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.

This was Anthony Smith's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. 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 13-10-0, 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 65 more professional rounds, 113 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.

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 was victorious against Dominick Reyes at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Anthony Smith at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Johnny Walker at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 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 3 years and 3 months ago, while Ryan Spann's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 12 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Spann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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