Smith vs Spann II

Who won Smith vs Spann II?

Anthony Smith beat Ryan Spann by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie, on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Anthony Smith.

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).

Smith vs Spann II stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 36 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Ryan Spann made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Anthony Smith's 25th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Ryan Spann marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-12-0, while Ryan Spann's came in at 8-6-0.

The stats suggested Smith had a large advantage in power over Spann, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Spann's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had an advantage over Smith, with a 57% submission rate over Smith's 39%.

Anthony Smith was the older man by 3 years, at 36 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 63 more professional rounds, 116 to Spann's 53.

Smith vs Spann II form

Anthony Smith had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mingyang Zhang at UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates on 26th April 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dominick Reyes at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Roman Dolidze at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Vitor Petrino at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had lost to Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

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 had been beaten 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dominick Reyes at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ion Cutelaba at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious against Misha Cirkunov at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Smith had been fighting more than Ryan Spann.

Going to this contest, Anthony Smith had last fought 2 months and 1 day ago, while Ryan Spann's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 16 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Spann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smith vs Spann II?

Anthony Smith was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Ryan Spann made his way into the ring at 3/4 (-130) with oddsmakers.