
Ryan Spann
Ryan Spann, “Superman”, is a Heavyweight from the United States with an official record of 24-11. MMA Hub holds 30 of those bouts: 19 wins and 11 losses, the wins coming 7 by knockout, 9 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a second-round knockout win over Marcus Buchecha at UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal on 25 April 2026, the second win in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | Mario Pinto | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 0:55 | UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Marcus Buchecha | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 2:10 | UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Lukasz Brzeski | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 2:47 | UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | Waldo Cortes Acosta | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Ovince Saint Preux | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 1:35 | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Bogdan Guskov | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 3:16 | UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Anthony Smith | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Mar 11, 2023 | Nikita Krylov | LOSS | SUBTriangle Choke | R1 · 3:38 | UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Dominick Reyes | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 1:20 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira |
| May 14, 2022 | Ion Cutelaba | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Anthony Smith | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 3:47 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Misha Cirkunov | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 1:11 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Johnny Walker | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 2:43 | UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley |
| May 9, 2020 | Sam Alvey | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje |
| Oct 12, 2019 | Devin Clark | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 2:01 | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson |
| May 11, 2019 | Rogerio Nogueira | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 2:07 | UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade |
| Sep 23, 2018 | Luis Henrique | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Emiliano Sordi | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 0:26 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 2, Week 2 |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Alex NicholsonTitle | WIN | KOKO (Punch) | R1 | LFA 32: Allen vs. Hernandez |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Myron Dennis | WIN | KOKO | R1 | LFA 27: Watley vs. Wilson |
| Sep 22, 2017 | LeMarcus Tucker | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | LFA 23: Krantz vs. Nakashima |
| Jul 25, 2017 | Karl Roberson | LOSS | KOElbows | R1 · 0:15 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 1, Week 3 |
| May 13, 2017 | Roman Pizzolato | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 0:20 | WFC 72: World Fighting Championships 72 |
| Feb 10, 2017 | Trevin Giles | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 | LFA 3: Giles vs. Spann |
| Jul 22, 2016 | Robert DrysdaleTitle | LOSS | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | LFC 58: Legacy Fighting Championship 58 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Aaron Davis | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 | LFC 52: Legacy Fighting Championship 52 |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Leonardo LeiteTitle | LOSS | Unanimous Decision | R5 | LFC 48: Legacy Fighting Championship 48 |
| May 9, 2015 | Dwight Gipson | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 4:39 | Vengeance Fighting Alliance: Round 5 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Brandon FarranTitle | LOSS | KOTKO | R1 · 0:21 | Hero FC: Best of the Best 3 |
| Feb 1, 2014 | Randy McCartyTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Hero FC 1: Best of the Best |
Wins, losses and draws are Ryan Spann’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 30 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Ryan Spann’s record, in numbers
Ryan Spann’s official record is 24-11. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 30 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 19 wins, 11 losses — because 5 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 19 wins break down as 7 by knockout, 9 by submission and 3 by decision — 16 of 19 inside the distance, a finish rate of 84%. Across all 30 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 5 minutes 10 seconds.
Ryan Spann has been stopped 8 times in the 30 bouts on file — 5 by knockout and 3 by submission — which is 27% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both wins.
Of the 30 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 5 were for a title and 2 were the main event of the card. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 498 Heavyweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Ryan Spann has a finish rate above 67% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 34% of them and a two-year bout count above 88% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Ryan Spann is listed at 6ft 5in with a reach of 79in, fights orthodox and is 34, born 23 August 1991.
These figures are recomputed from Ryan Spann’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.


















