Saturday, May 9, 2020VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States
Ryan Spann defeated Sam Alvey by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje, held Saturday, May 9, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Ryan Spann won the decision.
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Ryan Spann vs Sam Alvey
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Ryan SpannSam Alvey
0
Knockdowns0
51 / 115
Significant strikes57 / 108
44%
Sig. strike accuracy53%
52 / 116
Total strikes103 / 156
2 / 7
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Submission attempts0
3:01
Control time0:29
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Ryan SpannSam Alvey
4180%4070%
Head
1020%35%
Body
00%1425%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Ryan Spann
94%
Sam Alvey
81%19%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Ryan Spann51 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3939/97
99/12
0
Clinch
22/5
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Sam Alvey57 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3030/77
22/2
1414/15
Clinch
1010/13
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Ryan SpannSam Alvey
R1
9
17
10-910-910-9
R2
22
15
10-910-910-9
R3
20
25
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Ryan Spann
0
Knockdowns0
9 / 27
Significant strikes17 / 25
33%
Sig. strike accuracy68%
9 / 27
Total strikes57 / 67
2 / 4
Takedowns0 / 0
1
Submission attempts0
2:01
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Ryan Spann
0
Knockdowns0
22 / 39
Significant strikes15 / 39
56%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
23 / 40
Total strikes17 / 41
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:28
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Sam Alvey
0
Knockdowns0
20 / 49
Significant strikes25 / 44
41%
Sig. strike accuracy57%
20 / 49
Total strikes29 / 48
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
0:32
Control time0:29
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
15
Ryan Spann
3
Sam Alvey
●29-28 Spann×15●29-28 Alvey×3
All 18 media scorecards
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport29-28Spann
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Spann
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Spann
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Spann
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Spann
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com29-28Spann
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com29-28Spann
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Spann
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Spann
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Spann
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Spann
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling29-28Spann
- Greg Rosenstein · The Athletic29-28Spann
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28Spann
- MMABrasil.com.br29-28Spann
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Alvey
- Mike Sloan · Sherdog.com29-28Alvey
- MMAMania.com29-28Alvey
Fan Scorecards
101 fan scorecards submitted
76%
Ryan Spann
3%
Draw
21%
Sam Alvey
●29-28 Spann75.2%●29-28 Alvey19.8%●29-29 Draw2%●30-27 Spann1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
83%
Spann
R2
90%
Spann
R3
95%
Alvey
Betting Odds
Ryan Spann
-415
81% implied win probability
Open: -425Best: -365
Sam Alvey
+302
25% implied win probability
Open: +303Best: +383
Average moneyline across 8 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Ryan Spann | Sam Alvey |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -365 | +290 |
| Bookmaker | -380 | +280 |
| Bovada | -365 | +275 |
| Cloudbet | -441 | +305 |
| Pinnacle | -600 | +383 |
| sportsbetio | -417 | +277 |
| sports-interaction | -405 | +280 |
| unibet | -420 | +325 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Sam Alvey's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Ryan Spann's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Ryan Spann
BJJTaekwondoKarate
- —Blue belt · BJJBrian Hall
- 2018LFA Light Heavyweight ChampionshipLegacy Fighting Alliance
- 2014Hero FC Middleweight ChampionshipHero FC
- 2018Contract winner · DWCS
Sam Alvey
KaratePankrationBJJ
- —Black belt · BJJChad Hardy
- —MFC Middleweight ChampionshipMaximum Fighting Championship
- —Heavyweight World Championship (inaugural)Karate Combat
- —Champion · Pankration Tournament
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
76%67%
Head
18%15%
Body
6%17%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Ryan Spannlast 8 fights
63%9%28%
Sam Alveylast 1 fight
55%45%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ryan Spann· from fights outside the UFC Sam Alvey· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.063.28
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ryan Spann · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fightersSam Alvey · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.163.63
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ryan Spann · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fightersSam Alvey · Average · better than 43% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.140.06
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ryan Spann · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersSam Alvey · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
33%14%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ryan Spann · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersSam Alvey · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
51%82%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ryan Spann · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersSam Alvey · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.700.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ryan Spann · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersSam Alvey · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.06
Strikes landed / min3.28
4.16
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.63
