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Ryan Spann vs. Rogerio Nogueira

UFC 10-7-0 vs. 6-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-7-0
UFC record
6-7-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
35
AgeΔ 15 yrs
50
6'5"
HeightΔ 3"
6'2"
79"
ReachΔ 4"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
1.5
Layoff (months)Δ 73.3 mo
74.8
LWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

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.
Ryan Spann carries real power — 0.86 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Rogerio Nogueira rarely shoots — 0.12 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Rogerio Nogueira

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 67
Tier 3 — regional circuit 173

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3173.03/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
3412.78/min · norm 3.48
4284.09/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3963.23/min · norm 3.37
39.4%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
36.6%norm 48.45%
42.2%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
54.7%norm 52.75%
60.86/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
40.49/15 · norm 0.40

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%)

Rogerio Nogueira

Distance 84.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 7.8% (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%)

Rogerio Nogueira

Head 88.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.1% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 1.7% (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/AAccLight Heavyweight med Nogueira L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 225 / 680 33.1% 41.5% 245 / 785 31.2% 41.5%
In the clinch 29 / 39 74.4% 70.8% 44 / 74 59.5% 70.8%
On the ground 63 / 85 74.1% 72.9% 52 / 73 71.2% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 239 / 701 34.1% 39.2% 262 / 822 31.9% 39.2%
To the body 59 / 83 71.1% 72.0% 64 / 94 68.1% 72.0%
To the legs 19 / 20 too few to rate 82.1% 15 / 16 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 Spann L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Nogueira L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 301 / 580 51.9% 40.6% 235 / 641 36.7% 40.6%
In the clinch 30 / 44 68.2% 68.8% 37 / 70 52.9% 68.8%
On the ground 97 / 117 82.9% 70.4% 124 / 163 76.1% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 305 / 598 51.0% 37.7% 264 / 704 37.5% 37.7%
To the body 44 / 55 80.0% 72.9% 69 / 92 75.0% 72.9%
To the legs 79 / 88 89.8% 83.1% 63 / 78 80.8% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
833.3% acc · 1.15/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.12/15 · norm 0.87
1950.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
4164.1% def · norm 66.7%
23:3422.5% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
6:285.3% of cage time · norm 17.1%
19:172:45 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
35:274:19 per 15 · norm 2:50
111.58/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.24/15 · norm 0.28

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