// Roster IndexHeavyweightDossier · Ryan Spann
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG UFC
Ryan Spann
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! LIVE
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERHEAVYWEIGHT

Ryan
Spann

// CALLSIGN"Superman"·UNITED STATES
HEIGHT
6'5"
REACH
6'7"
AGE
34
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Heavyweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 35 bouts
WIN
24
LOSS
11
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
69%
24/35 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
88%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM2W STREAK · 3-2
LWLWW
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: LIVE
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 58% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM ABOVE
3.19
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.60
// STR. ACC BELOW
39%
Striking Accuracy
division median 45%
// SAPM BELOW
4.14
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. DEF BELOW
43%
Striking Defense
division median 50%
// TD AVG ABOVE
1.30
Takedowns/15 min
division median 0.72
// TD ACC ABOVE
35%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 30%
// TD DEF ABOVE
52%
Takedown Defense
division median 50%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
1.79
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.00
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (24)
n = 24
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 14
DEC · 3
7
KO/TKO
29%
14
SUB
58%
3
DEC
13%
// LOSSES (11)
n = 11
KO/TKO · 5
SUB · 3
DEC · 3
5
KO/TKO
45%
3
SUB
27%
3
DEC
27%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
88% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 7 fights
29%
SUBANY ROUND · 14 fights
58%
DECFULL FIGHT · 3 fights
13%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER42TD DEFENSE27GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING35CARDIO66AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT97STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY73
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in Sub Threat. Lowest reading in Aggression.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100FEB 2013WFEB 2013WMAR 2013WJUN 2013WSEP 2013WFEB 2014LSEP 2014WFEB 2015WMAY 2015WJUN 2015LNOV 2015WMAR 2016LJUL 2016LFEB 2017WMAY 2017LJUL 2017WSEP 2017WNOV 2017WJAN 2018WJUN 2018WSEP 2018WMAY 2019WOCT 2019WMAY 2020LSEP 2020WMAR 2021LSEP 2021WMAY 2022WNOV 2022LMAR 2023LAUG 2023LAPR 2024WOCT 2024LMAR 2025WJUL 2025WAPR 2026// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Gipson), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
35/35 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
9
26%
3
9%
-
-
-
12
total
SUB
14
40%
2
6%
1
3%
-
-
17
total
DEC
-
-
5
14%
-
1
3%
6
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 12 of 35 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
17%, fights rarely go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Fortis MMA
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
SUB GRAPPLING

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
35 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

WVS Marcus Almeida
KO/TKO
KO (Punches)
R2
2:10
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 274 - Sterling vs. Zalal
DATE · Apr 25, 2026
WVS Lukasz Brzeski
Submission
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R1
2:47
EVENT · UFC 318 - Holloway vs. Poirier 3
DATE · Jul 19, 2025
LVS Waldo Cortes-Acosta
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R2
4:48
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 254 - Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
DATE · Mar 15, 2025
WVS Ovince St. Preux
Submission
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R1
1:35
EVENT · UFC 307 - Pereira vs. Rountree
DATE · Oct 5, 2024
LVS Bogdan Guskov
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R2
3:16
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 55 - Nicolau vs. Perez
DATE · Apr 27, 2024
LVS Anthony Smith
Decision
Decision (Split)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 225 - Holloway vs. Korean Zombie
DATE · Aug 26, 2023
LVS Nikita Krylov
Submission
Submission (Triangle Choke)
R1
3:38
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 221 - Yan vs. Dvalishvili
DATE · Mar 11, 2023
WVS Dominick Reyes
KO/TKO
KO (Punches)
R1
1:20
EVENT · UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira
DATE · Nov 12, 2022
WVS Ion Cutelaba
Submission
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R1
2:22
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 36 - Blachowicz vs. Rakic
DATE · May 14, 2022
LVS Anthony Smith
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R1
3:47
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 192 - Smith vs. Spann
DATE · Sep 18, 2021
WVS Misha Cirkunov
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R1
1:11
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 187 - Edwards vs. Muhammad
DATE · Mar 13, 2021
LVS Johnny Walker
KO/TKO
KO (Elbows and Punches)
R1
2:43
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 178 - Covington vs. Woodley
DATE · Sep 19, 2020
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Heavyweight. Professional record 24-11. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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