Sergey Kovalev
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Born
- Russia
- Camp
- Fightspirit Team
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Sergey Kovalev makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
59-38
.608 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 5
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
7
5 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 7 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 2 subM-1 · Mix Fighter · OP · Lion's Fights 2 · Action Force Fight Team +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Luigi Fioravanti26-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:56 | M-1 | Jul 3, 2015 |
| L | Grachik Bozinyan10-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:40 | Mix Fighter | May 27, 2014 |
| W | Gregory Babene23-13 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:57 | M-1 | Apr 9, 2013 |
| W | Elchin Abbasov0-1 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:30 | OP | Nov 2, 2012 |
| W | Magomed Matiev0-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:35 | Lion's Fights 2 | Sep 2, 2012 |
| W | Yuri Lagoida | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:20 | Action Force Fight Team | Jun 7, 2012 |
| W | Zaur Azizov | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:40 | ANMMA | May 18, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.