Ryan SpannGrappler

Heavyweight · 24-11 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'5"
195.58 cm
Reach
6'7"
200.66 cm
Age
35
Elo Rating
1597.3

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 111 Heavyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Attempts 1.70 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 94% of Heavyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 39% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 86% of Heavyweight fighters
  • Avoids only 43% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 82% of Heavyweight fighters
  • Absorbs 3.92 significant strikes per minute — worse than 75% of Heavyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.11
    Bottom 42%
  • Striking accuracy
    39%
    Bottom 14%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.92
    Bottom 25%
  • Striking defense
    43%
    Bottom 18%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.21
    Top 42%
  • Takedown accuracy
    34%
    Bottom 44%
  • Takedown defense
    59%
    Bottom 41%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.70
    Top 6%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1535, higher than 48% of Heavyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1597).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520251:35Preux9:48Cortes-Acosta2:47Brzeski7:10Buchecha5:55Pinto
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LMario Pinto
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse
2026-09-05 · KO/TKO, R2 0:55
WMarcus Buchecha
UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal
2026-04-25 · KO/TKO, R2 2:10
WLukasz Brzeski
UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
2025-07-19 · Submission, R1 2:47
LWaldo Cortes-Acosta
UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
2025-03-15 · KO/TKO, R2 4:48
WOvince Saint Preux
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
2024-10-05 · Submission, R1 1:35
LBogdan Guskov
UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
2024-04-27 · KO/TKO, R2 3:16
LAnthony Smith
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-08-26 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LNikita Krylov
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
2023-03-11 · Submission, R1 3:38
WDominick Reyes
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
2022-11-12 · KO/TKO, R1 1:20
WIon Cutelaba
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
2022-05-14 · Submission, R1 2:22
LAnthony Smith
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
2021-09-18 · Submission, R1 3:47
WMisha Cirkunov
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
2021-03-13 · KO/TKO, R1 1:11
LJohnny Walker
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley
2020-09-19 · KO/TKO, R1 2:43
WSam Alvey
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
2020-05-09 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WDevin Clark
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-10-12 · Submission, R2 2:01
WRogerio Nogueira
UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
2019-05-11 · KO/TKO, R1 2:07
WLuis Henrique
UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders
2018-09-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00