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Ryan Spann "Superman"

Active #20 heavyweight · age 34 · Orthodox · 6'5" 196 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 79" 201 cm
Upcoming bout Sat, Sep 5
vs Mario Pinto · UFC Fight Night: Parnasse vs. Hooker
At a glance
Elo rating
1532
Global Elo 1583 ±39
Rank
#20
top 44% of division
UFC record
10-6-0
KO 4 · Sub 4 · Dec 2
Streak
+2
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y +14
Last fight
Apr 25, 2026
Win by KO · R2

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

16 fights · tap & drag
Sep 22, 2018 — W vs Luis Henrique Δ+26May 11, 2019 — W vs Rogerio Nogueira Δ+38Oct 12, 2019 — W vs Devin Clark Δ+29May 9, 2020 — W vs Sam Alvey Δ+25Sep 19, 2020 — L vs Johnny Walker Δ-40Mar 13, 2021 — W vs Misha Cirkunov Δ+19Sep 18, 2021 — L vs Anthony Smith Δ-17May 14, 2022 — W vs Ion Cutelaba Δ+16Nov 12, 2022 — W vs Dominick Reyes Δ+19Mar 11, 2023 — L vs Nikita Krylov Δ-20Aug 26, 2023 — L vs Anthony Smith Δ-16Apr 27, 2024 — L vs Bogdan Guskov Δ-22Oct 5, 2024 — W vs Ovince Saint Preux Δ+19Mar 15, 2025 — L vs Waldo Cortes Acosta Δ-18Jul 19, 2025 — W vs Lukasz Brzeski Δ+12Apr 25, 2026 — W vs Marcus Buchecha Δ+14 1450147515001525155015751600 2020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":355.4,"elo":1476,"date":"2018-09-22","opp":"Luis Henrique","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":1,"x":150,"y":274.5,"elo":1514,"date":"2019-05-11","opp":"Rogerio Nogueira","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":2,"x":190,"y":212.9,"elo":1542,"date":"2019-10-12","opp":"Devin Clark","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":244.5,"y":160.2,"elo":1567,"date":"2020-05-09","opp":"Sam Alvey","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":4,"x":279.1,"y":245.7,"elo":1527,"date":"2020-09-19","opp":"Johnny Walker","result":"L","delta":-40},{"i":5,"x":324.5,"y":205.8,"elo":1546,"date":"2021-03-13","opp":"Misha Cirkunov","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":6,"x":373.6,"y":242.5,"elo":1529,"date":"2021-09-18","opp":"Anthony Smith","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":7,"x":435.5,"y":208.2,"elo":1545,"date":"2022-05-14","opp":"Ion Cutelaba","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":8,"x":482.7,"y":167.9,"elo":1564,"date":"2022-11-12","opp":"Dominick Reyes","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":9,"x":513.6,"y":210.7,"elo":1543,"date":"2023-03-11","opp":"Nikita Krylov","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":10,"x":557.3,"y":244.2,"elo":1528,"date":"2023-08-26","opp":"Anthony Smith","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":11,"x":620.9,"y":292,"elo":1505,"date":"2024-04-27","opp":"Bogdan Guskov","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":12,"x":662.7,"y":252.1,"elo":1524,"date":"2024-10-05","opp":"Ovince Saint Preux","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":13,"x":704.5,"y":290.1,"elo":1506,"date":"2025-03-15","opp":"Waldo Cortes Acosta","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":14,"x":737.3,"y":265.4,"elo":1518,"date":"2025-07-19","opp":"Lukasz Brzeski","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":15,"x":810,"y":235.5,"elo":1532,"date":"2026-04-25","opp":"Marcus Buchecha","result":"W","delta":14}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 25, 2026 Marcus Buchecha W +14
Jul 19, 2025 Lukasz Brzeski W +12
Mar 15, 2025 Waldo Cortes Acosta L -18
Oct 5, 2024 Ovince Saint Preux W +19
Apr 27, 2024 Bogdan Guskov L -22
4 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×4
$250,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Ryan Spann has earned 4. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
80%
8 / 10
Finish rate
KO
4
40% of wins
SUB
4
40% of wins
DEC
2
20% of wins
KO: 4 (40%) 4 Sub: 4 (40%) 4 Dec: 2 (20%) 2
Finishes by round
8 total
R1
6 75%
R2
2 25%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 304 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
75% Head
  • Head 75%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 6%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Distance
  • Distance 72%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 21%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
83%
of losses by finish
5 of 6 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 2 Sub 1 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1511
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Dominick Reyes
Elo 1605 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
8.6
+1.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 16 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1471
1483
Notable wins
Dominick Reyes 1605
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 39m
Avg fight time
6:10
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
4mo
Bonuses
4
Ground control
23m
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#1 · Elo 1690
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#3 · Elo 1655
Alex Pereira
#4 · Elo 1655
Sergei Pavlovich
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Ryan Spann on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.