HeavyweightActive
Ryan Spann
“Superman”
Country
USARecord
24-11
Weight class
Heavyweight
Height
6'5"
Reach
79"
Age
34
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
16 of 19 wins inside the distance · 67th percentile
Stopped in 27% of bouts — 8 of 30 · 34th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 90th percentile
5:10
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
5
Title fights
2
Main events
Percentiles vs 489 heavyweights
Counted from the 30 bouts on record, not the full 35-fight career
Strikes & grappling
309 landed from 779 attempts — 40% accuracy · 4th percentile
8 landed from 23 attempts — 35% accuracy · 79th percentile
7 in 18 statted bouts · 79th percentile
15m of 1h 39m fought · 68th percentile
Head 76%
Body 18%
Leg 6%
Of 309 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 28 heavyweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 18 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 39m of fight time, of the 30 bouts on record
Next fightSpann vs Mario PintoUFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · Sep 5, 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | Mario Pinto | Upcoming | — | — | 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 |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Larry Crowe | WIN | KOKO | R1 | LFC 42: Legacy Fighting Championship 42 |
| 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 |
Upcoming
Marcus Buchecha
KOPunchR2 · 2:10
Lukasz Brzeski
SUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 2:47
KOPunchesR2 · 4:48
Ovince Saint Preux
SUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 1:35
LOSS
KOPunchesR2 · 3:16
Anthony Smith
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
SUBTriangle ChokeR1 · 3:38
KOPunchR1 · 1:20
Ion Cutelaba
SUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 2:22
Anthony Smith
SUBRear Naked ChokeR1 · 3:47
Misha Cirkunov
KOPunchesR1 · 1:11
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 2:43
Sam Alvey
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Devin Clark
SUBGuillotine ChokeR2 · 2:01
Rogerio Nogueira
KOPunchR1 · 2:07
Luis Henrique
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Emiliano Sordi
SUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 0:26
Alex Nicholson
KOKO (Punch)R1Title
Myron Dennis
KOKOR1
LeMarcus Tucker
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Karl Roberson
KOElbowsR1 · 0:15
Roman Pizzolato
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1 · 0:20
Trevin Giles
DECDecision - SplitR3
Robert Drysdale
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R2Title
Aaron Davis
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1
Leonardo Leite
Unanimous DecisionR5Title
Larry Crowe
KOKOR1
Dwight Gipson
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1 · 4:39
Brandon Farran
KOTKOR1 · 0:21Title
Randy McCarty
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Title
How the wins came
Record
24
Wins
11
Losses
0
Draws
5:10
Avg bout length
2W
Streak
5
Title fights
2
Main events
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.