Ryan Spann vs. Anthony Smith
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Anthony Smith
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 23 | 10 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 36 finish wins over 61 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ryan Spann
Distance 84.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 10.6%)
Anthony Smith
Distance 91.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ryan Spann
Head 87.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 9.7%)
Anthony Smith
Head 75.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 13.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Spann L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Smith L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 225 / 680 | 33.1% | 41.5% | 739 / 1539 | 48.0% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 70.8% | 64 / 89 | 71.9% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 63 / 85 | 74.1% | 72.9% | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 239 / 701 | 34.1% | 39.2% | 527 / 1268 | 41.6% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 59 / 83 | 71.1% | 72.0% | 155 / 232 | 66.8% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 19 / 20 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 158 / 178 | 88.8% | 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 Spann L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 301 / 580 | 51.9% | 40.6% | 835 / 1752 | 47.7% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 68.8% | 117 / 170 | 68.8% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 97 / 117 | 82.9% | 70.4% | 395 / 500 | 79.0% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 305 / 598 | 51.0% | 37.7% | 810 / 1762 | 46.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 44 / 55 | 80.0% | 72.9% | 210 / 294 | 71.4% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 79 / 88 | 89.8% | 83.1% | 327 / 366 | 89.3% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Smith has more cage time on record.