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UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
Ryan Spann
Ryan Spann
19-7 · USA
VS
Ion Cutelaba
Ion Cutelaba
16-6-1 · MDA
May 14, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Ryan Spann def. Ion Cutelaba by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:22
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:22
Spann4/110/000:04
Cutelaba2/93/301:11
Total
Spann4/110/000:04
Cutelaba2/93/301:11

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SpannWin probabilityCutelaba
51.0%49.0%
KO / TKO
55%
Submission
21%
Decision
23%
Expected fight time: 7.2 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Spann, blue toward Cutelaba. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Spann51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%44%15%
Submission16%31%9%
Decision13%25%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes24 (932)act 4
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Cutelaba49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%67%47%
Submission5%11%8%
Decision11%22%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 2
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 3
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R147%
R225%
R35%
Distance23%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Spann
47.3%+107
Cutelaba
-10750.8%
Most takedownstie 42.3%
Spann
21.5%+168
Cutelaba
-16836.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Spann
Expected: 23.6
23.5
Over 23.5
39.9%
+150
Under 23.5
60.1%
-150
03059
Cutelaba
Expected: 24.8
25
Over 25
38.5%
+155
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
59.6%
-155
03263
Takedowns — over/under
Spann
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.6%
+227
Under 0.5
69.4%
-227
035
Cutelaba
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
44.3%
+126
Under 0.5
55.7%
-126
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 7.2 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Spann51.0%32.9%+18.1+189
Cutelaba49.0%67.1%−18.1-240
By method
Spann by KO/TKO28.2%14.6%+13.6+454
Spann by submission10.9%8.7%+2.2+830
Spann by decision11.9%11.9%±0.0+576
Cutelaba by KO/TKO27.1%46.5%−19.4-136
Cutelaba by submission10.5%8.2%+2.3+890
Cutelaba by decision11.5%10.1%+1.4+699
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds53.1%44.1%+9.0+112
Over 2.5 rds28.4%26.9%+1.5+250
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision23.4%22.4%+1.0+318

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
61.0Striking65.7
Cutelaba +4.7
57.4Grappling69.0
Cutelaba +11.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SpannCutelaba
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1565
Pound-for-pound
1540
1564
Divisional
1541
1508
Striking offense
1511
1498
Striking defense
1501
1515
Grappling offense
1521
1490
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
30 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'1"
79"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.37
Strikes landed / min
4.91
45%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.37
Strikes absorbed / min
3.43
48%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.60
Takedowns / 15 min
4.39
38%
Takedown accuracy
60%
57%
Takedown defense
79%
1.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
60%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
238
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ryan Spann
  • LAnthony SmithSUB R1
    Close +1328mo before
  • WMisha CirkunovKO/TKO R1
    Close +1061y 2mo before
  • LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1001y 8mo before
  • WSam AlveyS-DEC R3
    Close -4202y before
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R2
    Close -1752y 7mo before
Ion Cutelaba
  • WDevin ClarkU-DEC R3
    Close -1628mo before
  • DDustin JacobyS-DEC R3
    Close -1311y before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevKO/TKO R1
    Close +2501y 7mo before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevKO/TKO R1
    Close +1852y 2mo before
  • WKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R1
    Close -1052y 8mo before
Spann — win / loss by method
Record: 19-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 3 losses
W
26% of wins
L
43% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 2 losses
W
58% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
16% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
10 (71%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(40%) 2
Cutelaba — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-1, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
12 wins, 2 losses
W
75% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
17% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
5win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (40%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
9 (82%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Spann
Cutelaba
7
UFC fights
11
46.8 min · 6.7 avg
Octagon time
92.3 min · 8.4 avg
13y 5m
Career length
14y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Spann
Cutelaba
143W–54L · 72.6%
Overall
131W–27L · 82.9%
91W–33L · 73.4%
Wins
59W–15L · 79.7%
52W–21L · 71.2%
Losses
72W–12L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Spann
Cutelaba
126W–63L · 66.7%
Overall
51W–57L · 47.2%
91W–55L · 62.3%
Wins
42W–54L · 43.8%
35W–8L · 81.4%
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Spann
Cutelaba
4.37
Landed / min
4.55
36.4%
Accuracy
30.5%
56.9%
Defense
51.5%
1.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.33
49.9%
Time at distance
54.7%
Grappling & control
Spann
Cutelaba
1.60
Takedowns / 15 min
4.39
38.5%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
57.1%
Takedown defense
79.3%
1.28
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
59.5%
Control share
61.9%
Strike target map
Spann
  • Head82%(130)div 64%
  • Body17%(27)div 19%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%
Cutelaba
  • Head76%(343)div 64%
  • Body17%(79)div 19%
  • Legs7%(31)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Ryan Spann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Ion Cutelaba
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.