Ryan Spann (23-11, 20) was born in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. on August 24, 1991. At the age of 21 years on February 16, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Aaron Lebrun, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 22, 2018, 27-year old Ryan Spann made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders against a 25-year old Luis Henrique, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Spann's last fight was a 1st-round submission win against Łukasz Brzeski at UFC 318 at age 33 on July 19, 2025. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 15 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ryan Spann's best fights have been against Misha Cirkunov, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Dominick Reyes, Ion Cuțelaba, Ovince Saint Preux, Devin Clark and Łukasz Brzeski.
Spann has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Jul 19, 2025 33 years, 10 months 23-11 (20) | Łukasz Brzeski | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
33  | Mar 15, 2025 33 years, 6 months 22-11 (19) | 33 years, 5 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
32  | Oct 5, 2024 33 years, 1 months 22-10 (19) | 41 years, 5 months 27-17 (18) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
31  | Apr 27, 2024 32 years, 8 months 21-10 (18) | 31 years, 7 months 15-3 (15) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Aug 26, 2023 32 years 21-9 (18) | 35 years, 1 months 36-18 (34) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
29  | Mar 11, 2023 31 years, 6 months 21-8 (18) | 31 years 29-9 (27) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke |
28  | Nov 12, 2022 31 years, 2 months 21-7 (18) | 32 years, 10 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
27  | May 14, 2022 30 years, 8 months 20-7 (17) | 28 years, 5 months 16-6-1 (14) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
26 | Sep 18, 2021 30 years 19-7 (16) | 33 years, 1 months 35-16 (33) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
25  | Mar 13, 2021 29 years, 6 months 19-6 (16) | 34 years 15-5 (13) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24  | Sep 19, 2020 29 years 18-6 (15) | 28 years, 5 months 17-5 (16) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
23  | May 9, 2020 28 years, 8 months 18-5 (15) | 34 years 33-13 (22) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
22  | Oct 12, 2019 28 years, 1 months 17-5 (15) | 29 years, 6 months 10-3 (4) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
21  | May 11, 2019 27 years, 8 months 16-5 (14) | 42 years, 11 months 23-8 (13) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
20  | Sep 22, 2018 27 years 15-5 (13) | 25 years, 1 months 10-4 (7) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jun 19, 2018 26 years, 9 months 14-5 (13) | 27 years, 4 months 16-6 (16) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
18 | Jan 26, 2018 26 years, 5 months 13-5 (12) | Alex Nicholson | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won LFA light-heavyweight title | |
17 | Nov 10, 2017 26 years, 2 months 12-5 (11) | Myron Dennis | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
16 | Sep 22, 2017 26 years 11-5 (10) | LeMarcus Tucker | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15  | Jul 25, 2017 25 years, 11 months 10-5 (9) | 26 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Elbows | |
14 | May 13, 2017 25 years, 8 months 10-4 (9) | Roman Pizzolato | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
13  | Feb 10, 2017 25 years, 5 months 9-4 (8) | 24 years, 6 months 8-0 (8) | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
12  | Jul 22, 2016 24 years, 10 months 9-3 (8) | 34 years, 9 months 6-0 (6) | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For Legacy FC light-heavyweight title | |
11 | Mar 25, 2016 24 years, 7 months 9-2 (8) | Aaron Davis | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
10 | Nov 13, 2015 24 years, 2 months 8-2 (7) | Leo Leite | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For Legacy FC middleweight title | |
9 | Jun 26, 2015 23 years, 10 months 8-1 (7) | Larry Crowe | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
8 | May 9, 2015 23 years, 8 months 7-1 (6) | Dwight Gipson | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
7 | Feb 13, 2015 23 years, 5 months 6-1 (5) | Artenas Young | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
6 | Sep 12, 2014 23 years 5-1 (4) | Brandon Farran | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
5 | Feb 1, 2014 22 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | Randy McCarty | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Sep 28, 2013 22 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Jhonoven Pati | Pride | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
3 | Jun 21, 2013 21 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Brandon Atkins | Pride | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
2 | Mar 16, 2013 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Steven Zamora | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Feb 16, 2013 21 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Aaron Lebrun | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
