Reyes vs Spann

Who won Reyes vs Spann?

Ryan Spann beat Dominick Reyes by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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).

Reyes vs Spann stats

Dominick Reyes stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 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 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Dominick Reyes' 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Ryan Spann marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Dominick Reyes' UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Ryan Spann's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Reyes had a massive power advantage over Spann, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Spann's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had a massive advantage over Reyes, boasting a 60% submission rate over Reyes' 17%.

Dominick Reyes was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Spann had a height advantage of 1 inch over Reyes. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Reyes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 9 months later than Spann, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 29 to Spann's 48.

Activity check

Reyes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Spann's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Reyes vs Spann?

Dominick Reyes was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Ryan Spann made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.