Ryan Spann vs. Misha Cirkunov

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
10-6-0
UFC record
6-7-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
34
AgeΔ 5 yrs
39
6'5"
HeightΔ 2"
6'3"
79"
ReachΔ 2"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3.4
Layoff (months)Δ 42.4 mo
45.8
WWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Misha Cirkunov is a submission threat — 1.71 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Ryan Spann is a submission threat — 1.52 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Misha Cirkunov hunts takedowns — 4.15 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: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Misha Cirkunov

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 68
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3043.08/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
2373.86/min · norm 3.41
3803.85/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
1883.06/min · norm 3.35
39.5%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
51.9%norm 48.3%
43.6%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
57.8%norm 52.9%
60.91/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Ryan Spann

Distance 85.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 11.0% (norm 10.4%)

Misha Cirkunov

Distance 71.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.4%)

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

Ryan Spann

Head 87.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.4% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 9.7%)

Misha Cirkunov

Head 76.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.3% (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 Cirkunov L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 656 33.4% 41.4% 135 / 326 41.4% 41.4%
In the clinch 22 / 29 75.9% 70.9% 52 / 74 70.3% 70.9%
On the ground 63 / 85 74.1% 72.3% 50 / 57 87.7% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 229 / 670 34.2% 38.9% 153 / 348 44.0% 38.9%
To the body 56 / 80 70.0% 71.9% 57 / 80 71.2% 71.9%
To the legs 19 / 20 too few to rate 81.8% 27 / 29 93.1% 81.8%

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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Cirkunov L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 291 / 556 52.3% 40.4% 113 / 340 33.2% 40.4%
In the clinch 24 / 35 68.6% 68.7% 28 / 39 71.8% 68.7%
On the ground 65 / 83 78.3% 70.4% 47 / 66 71.2% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 258 / 532 48.5% 37.5% 119 / 347 34.3% 37.5%
To the body 43 / 54 79.6% 72.3% 40 / 60 66.7% 72.3%
To the legs 79 / 88 89.8% 83.0% 29 / 38 76.3% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
834.8% acc · 1.22/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
1739.5% acc · 4.15/15 · norm 0.87
1858.1% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1076.9% def · norm 66.7%
23:1423.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
17:2628.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
15:442:23 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
8:252:03 per 15 · norm 2:48
101.52/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
71.71/15 · norm 0.27

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