Heavyweight

Ryan Spann

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

24-12-0

UFC

10-7-0

Age

Height

6'5"

Weight

264 lbs

Reach

79"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	6:09
Fight Completion Rate	39.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.23
% Fights Inside the Distance	82.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	98-73 (57.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	55-48 (53.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	43-25 (63.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	59.1%
% Time in Control	22.5%
% Time Controlled	18.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	55.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.64
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.87
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.23
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.1%
Distance Strike Defense	48.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.55
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.59
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.94
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.07
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	7.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.61

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Ryan Spann League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Ryan Spann
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Strike Differential	-1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	1.6
Control Time/15min	3:22
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	40.0%
Submission % of Wins	40.0%
Decision % of Wins	20.0%
Avg Fight Time	6:09
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.9
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	56.2%
Control Time/Fight	1:07

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Mario Pinto

UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse • Sep 2026Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:55

Ryan Spann13/3438%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:20

Mario Pinto48/6772%TD 6/7Ctrl 3:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	13/33	39%	0/1	0:20	—
	Mario Pinto	36/54	67%	5/6	2:50	—

R2	Ryan Spann	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mario Pinto	12/13	92%	1/1	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Marcus Buchecha

UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal • Apr 2026Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:10

Ryan Spann15/2756%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:56KD 1

Marcus Buchecha8/1362%TD 1/7Ctrl 1:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	10/18	56%	0/0	2:29	—
	Marcus Buchecha	4/6	67%	1/6	1:05	—

R2	Ryan Spann	5/9	56%	0/0	0:27	1
	Marcus Buchecha	4/7	57%	0/1	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Lukasz Brzeski

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:47

Ryan Spann8/1942%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:14

Lukasz Brzeski5/862%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	8/19	42%	1/1	2:14	—
	Lukasz Brzeski	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 • Mar 2025Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:48

Ryan Spann23/8627%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:05

Waldo Cortes Acosta66/11159%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:57KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	12/33	36%	0/1	0:05	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	27/49	55%	0/1	0:49	—

R2	Ryan Spann	11/53	21%	0/1	0:00	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	39/62	63%	0/0	0:08	1

WIN

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:35

Ryan Spann9/2045%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Ovince Saint Preux7/1070%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	9/20	45%	0/0	0:03	—
	Ovince Saint Preux	7/10	70%	0/1	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Bogdan Guskov

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez • Apr 2024Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:16

Ryan Spann15/3839%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:29

Bogdan Guskov31/4865%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	6/10	60%	1/2	3:29	—
	Bogdan Guskov	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ryan Spann	9/28	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Bogdan Guskov	28/40	70%	0/0	0:20	1

LOSS

vs. Anthony Smith

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie • Aug 2023Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ryan Spann59/18732%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:19

Anthony Smith91/14762%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	10/41	24%	0/1	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	24/42	57%	1/3	0:45	—

R2	Ryan Spann	22/60	37%	0/0	1:19	—
	Anthony Smith	22/36	61%	0/0	0:11	—

R3	Ryan Spann	27/86	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Smith	45/69	65%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nikita Krylov

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili • Mar 2023Catch Weight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:38

Ryan Spann5/1145%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:32

Nikita Krylov7/1258%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	5/11	45%	1/2	0:32	—
	Nikita Krylov	7/12	58%	2/2	2:39	—

WIN

vs. Dominick Reyes

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira • Nov 2022Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:20

Ryan Spann8/1747%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Dominick Reyes5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	8/17	47%	0/1	0:03	1
	Dominick Reyes	5/12	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ion Cutelaba

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic • May 2022Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:22

Ryan Spann4/1136%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Ion Cutelaba2/922%TD 3/3Ctrl 1:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	4/11	36%	0/0	0:04	—
	Ion Cutelaba	2/9	22%	3/3	1:11	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Smith

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann • Sep 2021Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:47

Ryan Spann8/2040%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:30

Anthony Smith17/2861%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:38KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	8/20	40%	0/1	0:30	—
	Anthony Smith	17/28	61%	0/0	1:38	2

WIN

vs. Misha Cirkunov

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:11

Ryan Spann16/2955%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1

Misha Cirkunov5/1828%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	16/29	55%	0/0	0:13	1
	Misha Cirkunov	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Johnny Walker

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:43

Ryan Spann7/1354%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:46KD 2

Johnny Walker26/3087%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	7/13	54%	2/2	1:46	2
	Johnny Walker	26/30	87%	0/0	0:40	—

WIN

vs. Sam Alvey

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje • May 2020Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ryan Spann51/11544%TD 2/7Ctrl 3:01

Sam Alvey57/10853%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	9/27	33%	2/4	2:01	—
	Sam Alvey	17/25	68%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ryan Spann	22/39	56%	0/1	0:28	—
	Sam Alvey	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ryan Spann	20/49	41%	0/2	0:32	—
	Sam Alvey	25/44	57%	0/0	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Devin Clark

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson • Oct 2019Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:01

Ryan Spann17/4835%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:08

Devin Clark17/3746%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	6/25	24%	0/1	1:02	—
	Devin Clark	10/22	45%	2/2	0:38	—

R2	Ryan Spann	11/23	48%	0/0	0:06	—
	Devin Clark	7/15	47%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rogerio Nogueira

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade • May 2019Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:07

Ryan Spann13/3241%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:44KD 1

Rogerio Nogueira6/2425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	13/32	41%	1/2	0:44	1
	Rogerio Nogueira	6/24	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luis Henrique

UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders • Sep 2018Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ryan Spann46/9747%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:07

Luis Henrique30/5951%TD 4/11Ctrl 5:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	16/50	32%	0/0	0:21	—
	Luis Henrique	12/27	44%	2/6	0:57	—

R2	Ryan Spann	14/23	61%	0/0	1:56	—
	Luis Henrique	10/20	50%	1/4	2:14	—

R3	Ryan Spann	16/24	67%	0/0	2:50	—
	Luis Henrique	8/12	67%	1/1	1:53	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Emiliano Sordi

DWCS 2.2 • Jun 2018

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:26

Ryan Spann4/757%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Emiliano Sordi5/683%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	1
	Emiliano Sordi	5/6	83%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Karl Roberson

DWCS 1.3 • Jul 2017

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 0:15

Ryan Spann1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Karl Roberson5/771%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ryan Spann	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Karl Roberson	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	1

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com