At the age of five Pavlovich began to engage in Greco-Roman Wrestling under the guidance of coach Alexander Fedorovich Aloyan.

[5] He was invited to train for the Russian Olympic team but declined because of Sambo tournaments that he had at the time.

On June 2, 2017, in a fight against Mikhail Mokhnatkin, he won the heavyweight title by unanimous decision.

[11] Pavlovich faced Marcelo Golm on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs.

[16] Pavlovich was expected to face Ciryl Gane on August 8, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 174.

[18] Pavlovich was expected to face Tom Aspinall on September 4, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 191.

[19] However, Pavlovich pulled out a week before the contest due to visa issues and was replaced by Sergey Spivak.

[26] He won the fight via TKO under a minute into the first round, though controversy arose as the stoppage by the referee was considered premature by fighters and fans alike.

[36] After a bit of a back and forth, Pavlovich was caught with a counter right hand and he lost the bout via knockout in the first round.