Spann vs Cutelaba

Who won Spann vs Cutelaba?

Ryan Spann beat Ion Cutelaba by submission in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th May 2022 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 Cutelaba stats

Ryan Spann stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Ion Cutelaba made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Ryan Spann's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Ion Cutelaba marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Ryan Spann's UFC record stood at 8-5-0, while Ion Cutelaba's came in at 7-9-1.

The stats suggested Cutelaba had a massive power advantage over Spann, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Spann's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Spann had a massive advantage over Cutelaba, boasting a 58% submission rate over Cutelaba's 13%.

Ryan Spann was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Spann had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cutelaba. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Spann was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 10 months later than Cutelaba, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, 51 to Cutelaba's 47.

Spann vs Cutelaba form

Cutelaba 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 won against Devin Clark at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Dustin Jacoby at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by split draw in their 3 round contest.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC on ESPN+ 27 on 29th February 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Chartway Arena, Norfolk, United States.

He had beaten Khalil Rountree at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Activity check

Spann's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Cutelaba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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