Spann vs Cirkunov

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 4 years, at 33 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.

Activity check

Cirkunov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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