Scouting Report: Sergey Spivak via LevPisarsky UFCVegas65
Mediocre. He is easy to ground-and-pound, as he grabs for the forearms instead of controlling the biceps.Improving. He laces a leg and tracks his opponents, but he often has to rely on multiple takedowns because does not control the wrists or break down their base quickly enough.Lands meaningful punches, albeit with a slight elbow hitch, while utilizing part of his body to throw at a high rate of fire. Also mixes in good, cutting elbows.
Spivak’s bread-and-butter is his grappling. He has an array of nice takedowns from both a wrestling and judo base—everything from double- and single-legs to head-and-arm throws. Many of them are in reaction to opponents’ strikes, which makes them especially effective. Once an opponent is grounded, he has solid, improving top control, dangerous ground-and-pound and some chokes with which he can finish.
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