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 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Ryan Spann's UFC record stood at 8-6-0, 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 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 18 more professional rounds, 53 to Cirkunov's 35.

Spann vs Cirkunov form

Spann had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ovince St. Preux at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Spann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Cirkunov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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