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 scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Nikita Krylov.

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.

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.

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Krylov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 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.