Ryan Spann

“Superman”

OctagonStats Rating 1542

11-8-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 5" (196 cm)

Weight264 lbs. (120 kg)

Reach79" (201 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornAug 24, 1991

Age35

DivisionHeavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.06

Str. Acc39%

SApM4.16

Str. Def41%

TD Avg1.14

TD Acc33%

TD Def-

Sub Avg1.7

Recent form

L W W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

19 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

4 KO/TKO wins · 5 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

5 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 1 decision losses

Finish rate82%

Times finished88%

StreakL1

Best streak5

Avg fight5:33

Octagon time1h 45m

Opp win%70%

ActiveJul. 25, 2017 – Sep. 05, 2026 (10y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced5

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winDominick Reyes (#8 Light Heavyweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Total bonuses2

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Ryan Spann "Superman" is a 24-12-0 finisher. 81% finish rate.

Ryan debuted Jul. 25, 2017 vs Karl Roberson (loss). Longest win streak: 5. 10 years active (Jul. 25, 2017–Sep. 05, 2026).

Best wins: Sam Alvey (S-DEC R3, May. 09, 2020); Rogerio Nogueira (KO/TKO Punch R1, May. 11, 2019); Dominick Reyes (KO/TKO Punch R1, Nov. 12, 2022).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Sep. 05, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse	L Mario Pinto	KO/TKO Punches	2	0:55	0 0	13 48	0 6	1 0
Apr. 25, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal	W Marcus Buchecha	KO/TKO Punch	2	2:10	1 0	15 8	0 1	0 1
Jul. 19, 2025	UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3	W Lukasz Brzeski	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	2:47	0 0	8 5	1 0	2 0
Mar. 15, 2025	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2	L Waldo Cortes Acosta	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:48	0 1	23 66	0 0	0 0
Oct. 05, 2024	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.	W Ovince Saint Preux	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	1:35	0 0	9 7	0 0	1 0
Apr. 27, 2024	UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez	L Bogdan Guskov	KO/TKO Punches	2	3:16	0 1	15 31	1 0	1 0
Aug. 26, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie	L Anthony Smith	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	59 91	0 1	0 0
Mar. 11, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili	L Nikita Krylov	SUB Triangle Choke	1	3:38	0 0	5 7	1 2	1 2
Nov. 12, 2022	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira	W Dominick Reyes	KO/TKO Punch	1	1:20	1 0	8 5	0 0	0 0
May. 14, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic	W Ion Cutelaba	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	2:22	0 0	4 2	0 3	1 0
Sep. 18, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann	L Anthony Smith	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	3:47	0 2	8 17	0 0	0 1
Mar. 13, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad	W Misha Cirkunov	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:11	1 0	16 5	0 0	0 0
Sep. 19, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley	L Johnny Walker	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:43	2 0	7 26	2 0	0 0
May. 09, 2020	UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje	W Sam Alvey	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	51 57	2 0	1 0
Oct. 12, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson	W Devin Clark	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	2:01	0 0	17 17	0 2	1 0
May. 11, 2019	UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade	W Rogerio Nogueira	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:07	1 0	13 6	1 0	1 0
Sep. 22, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders	W Luis Henrique	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	46 30	0 4	1 1
Jun. 19, 2018	DWCS 2.2	W Emiliano Sordi	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	0:26	1 0	4 5	0 0	1 0
Jul. 25, 2017	DWCS 1.3	L Karl Roberson	KO/TKO Elbows	1	0:15	0 1	1 5	0 0	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.