Mario Pinto vs. Ryan Spann
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mario Pinto
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.82 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 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)
Mario Pinto
Distance 49.2% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 14.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 36.5% (norm 9.3%)
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)
Mario Pinto
Head 90.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 7.6%)
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 | Pinto L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Spann L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 44 / 89 | 49.4% | 40.1% | 225 / 680 | 33.1% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 70.4% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 60 / 66 | 90.9% | 70.2% | 63 / 85 | 74.1% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 108 / 163 | 66.3% | 39.0% | 239 / 701 | 34.1% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 77.0% | 59 / 83 | 71.1% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 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 (Heavyweight: 93 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 Pinto L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Spann L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 51 / 138 | 37.0% | 40.7% | 301 / 580 | 51.9% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.2% | 97 / 117 | 82.9% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 126 | 31.7% | 39.3% | 305 / 598 | 51.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 75.1% | 44 / 55 | 80.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 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.