Spann vs Cirkunov

Who won Spann vs Cirkunov?

Ryan Spann beat Misha Cirkunov by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 21, on Saturday 13th March 2021 at UFC APEX 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).

Spann vs Cirkunov stats

Ryan Spann stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Misha Cirkunov made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Ryan Spann's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Ryan Spann's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Misha Cirkunov's came in at 6-7-0.

The stats suggested Cirkunov had an advantage in power over Spann, with a 33% knock out percentage over Spann's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had a slight advantage over Cirkunov, with a 61% submission rate over Cirkunov's 53%.

Ryan Spann was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Spann had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cirkunov. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Spann was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years later than Cirkunov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 48 to Cirkunov's 35.

Spann vs Cirkunov form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won 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 beaten 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 lost to 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 defeated Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

Activity check

Spann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Cirkunov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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