in the comments.

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