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)

Serghei Spivac vs Vitor Petrino

Serghei Spivac
MoldovaMoldova

Serghei Spivac

Polar Bear

Unranked · 18-6 · hybrid · Orthodox · 31 · IQ B 69

Polar Bear Team · Moldova

VS
Vitor Petrino
BrazilBrazil

Vitor Petrino

Unranked · 14-2 · hybrid · Orthodox · 28 · IQ C+ 67

CM System · Brazil

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

Petrino 74 — the tape favors hybrid who can change levels

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.

  1. 01

    Striking defense

    Petrino

    Petrino 63 (C+) vs Spivac 27 (D). Petrino absorbs 3.47/min at 62% defense; Spivac is a softer target at 7.30 SApM.

  2. 02

    Timing & reaction

    Petrino

    Petrino 65 (C+) vs Spivac 31 (D). The reaction proxy — defense plus absorb plus knockdown timing — sits with Petrino.

  3. 03

    Durability

    Petrino

    Petrino 84 (A) vs Spivac 64 (C+). Petrino has been finished by strikes 0 times; Spivac 0.

  4. 04

    Ground game

    Spivac

    Spivac 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.

Full read

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.

Style & IQ board

Fight IQ, ground game, defense, counter punching, reaction, agility, and takedown reaction — scored from tape and folded into the win number above.

SpivacTraitPetrino
69 B
IQ
67 C+
69 B
Ground
53 C
27 D
Defense
63 C+
47 D
Counter
61 C+
31 D
Reaction
65 C+
46 D
Agility
55 C
63 C+
TD react
48 D
64 C+
Chin
84 A

Method of victory

KO / TKO
45%
Submission
22%
Decision
33%

Wrestling entries, fence control, and mat time should decide the scorecards — or the finish.

Duration

R1

33%

R2

17%

R3

16%

Dist

33%

Most likely: Distance. Expected 9.1 minutes.

Style matchup

Grappler historical edge: Spivac (ground 69) into Petrino (TD reaction 48).

  • Striking differential

    -3.02 vs 0.17 SLpM−SApM (recency / opp. adjusted)

    Petrino
  • Striking defense

    44% vs 63%

    Petrino
  • Pocket defense (tape)

    D vs C+

    Petrino
  • Damage ratio

    0.53 vs 1.05 landed/absorbed

    Petrino
  • Timing & reaction

    Defense + absorb + knockdown timing proxy

    Petrino
  • Ground game (tape)

    69 vs 53

    Spivac
  • Takedown reaction

    70% vs 75% hips on the shot

    Spivac
  • Recency form

    Opp.-adjusted last 6/6 UFC rows

    Petrino
  • Durability

    0 vs 0 KO losses

    Petrino
  • Counter punching

    47 vs 61

    Petrino
  • Cardio proxy

    Output sustainability + distance rate

    Petrino
  • Grappling composite

    TD avg × acc × def + control + submission threat (adj.)

    Spivac
  • Style interaction

    Grappler historical edge: Spivac (ground 69) into Petrino (TD reaction 48).

    Spivac
  • Striking efficiency

    48% vs 53%

    Petrino
  • Punching agility

    Output × accuracy × age curve

    Petrino
  • Fight IQ

    B 69 vs C+ 67 — composure, win-lane diversity, adjustments

    Spivac
  • Age-adjusted curve

    31 vs 28

    Petrino
  • Output (SLpM)

    3.38 vs 3.52

    Petrino
  • Reach / length

    78.0" vs 77.5"

    Spivac
  • Strength of schedule

    Opp. quality 59 vs 57

    Spivac
  • Takedown mismatch

    TD def 70% vs 76%

    Petrino
  • Layoff / rust

    Time since last fight

    Spivac
  • Championship / 5-round

    Three-round fight

    Spivac

Tape

SpivacMetricPetrino
3.57SLpM3.24
7.30SApM3.47
60%Str Acc54%
44%Str Def62%
3.82TD Avg2.60
59%TD Acc46%
70%TD Def75%
0.48Sub Avg0.72
0.00KD/150.52
6'6"Reach6'6"
31Age28

Serghei Spivac

W

Fighter 3041315

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

Feb 22, 2026
L

Waldo Cortes Acosta

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

Jun 8, 2025
L

Fighter 4873640

KO/TKO · R1 4:53

Jan 19, 2025
W

Fighter 3093559

Submission · R1 1:44

Aug 10, 2024
L

Ciryl Gane

KO/TKO · R2 3:44

Sep 2, 2023
W

Derrick Lewis

Submission · R1 3:05

Feb 5, 2023

Vitor Petrino

W

Fighter 5239615

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

Mar 14, 2026
W

Fighter 4869702

KO/TKO · R3 0:26

Oct 11, 2025
W

Fighter 2223033

Submission · R1 4:16

Jul 13, 2025
L

Fighter 2594871

KO/TKO · R3 3:44

Dec 15, 2024
L

Fighter 2512976

Submission · R1 2:00

May 5, 2024
W

Fighter 4071969

Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

Mar 2, 2024

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