Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dominick Reyes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.44 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500
Ryan Spann
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
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
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dominick Reyes
Distance 82.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 10.4% (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)
Dominick Reyes
Head 70.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 17.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 12.3% (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 | Reyes L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Spann L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 440 / 908 | 48.5% | 41.5% | 225 / 680 | 33.1% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 70.8% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 88 / 114 | 77.2% | 72.9% | 63 / 85 | 74.1% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 331 / 771 | 42.9% | 39.2% | 239 / 701 | 34.1% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 141 / 190 | 74.2% | 72.0% | 59 / 83 | 71.1% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 116 / 135 | 85.9% | 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 Reyes L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Spann L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 371 / 746 | 49.7% | 40.6% | 301 / 580 | 51.9% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 68.8% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 97 / 117 | 82.9% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 212 / 542 | 39.1% | 37.7% | 305 / 598 | 51.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 82 / 115 | 71.3% | 72.9% | 44 / 55 | 80.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 107 / 138 | 77.5% | 83.1% | 79 / 88 | 89.8% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Spann has more cage time on record.