Smith vs Spann

Who won Smith vs Spann?

Anthony Smith beat Ryan Spann by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Vegas 37, on Saturday 18th September 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Smith vs Spann stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 34 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 13 by submission.

Ryan Spann made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 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.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 12-9-0, while Ryan Spann's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested Smith had a large advantage in power over Spann, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Spann's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had an advantage over Smith, with a 58% submission rate over Smith's 38%.

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 61 more professional rounds, 109 to Spann's 48.

Smith vs Spann 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 won against Jimmy Crute at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Devin Clark at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

He had defeated Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on ESPN+ 11 on 1st June 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Spann's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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