Who won Preux vs Spann?
Ryan Spann beat Ovince St. Preux by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.
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).
Preux vs Spann stats
Ovince St. Preux stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.
Ryan Spann made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.
This was Ovince St. Preux's 28th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Ryan Spann marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.
Ovince St. Preux's UFC record stood at 15-13-0, while Ryan Spann's came in at 8-5-0.
The stats suggested St. Preux had an advantage in power over Spann, with a 44% knock out percentage over Spann's 29%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had a large advantage over St. Preux, boasting a 57% submission rate over St. Preux's 30%.
Ovince St. Preux was the older man by 8 years, at 41 years old.
Spann had a height advantage of 2 inches over St. Preux. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
St. Preux was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Spann, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 95 to Spann's 51.
Preux vs Spann form
Spann had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Bogdan Guskov at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.
Going into that contest, he had been defeated by 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.
Before that, he had won against Dominick Reyes at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
He had beaten Ion Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Activity check
St. Preux's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.
Spann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.
What time did Preux vs Spann start?
The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:25 PM UTC , which was 6:25 PM EST or 3:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:25 PM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Preux vs Spann?
Ovince St. Preux was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Ryan Spann made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.
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