Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Ryan Spann
Ryan Spann
“Superman”
24-11-0
RESULT

Ryan Spann def. Sam Alvey (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Sam Alvey
Sam Alvey
“Smile'N”
33-18-1 (1 NC)
Saturday, May 9, 2020
VyStar 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.

Fight stats

Ryan Spann
Sam Alvey
0
Knockdowns
0
51 of 115
Significant strikes
57 of 108
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
52 of 116
Total strikes
103 of 156
2 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
29%
Takedown accuracy
—
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:01
Control time
0:29
Significant strikes by target
41 of 102
Head
40 of 90
10 of 13
Body
3 of 3
0 of 0
Leg
14 of 15
48 of 109
Distance
46 of 94
3 of 6
Clinch
11 of 14
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 27
Sig. str.
17 of 25
9 of 27
Total str.
57 of 67
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
2:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
22 of 39
Sig. str.
15 of 39
23 of 40
Total str.
17 of 41
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 49
Sig. str.
25 of 44
20 of 49
Total str.
29 of 48
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:32
Ctrl
0:29
Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

24-11-0
Record
33-18-1 (1 NC)
2
Win Streak
0
34
Age
40
6'5"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
75"
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.11
SLpM
3.28
39%
Str. Acc.
44%
3.92
SApM
3.63
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.21
TD Avg.
0.06
34%
TD Acc.
14%
59%
TD Def.
82%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Ryan Spann · 3-2
  • W
    Marcus Buchecha
    UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs ZalalSat, Apr 25, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 2:10 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Lukasz Brzeski
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
    Submission · R1 · 2:47 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Waldo Cortes Acosta
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2Sat, Mar 15, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 4:48 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Ovince Saint Preux
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 1:35 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Bogdan Guskov
    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs PerezSat, Apr 27, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 3:16 · Light Heavyweight
Sam Alvey · 0-4-1
  • L
    Michal Oleksiejczuk
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs HillSat, Aug 6, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 1:56 · Middleweight
  • L
    Brendan Allen
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs StricklandSat, Feb 5, 2022
    Submission · R2 · 2:10 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Wellington Turman
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs ChikadzeSat, Aug 28, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Julian Marquez
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs HollandSat, Apr 10, 2021
    Submission · R2 · 2:07 · Middleweight
  • D
    Da Woon Jung
    UFC 254: Khabib vs GaethjeSat, Oct 24, 2020
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 24 fights
19.0
Avg sig. strikes
31.6
0.50
Avg takedowns
0.04
1:27
Avg control time
0:33
59
Career high strikes
82
2
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Ryan Spann
Strike target
Sam Alvey
75%
Head
67%
18%
Body
15%
6%
Leg
17%
Ryan Spann
Strike position
Sam Alvey
72%
Distance
76%
7%
Clinch
20%
21%
Ground
4%