Ryan Spann
“Superman”
Age: 33 | Aug 24, 1991
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 249 lbs
Reach: 79.0"
Professional Record
| 33 fights | 22 wins | 11 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 6 | 5 |
| Submissions | 13 | 3 |
| Decisions | 3 | 3 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 22 - 11 - 0 | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | UFC Fight Night 254 - Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | March 15, 2025 | TKO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 2 | 4:48 |
| WIN | 22 - 10 - 0 | Ovince St. Preux | UFC 307 - Pereira vs. Rountree | October 05, 2024 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Mike Beltran | 1 | 1:35 |
| LOSS | 21 - 10 - 0 | Bogdan Guskov | UFC on ESPN 55 - Nicolau vs. Perez | April 27, 2024 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 2 | 3:16 |
| LOSS | 21 - 9 - 0 | Anthony Smith | UFC Fight Night 225 - Holloway vs. Korean Zombie | August 26, 2023 | Decision (Split) | Mark Craig | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 21 - 8 - 0 | Nikita Krylov | UFC Fight Night 221 - Yan vs. Dvalishvili | March 11, 2023 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 3:38 |
| WIN | 21 - 7 - 0 | Dominick Reyes | UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira | November 12, 2022 | KO (Punches) | Marc Goddard | 1 | 1:20 |
| WIN | 20 - 7 - 0 | Ion Cutelaba | UFC on ESPN 36 - Blachowicz vs. Rakic | May 14, 2022 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 2:22 |
| LOSS | 19 - 7 - 0 | Anthony Smith | UFC Fight Night 192 - Smith vs. Spann | September 18, 2021 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 3:47 |
| WIN | 19 - 6 - 0 | Misha Cirkunov | UFC Fight Night 187 - Edwards vs. Muhammad | March 13, 2021 | TKO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 1 | 1:11 |
| LOSS | 18 - 6 - 0 | Johnny Walker | UFC Fight Night 178 - Covington vs. Woodley | September 19, 2020 | KO (Elbows and Punches) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 2:43 |
| WIN | 18 - 5 - 0 | Sam Alvey | UFC 249 - Ferguson vs. Gaethje | May 09, 2020 | Decision (Split) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 17 - 5 - 0 | Devin Clark | UFC Fight Night 161 - Jedrzejczyk vs. Waterson | October 12, 2019 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Michael Cardoso | 2 | 2:01 |
| WIN | 16 - 5 - 0 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | UFC 237 - Namajunas vs. Andrade | May 11, 2019 | KO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 2:07 |
| WIN | 15 - 5 - 0 | Luis Henrique | UFC Fight Night 137 - Santos vs. Anders | September 22, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Fernando Portella | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 14 - 5 - 0 | Emiliano Sordi | Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 2, Episode 2 | June 19, 2018 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Mark Smith | 1 | 0:26 |
| WIN | 13 - 5 - 0 | Alex Nicholson | LFA 32 - Allen vs. Hernandez | January 26, 2018 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 4:24 | |
| WIN | 12 - 5 - 0 | Myron Dennis | LFA 27 - Watley vs. Wilson | November 10, 2017 | KO (Punches) | Kevin Nix | 1 | 3:08 |
| WIN | 11 - 5 - 0 | LeMarcus Tucker | LFA 23 - Krantz vs. Nakashima | September 22, 2017 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Myron Gaudet | 1 | 2:55 |
| LOSS | 10 - 5 - 0 | Karl Roberson | Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 3 | July 25, 2017 | KO (Elbows) | Jason Herzog | 1 | 0:15 |
| WIN | 10 - 4 - 0 | Roman Pizzolato | WFC - World Fighting Championships 72 | May 13, 2017 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:20 | |
| LOSS | 9 - 4 - 0 | Trevin Giles | LFA 3 - Spann vs. Giles | February 10, 2017 | Decision (Split) | Stan McCandlish | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 9 - 3 - 0 | Robert Drysdale | LFC 58 - Legacy Fighting Championship 58 | July 22, 2016 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Stan McCandlish | 2 | 2:58 |
| WIN | 9 - 2 - 0 | Aaron Davis | LFC 52 - Legacy Fighting Championship 52 | March 25, 2016 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:53 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 2 - 0 | Leo Leite | LFC 48 - Legacy Fighting Championship 48 | November 13, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 8 - 1 - 0 | Larry Crowe | LFC 42 - Legacy Fighting Championship 42 | June 26, 2015 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:08 | |
| WIN | 7 - 1 - 0 | Dwight Gipson | Vengeance Fighting Alliance - Round 5 | May 09, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:39 | |
| WIN | 6 - 1 - 0 | Artenas Young | FF - Fury Fighting 4 | February 13, 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 3 | 2:32 | |
| LOSS | 5 - 1 - 0 | Brandon Farran | Hero FC - Best of the Best 3 | September 12, 2014 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:21 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 - 0 | Randy McCarty | Hero FC - Best of the Best 1 | February 01, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Jhonoven Pati | Hero FC - Texas Pride | September 28, 2013 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:32 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Brandon Atkins | Hero FC - Pride of the Valley 2 | June 21, 2013 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:44 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Steven Zamora | EODV - El Orgullo del Valle | March 16, 2013 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Aaron Lebrun | Vengeance Fighting Alliance - Round 1 | February 17, 2013 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | N/A |
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