Heavyweight · Men

Ryan Spann

“Superman”
United States Fortis MMA debut 2010
Elo 1,693 peak 1,947 · 12 Nov 2022 254 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 5014967
24-12pro record
1L current streak
1,881best win, Elo
1,473average opponent
-- born 24 Aug 1991
77.0" / 79.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,432 Sub1,344 Dec1,226

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Dominick Reyes KO/TKO R1 · 12 Nov 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,881
  2. Antônio Rogério Nogueira KO/TKO R1 · 11 May 2019 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,851
  3. Misha Cirkunov KO/TKO R1 · 13 Mar 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,756
  4. Ion Cutelaba Submission R1 · 14 May 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,753
  5. Alex Nicholson KO/TKO R1 · 26 Jan 2018 · Legacy Fighting Alliance 1,709

Losses

The latest 5 of 12
  1. Mario Pinto KO/TKO R2 · 5 Sep 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,748
  2. Waldo Cortes-Acosta KO/TKO R2 · 15 Mar 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,735
  3. Bogdan Guskov KO/TKO R2 · 27 Apr 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,688
  4. Anthony Smith Decision R3 · 26 Aug 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,877
  5. Nikita Krylov Submission R1 · 11 Mar 2023 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,940

Fight history

41 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
41 5 Sep 202635.0 yrs L24-12 Mario Pinto 12-0 · 28.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R25:55 0.00 1,791→1,693 -98 1,748 +263→+228 UFC Fight Night 287: Hooker vs. Parnasse Ultimate Fighting Championship
40 25 Apr 202634.7 yrs W24-11 Marcus Buchecha 5-2-1 · 36.3 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKORight Cross R27:10 1.00 1,722→1,791 +69 1,649 -125→+148 UFC Fight Night 274: Sterling vs. Zalal Ultimate Fighting Championship
39 19 Jul 202533.9 yrs W23-11 Łukasz Brzeski 9-6-1 (1) · 33.2 yrs Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:37 1.00 1,694→1,722 +27 1,401 -286→-250 UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
38 15 Mar 202533.6 yrs L22-11 Waldo Cortes-Acosta 12-1 · 33.4 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOLeft Hook to Ground Punches R29:48 0.00 1,797→1,694 -103 1,735 +150→+170 UFC Fight Night 254: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
37 5 Oct 202433.1 yrs W22-10 Ovince St. Preux 27-17 · 41.5 yrs Light Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:35 1.00 1,735→1,797 +63 1,634 -315→-230 UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Ultimate Fighting Championship
36 27 Apr 202432.7 yrs L21-10 Bogdan Guskov 15-3 · 31.6 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R28:16 0.00 1,863→1,735 -128 1,688 -255→-193 UFC on ESPN 55: Nicolau vs. Perez Ultimate Fighting Championship
35 26 Aug 202332.0 yrs L21-9 Anthony Smith 35-18 · 35.1 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.50* 1,858→1,863 +5 1,877 -150→-131 UFC Fight Night 225: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie Ultimate Fighting Championship
34 11 Mar 202331.5 yrs L21-8 Nikita Krylov 29-9 · 30.7 yrs Heavyweight SubTriangle Choke R13:38 0.00 1,947→1,858 -89 1,940 +160→+146 UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Ultimate Fighting Championship
33 12 Nov 202231.2 yrs W21-7 Dominick Reyes 12-3 · 32.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPower Jab R11:20 1.00 1,852→1,947 +95 1,881 +170→+185 UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Ultimate Fighting Championship
32 14 May 202230.7 yrs W20-7 Ion Cutelaba 16-6-1 (1) · 28.4 yrs Light Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:22 1.00 1,768→1,852 +84 1,753 +170→+186 UFC on ESPN 36: Blachowicz vs. Rakic Ultimate Fighting Championship
31 18 Sep 202130.1 yrs L19-7 Anthony Smith 34-16 · 33.1 yrs Light Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:47 0.00 1,816→1,768 -47 1,988 +140→+135 UFC Fight Night 192: Smith vs. Spann Ultimate Fighting Championship
30 13 Mar 202129.6 yrs W19-6 Misha Cirkunov 15-5 · 34.0 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKORight Cross to Ground & Pound R11:11 1.00 1,719→1,816 +97 1,756 +105→+117 UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad Ultimate Fighting Championship
29 19 Sep 202029.1 yrs L18-6 Johnny Walker 17-5 · 28.5 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOElbows & Hammerfists R12:43 0.00 1,834→1,719 -115 1,720 -105→+108 UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 9 May 202028.7 yrs W18-5 Sam Alvey 35-14 (1) · 34.0 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.60* 1,879→1,834 -45 1,574 -425→-420 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 12 Oct 201928.1 yrs W17-5 Devin Clark 10-3 · 29.5 yrs Light Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R27:01 1.00 1,846→1,879 +33 1,593 -161→-156 UFC Fight Night 161: Jedrzejczyk vs. Waterson Ultimate Fighting Championship
