Who won Spann vs Cirkunov?
Ryan Spann beat Misha Cirkunov by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 21, on Saturday 13th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
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).
Spann vs Cirkunov stats
Ryan Spann stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.
Misha Cirkunov made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.
This was Ryan Spann's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.
Ryan Spann's UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Misha Cirkunov's came in at 6-7-0.
The stats suggested Cirkunov had an advantage in power over Spann, with a 33% knock out percentage over Spann's 22%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had a slight advantage over Cirkunov, with a 61% submission rate over Cirkunov's 53%.
Ryan Spann was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.
Spann had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cirkunov. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Spann was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years later than Cirkunov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 48 to Cirkunov's 35.
Spann vs Cirkunov form
Misha Cirkunov had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Jimmy Crute at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on 14th September 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.
Before that, he had beaten Patrick Cummins at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton.
He had been defeated by Glover Teixeira at UFC on FOX 26 on 16th December 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at MTS Centre, Winnipeg.
Activity check
Spann's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.
Cirkunov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.
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