Walker vs Spann

Who won Walker vs Spann?

Johnny Walker beat Ryan Spann by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Vegas 11, on Saturday 19th September 2020 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).

Walker vs Spann stats

Johnny Walker stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ryan Spann made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

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

Johnny Walker's UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Ryan Spann's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Walker had a massive power advantage over Spann, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Spann's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had a massive advantage over Walker, boasting a 61% submission rate over Walker's 12%.

Johnny Walker was the same age as Ryan Spann, at 32 years old.

Walker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Spann. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Walker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 months later than Spann, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 46 to Spann's 48.

Walker vs Spann form

Walker had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ion Cutelaba at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Thiago Santos at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Nikita Krylov at UFC on ESPN+ 28 on 14th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ginásio Nilson Nelson, Brasilia, Brazil.

Spann had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Bogdan Guskov at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Nikita Krylov at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Dominick Reyes at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He was victorious 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Johnny Walker had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 7 days ago, while Ryan Spann's last outing had been 20 days ago.

Walker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. 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 2 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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