26 11 May 201927.7 yrs W16-5 Antônio Rogério Nogueira 23-8 · 42.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOLeft Uppercut R12:07 1.00 1,729→1,846 +117 1,851 -177→-143 UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade Ultimate Fighting Championship
25 22 Sep 201827.1 yrs W15-5 Luis Henrique Barbosa 10-4 (1) · 25.1 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.77* 1,737→1,729 -8 1,477 -220→-220 UFC Fight Night 137: Santos vs. Anders Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 19 Jun 201826.8 yrs W14-5 Emiliano Sordi 16-6 · 27.3 yrs Light Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:26 1.00 1,681→1,737 +56 1,550 -382→-382 Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 2, Episode 2 Dana White's Contender Series
23 26 Jan 201826.4 yrs W13-5 Alex Nicholson 10-4 · 27.7 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R14:24 1.00 1,558→1,681 +123 1,709 +103→+103 LFA 32: Allen vs. Hernandez Legacy Fighting Alliance
22 10 Nov 201726.2 yrs W12-5 Myron Dennis 17-7 · 28.6 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches & Elbows R13:08 1.00 1,498→1,558 +60 1,383 -167→-167 LFA 27: Watley vs. Wilson Legacy Fighting Alliance
21 22 Sep 201726.1 yrs W11-5 Lemarcus Tucker 5-2 · 32.8 yrs Light Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:55 1.00 1,417→1,498 +81 1,390 – LFA 23: Krantz vs. Nakashima Legacy Fighting Alliance
20 25 Jul 201725.9 yrs L10-5 Karl Roberson 4-0 · 26.8 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOElbows R10:15 0.00 1,500→1,417 -83 1,520 -142→-142 Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 3 Dana White's Contender Series
19 13 May 201725.7 yrs W10-4 Roman Pizzolato 9-9 · 36.3 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:20 1.00 1,485→1,500 +15 1,077 – World Fighting Championships 72 World Fighting Championships
18 10 Feb 201725.5 yrs L9-4 Trevin Giles 8-0 · 24.5 yrs Middleweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,449→1,485 +36 1,656 +125→+125 LFA 3: Spann vs. Giles Legacy Fighting Alliance
17 22 Jul 201624.9 yrs L9-3 Robert Drysdale 6-0 (1) · 34.8 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R27:58 0.00 1,494→1,449 -46 1,674 +347→+347 Legacy Fighting Championship 58 Legacy FC
16 25 Mar 201624.6 yrs W9-2 Aaron Davis 8-6 · 39.2 yrs Light Heavyweight SubGuillotine Choke R12:53 1.00 1,471→1,494 +23 1,146 – Legacy Fighting Championship 52 Legacy FC
15 13 Nov 201524.2 yrs L8-2 Leo Leite 6-0 · 37.6 yrs Middleweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.19 1,517→1,471 -46 1,550 +206→+206 Legacy Fighting Championship 48 Legacy FC
14 26 Jun 201523.8 yrs W8-1 Larry Crowe 9-4 · 31.1 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R10:08 1.00 1,455→1,517 +61 1,349 – Legacy FC 42: Njokuani vs. Quayhagen Legacy FC
13 9 May 201523.7 yrs W7-1 Dwight Gipson 6-8 · 25.2 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R14:39 1.00 1,396→1,455 +59 1,280 – VFA: Round 5 Vengeance Fighting Alliance
12 13 Feb 201523.5 yrs W6-1 Artenas Young 10-9 · 34.6 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R312:32 1.00 1,326→1,396 +71 1,258 – Fury FC 4 Fury Fighting Championship
11 12 Sep 201423.1 yrs L5-1 Brandon Farran 11-8 · 29.0 yrs Middleweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R10:21 0.00 1,432→1,326 -107 1,355 – Hero FC - Best of the Best 3 Hero FC
10 1 Feb 201422.4 yrs W5-0 Randy McCarty 3-2 · 39.6 yrs Middleweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R325:00 0.84 1,431→1,432 +1 1,149 – Hero FC - Best of the Best 1 Hero FC
9 28 Sep 201322.1 yrs W4-0 Jhonoven Pati debut · 23.1 yrs Middleweight SubSubmission R12:32 1.00 1,374→1,431 +57 1,247 – Hero FC - Texas Pride Hero FC
8 21 Jun 201321.8 yrs W3-0 Brandon Atkins debut · 18.5 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:44 1.00 1,348→1,374 +26 1,048 – Hero FC - Pride of the Valley 2 Hero FC
7 16 Mar 201321.6 yrs W2-0 Steven Zamora 1-1 · 25.6 yrs Middleweight SubSubmission R12:25 1.00 1,306→1,348 +42 1,106 – El Orgullo del Valle El Orgullo del Valle
6 16 Feb 201321.5 yrs W1-0 Aaron Lebrun debut – SubRear Naked Choke R1 1.00 1,206→1,306 +100 1,256 – Vengeance Fighting Alliance - Round 1 Vengeance Fighting Alliance
5 25 May 201220.8 yrs W4-1 Jared Perez 4-1 · 23.8 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R515:00 0.81 1,167→1,206 +39 1,158 – Garcia Promotions - Cage Combat 9 Cage Combat am
4 2 Mar 201220.5 yrs W3-1 Rick Martinez debut – SubGuillotine Choke R11:37 1.00 1,117→1,167 +50 1,031 – TRCAA - Texas Rage in the Cage Amateur Association Texas Rage in the Cage am
3 28 Jan 201220.4 yrs W2-1 Corey Manuel 1-0 · 34.4 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:16 1.00 1,038→1,117 +79 1,111 – G1 Fights: Sovereign Valor G1 Fights am
2 11 Dec 201019.3 yrs L1-1 Celestino Barrera 1-0 · 28.3 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 0.00 1,108→1,038 -70 1,084 – TRCAA - Texas Rage in the Cage Amateur Association Texas Rage in the Cage am
1 17 Jul 201018.9 yrs W1-0 Bryan Head debut · 20.0 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R2 1.00 1,042→1,108 +66 1,042 – TRCAA - Texas Rage in the Cage Amateur Association Texas Rage in the Cage am