Fighter profile

Ryan Spann

“Superman”

Heavyweight · UFC record 10-7 · 17 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 5 Sep 2026

Power StrikerSubmission Hunter

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)62

Power86

Striking defense63

Takedown defense63

WrestlingProvisional measure72

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (17 detailed fights; as of Sat 5 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING75.5

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING77.5

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Reach: 201 cm (6'7")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 35

Last 3: L W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

17 detailed UFC fights · 28 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 5 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed11.3significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.3per round

Striking differential-4.0per round

Takedown attempts0.86per round

Takedown defense50.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate80.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 11.3
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -4.0
Striking accuracy: 39.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 42.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.21
Target: head / body / leg: 75.4% / 18.6% / 6.0%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 71.0% / 9.2% / 19.9%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.86
Takedowns landed per round: 0.29
Takedown accuracy: 33.3%
Takedown defense: 50.0%
Control time per round: 0:50
Submission attempts per round: 0.39
Reversals per round: 0.11

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 10-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 80.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 4 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 2 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 6 / 4
Average fight time: 5:36 (over 16 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Ryan Spann — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 5 Sep 2026	Mario Pinto	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 0:55	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Sat 25 Apr 2026	Marcus Buchecha	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 2:10	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
Sat 19 Jul 2025	Lukasz Brzeski	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:47	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Sat 15 Mar 2025	Waldo Cortes Acosta	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:48	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Sat 5 Oct 2024	Ovince Saint Preux	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 1:35	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.

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Ryan Spann — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 27 Apr 2024	Bogdan Guskov	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:16	UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
Sat 26 Aug 2023	Anthony Smith	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 11 Mar 2023	Nikita Krylov	L	SUB Triangle Choke	R1 3:38	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
Sat 12 Nov 2022	Dominick Reyes	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:20	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Sat 14 May 2022	Ion Cutelaba	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:22	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
Sat 18 Sep 2021	Anthony Smith	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 3:47	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
Sat 13 Mar 2021	Misha Cirkunov	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:11	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Sat 19 Sep 2020	Johnny Walker	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:43	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
Sat 9 May 2020	Sam Alvey	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Sat 12 Oct 2019	Devin Clark	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R2 2:01	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Sat 11 May 2019	Rogerio Nogueira	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:07	UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
Sat 22 Sep 2018	Luis Henrique	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders

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