1.14 / 3.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.06 / 0.4
33%
Takedown accuracy14%
51%
Takedown defence82%
1:14
Control time / fight0:33
1.70
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Ryan Spann19 UFC fights · 322 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
54%174/609
11%37/61
6%19/19
Clinch
6%20/30
3%9/9
0%0/0
Ground
16%50/71
4%13/13
0%0/1
Sam Alvey23 UFC fights · 676 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%359/1116
8%53/82
18%124/149
Clinch
8%54/83
8%52/56
1%6/7
Ground
4%27/41
0%1/1
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Ryan Spann30 of 36 ended early · 83%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Sam Alvey30 of 53 ended early · 57%23 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Ryan Spann3-2
- L
- W
- W
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- WUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024Submission · R1 · 1:35 · Light Heavyweight
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- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Yan vs Dvalishvili · Mar 11, 2023Submission · R1 · 3:38 · Catch Weight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs Rakić · May 14, 2022Submission · R1 · 2:22 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann · Sep 18, 2021Submission · R1 · 3:47 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Muhammad · Mar 13, 2021TKO · R1 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley · Sep 19, 2020TKO · R1 · 2:43 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · Oct 12, 2019Submission · R2 · 2:01 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 10 · Jun 19, 2018Submission · R1 · 0:26 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WMyron DennisLFA 27: Watley vs. Wilson · Nov 10, 2017TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Light Heavyweight
- WLemarcus TuckerLFA 23: Krantz vs. Nakashima · Sep 22, 2017Submission · R1 · 2:55 · Light Heavyweight
- LDana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 3 · Jul 25, 2017KO · R1 · 0:15 · Light Heavyweight
- WRoman PizzolatoWFC 72 · May 13, 2017Submission · R1 · 0:20 · Middleweight
- L
- LRobert DrysdaleLegacy FC 58 · Jul 22, 2016Submission · R2 · 2:58 · Light Heavyweight
- WAaron DavisLegacy FC 52 · Mar 25, 2016Submission · R1 · 2:53 · Light Heavyweight
- LLeo LeiteLegacy FC 48 · Nov 13, 2015UD · Middleweight
- WLarry CroweLegacy FC 42 · Jun 26, 2015TKO · R1 · 0:08 · Middleweight
- WDwight GipsonVFA: Round 5 · May 9, 2015Submission · R1 · 4:39 · Middleweight
- WArtenas YoungFury FC 4 · Feb 13, 2015Submission · R3 · 2:32 · Middleweight
- LBrandon FarranBest of the Best 3 · Sep 12, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Middleweight
- WRandy McCartyBest of the Best 1 · Feb 1, 2014UD · Middleweight
- WJhonoven PatiTexas Pride · Sep 28, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:32 · Middleweight
- WBrandon AtkinsPride of the Valley 2 · Jun 21, 2013Submission · R1 · 0:44 · Middleweight
- WSteven ZamoraEl Orgullo del Valle · Mar 16, 2013Submission · R1 · 2:25
- WAaron LebrunVFA: Round 1 · Feb 16, 2013Submission
Sam Alvey1-4
- WCameron GrahamB2 Fighting Series 183 · May 27, 2023TKO · R3 · 4:24 · Heavyweight
- L
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- LUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze · Aug 28, 2021Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Submission · R2 · 2:07 · Middleweight
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- D
- L
- L
- L
- L
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- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Stephens · Feb 24, 2018TKO · R1 · 4:23 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno · Aug 5, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: McDonald vs Lineker · Jul 13, 2016Submission · R1 · 2:43 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WWes SwoffordMFC 40: Crowned Kings · May 9, 2014TKO · R4 · 1:02 · Middleweight
- WJason SouthMFC 38: Behind Enemy Lines · Oct 4, 2013TKO · R5 · 4:56 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- WLucas LopesShoFight 20 · Jun 16, 2012TKO · R1 · 1:37 · Middleweight
- WDaniel AlmeidaWreck MMA 9 · Apr 20, 2012TKO · R1 · 1:41 · Catchweight
- LBrandon RopatiIndustry of Combat New Zealand · Mar 3, 2012DEC
- WEddie LarreaMadtown Throwdown 26 · Jan 7, 2012TKO · R1 · 4:39 · Middleweight
- W
- LBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 50 · Sep 17, 2011Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 45 · May 20, 2011Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WLuke TaylorCaribbean Ultimate Fist Fighting · Oct 22, 2010DEC
- WBill HillKOTC: High Profile · Oct 8, 2010TKO · R2 · 2:22 · Heavyweight
- L
- NC
- WPat O'MalleyCombat USA 31 · Jun 18, 2010TKO · R1 · 2:49 · Middleweight
- WBrad ResopCombat USA 27 · Feb 21, 2010Submission · R1 · 3:40 · Middleweight
- WEric HammerichMadtown Throwdown · Jan 8, 2010TKO
- WDemian DecorahWisconsin Regional · Nov 28, 2009DEC
- WMark HonnegerMadtown Throwdown · Jul 31, 2009TKO
- WRon CarterKOTC: Connection · Jul 18, 2009UD · Light Heavyweight
- WTre MittnechtWisconsin Regional · Jun 19, 2009TKO
- LCaleb NelsonWisconsin Regional · May 1, 2009DEC
- WJason SinkKOTC Underground 35 · Apr 3, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:10 · Heavyweight
- WJustin LemkeWisconsin Regional · Feb 28, 2009TKO
- WLukas BowarWisconsin Regional · Nov 28, 2008TKO
- WShane MalchiodiKOTC: Rock Solid · Jul 19, 2008Submission · R2 · 1:19 · Middleweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Ryan Spann vs Sam Alvey?
Ryan Spann defeated Sam Alvey by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje, held Saturday, May 9, 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Ryan Spann won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Ryan Spann vs Sam Alvey?
The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Ryan Spann won the decision.
Was Ryan Spann vs Sam Alvey a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 76% of 101 fan cards scored it for Ryan Spann; 83% of 18 media scores picked Ryan Spann.