UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · Heavyweight · 3 rounds
Opening locked Aug 19, 2026 · Vitor Petrino 74% · KO/TKO · Distance · scored hit (Vitor Petrino / Decision - Unanimous)

MoldovaSerghei Spivac
“Polar Bear”
Unranked · 18-6 · hybrid · Orthodox · 31 · IQ B 69
Polar Bear Team · Moldova
Serghei Spivac
26.3%
Vitor Petrino
73.7%
Model win probability · confidence 84%
Desk
26.3% / 73.7%
Market
42.2% / 57.8%
Moneyline
+130 / -147
Edge
−16.0% Petrino
Pinnacle moneyline, two-way de-vigged. Desk is well off the market on Petrino. Not a betting tip.
Why the model leans this way
Vitor Petrino is the model side at 73.7% because the largest live edges sit where this fight is likely to be fought. Grappler historical edge: Spivac (ground 69) into Petrino (TD reaction 48). Striking defense is the clearest separator: Petrino 63 (C+) vs Spivac 27 (D). Petrino absorbs 3.47/min at 62% defense; Spivac is a softer target at 7.30 SApM.
Striking defense
PetrinoPetrino 63 (C+) vs Spivac 27 (D). Petrino absorbs 3.47/min at 62% defense; Spivac is a softer target at 7.30 SApM.
Timing & reaction
PetrinoPetrino 65 (C+) vs Spivac 31 (D). The reaction proxy — defense plus absorb plus knockdown timing — sits with Petrino.
Durability
PetrinoPetrino 84 (A) vs Spivac 64 (C+). Petrino has been finished by strikes 0 times; Spivac 0.
Ground game
SpivacSpivac 69 (B) vs Petrino 53 (C). Spivac brings 3.8 TD/15 and 8 sub wins into Petrino's 75% takedown defense.
Path · Spivac
Spivac has to wrestle early, chain the second shot, and make Petrino defend the neck instead of throwing. It is the only reliable flip if the pocket goes cold.
Path · Petrino
Petrino has to stuff the first takedown (48 TD-reaction), keep this standing, and hunt a pocket that grades 27 on defense. Wrestling is the death lane.
This is a firm lean, not a lock. The upset script is Spivac attacking takedown reaction with their best weapon.
Style and location. Wrestling entries, fence control, and mat time should decide the scorecards — or the finish. Petrino is built as: Hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot. Spivac is built as: Hybrid who can change levels — porous pocket. Fight IQ delta is -1 toward Spivac — that is composure, win-lane diversity, and whether they solve a second problem when the first look dies.
The edges that move the number. Striking defense: Petrino 63 (C+) vs Spivac 27 (D). Petrino absorbs 3.47/min at 62% defense; Spivac is a softer target at 7.30 SApM. Timing & reaction: Petrino 65 (C+) vs Spivac 31 (D). The reaction proxy — defense plus absorb plus knockdown timing — sits with Petrino. Durability: Petrino 84 (A) vs Spivac 64 (C+). Petrino has been finished by strikes 0 times; Spivac 0.
The finish path leans strikes (45% KO/TKO vs 22% submission). One clean read in the pocket can flip a close card. This is a firm lean, not a lock. The upset script is Spivac attacking takedown reaction with their best weapon. These trait marks are derived from FightMetric rates, career method shares, and loaded bout rows — reaction time and agility are proxies, not stopwatch numbers. The model folds the same scores into win probability, so a hole on this card is a hole in the percentage.
Fight IQ, ground game, defense, counter punching, reaction, agility, and takedown reaction — scored from tape and folded into the win number above.
Wrestling entries, fence control, and mat time should decide the scorecards — or the finish.
R1
33%
R2
17%
R3
16%
Dist
33%
Most likely: Distance. Expected 9.1 minutes.
Grappler historical edge: Spivac (ground 69) into Petrino (TD reaction 48).
Striking differential
-3.02 vs 0.17 SLpM−SApM (recency / opp. adjusted)
Striking defense
44% vs 63%
Pocket defense (tape)
D vs C+
Damage ratio
0.53 vs 1.05 landed/absorbed
Timing & reaction
Defense + absorb + knockdown timing proxy
Ground game (tape)
69 vs 53
Takedown reaction
70% vs 75% hips on the shot
Recency form
Opp.-adjusted last 6/6 UFC rows
Durability
0 vs 0 KO losses
Counter punching
47 vs 61
Cardio proxy
Output sustainability + distance rate
Grappling composite
TD avg × acc × def + control + submission threat (adj.)
Style interaction
Grappler historical edge: Spivac (ground 69) into Petrino (TD reaction 48).
Striking efficiency
48% vs 53%
Punching agility
Output × accuracy × age curve
Fight IQ
B 69 vs C+ 67 — composure, win-lane diversity, adjustments
Age-adjusted curve
31 vs 28
Output (SLpM)
3.38 vs 3.52
Reach / length
78.0" vs 77.5"
Strength of schedule
Opp. quality 59 vs 57
Takedown mismatch
TD def 70% vs 76%
Layoff / rust
Time since last fight
Championship / 5-round
Three-round fight
Fighter 3041315
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Waldo Cortes Acosta
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Fighter 4873640
KO/TKO · R1 4:53
Fighter 3093559
Submission · R1 1:44
Ciryl Gane
KO/TKO · R2 3:44
Derrick Lewis
Submission · R1 3:05
Fighter 5239615
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Fighter 4869702
KO/TKO · R3 0:26
Fighter 2223033
Submission · R1 4:16
Fighter 2594871
KO/TKO · R3 3:44
Fighter 2512976
Submission · R1 2:00
Fighter 4071969
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
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