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Devin Clark vs. Ryan Spann

UFC 8-9-0 vs. 10-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-9-0
UFC record
10-7-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
35
6'0"
HeightΔ 5"
6'5"
75"
ReachΔ 4"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
32.3
Layoff (months)Δ 30.8 mo
1.5
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ryan Spann is a submission threat — 1.58 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Devin Clark hunts takedowns — 2.17 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Ryan Spann carries real power — 0.86 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Devin Clark

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 89
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 41
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Ryan Spann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 117
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 53
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 35 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5883.03/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
3173.03/min · norm 3.48
6283.24/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4284.09/min · norm 3.37
54.2%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
39.4%norm 48.45%
44.0%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
42.2%norm 52.75%
30.23/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
60.86/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Devin Clark

Distance 67.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 10.6%)

Ryan Spann

Distance 84.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Devin Clark

Head 70.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 9.7%)

Ryan Spann

Head 87.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Clark L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Spann L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 306 / 736 41.6% 41.5% 225 / 680 33.1% 41.5%
In the clinch 182 / 231 78.8% 70.8% 29 / 39 74.4% 70.8%
On the ground 100 / 118 84.7% 72.9% 63 / 85 74.1% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 328 / 767 42.8% 39.2% 239 / 701 34.1% 39.2%
To the body 160 / 195 82.1% 72.0% 59 / 83 71.1% 72.0%
To the legs 100 / 123 81.3% 82.1% 19 / 20 too few to rate 82.1%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Clark L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Spann L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 269 / 656 41.0% 40.6% 301 / 580 51.9% 40.6%
In the clinch 242 / 311 77.8% 68.8% 30 / 44 68.2% 68.8%
On the ground 117 / 155 75.5% 70.4% 97 / 117 82.9% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 368 / 815 45.2% 37.7% 305 / 598 51.0% 37.7%
To the body 183 / 219 83.6% 72.9% 44 / 55 80.0% 72.9%
To the legs 77 / 88 87.5% 83.1% 79 / 88 89.8% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2832.9% acc · 2.17/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
833.3% acc · 1.15/15 · norm 0.87
2058.8% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1950.0% def · norm 66.7%
59:4330.8% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
23:3422.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
51:403:59 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
19:172:45 per 15 · norm 2:50
10.08/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
111.58/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Clark has more cage time on record.