Smith vs Spann II

Who won Smith vs Spann II?

Anthony Smith beat Ryan Spann by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The scorecards were announced as 28-29, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of winner Anthony Smith.

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).

Smith vs Spann II stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 36 wins, 18 loses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Ryan Spann made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out and 12 by submission.

The stats suggested Smith had a large advantage in power over Spann, boasting at 53% knock out percentage over Spann's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had an advantage over Smith, with a 57% submission rate over Smith's 39%.

Anthony Smith was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Spann had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Spann, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 104 to Spann's 48.

Smith vs Spann II form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beat Jimmy Crute at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had won against Devin Clark at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ion Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 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 Anthony Smith.

Going to this contest, Anthony Smith had last fought 4 months and 15 days ago, while Ryan Spann's last outing had been 6 months and 17 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Spann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 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 Smith vs Spann II?

Anthony Smith was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Ryan Spann made his way into the ring at 3/4 (-130) with oddsmakers.