Krylov vs Spann

Who won Krylov vs Spann?

Nikita Krylov beat Ryan Spann by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Krylov vs Spann stats

Nikita Krylov stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Ryan Spann made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Ryan Spann marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Nikita Krylov's UFC record stood at 11-7-0, while Ryan Spann's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Krylov had an advantage in power over Spann, with a 41% knock out percentage over Spann's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had a slight advantage over Krylov, with a 57% submission rate over Krylov's 52%.

Nikita Krylov was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Spann had a height advantage of 2 inches over Krylov. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Krylov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 months earlier than Spann, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 55 to Spann's 48.

Krylov vs Spann form

Krylov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Johnny Walker at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

He had been beaten by Glover Teixeira at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Spann had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Dominick Reyes at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ion Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Anthony Smith at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Johnny Walker at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryan Spann had been fighting more than Nikita Krylov.

Going to this contest, Nikita Krylov had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 14 days ago, while Ryan Spann's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 24 days ago.

Krylov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Spann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Krylov vs Spann?

Nikita Krylov was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Ryan Spann made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.