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UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
Ryan Spann
Ryan Spann
18-6 · USA
VS
Misha Cirkunov
Misha Cirkunov
15-5 · LVA
March 13, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Ryan Spann def. Misha Cirkunov by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 1:11
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:11
Spann16/290/010:13
Cirkunov5/180/000:00
Total
Spann16/290/010:13
Cirkunov5/180/000:00

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 probabilityCirkunov
57.4%42.6%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
18%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.3 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 Cirkunov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Spann57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%42%24%
Submission9%16%11%
Decision24%42%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 16
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Cirkunov43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%48%11%
Submission8%19%33%
Decision14%33%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 5
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~56 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R217%
R312%
Distance38%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Spann
54.8%-126
Cirkunov
+12643.5%
Most takedownstie 46.9%
Spann
21.4%+148
Cirkunov
-14831.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Spann
Expected: 30.3
30.5
Over 30.5
39.5%
+153
Under 30.5
60.5%
-153
03876
Cirkunov
Expected: 25.4
25.5
Over 25.5
39.5%
+153
Under 25.5
60.5%
-153
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Spann
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+253
Under 0.5
71.6%
-253
035
Cirkunov
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.2%
+161
Under 0.5
61.8%
-161
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 9.3 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
Spann57.4%45.7%+11.7+106
Cirkunov42.6%54.3%−11.7-136
By method
Spann by KO/TKO25.5%24.4%+1.1+225
Spann by submission10.1%11.3%−1.2+600
Spann by decision21.8%9.9%+11.9+700
Cirkunov by KO/TKO19.0%11.3%+7.7+600
Cirkunov by submission7.5%33.1%−25.6+140
Cirkunov by decision16.2%9.9%+6.3+700
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds67.0%42.1%+24.9+120
Over 2.5 rds49.4%28.9%+20.5+220
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision37.9%20.8%+17.1+350

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
60.3Striking74.9
Cirkunov +14.6
61.7Grappling91.9
Cirkunov +30.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SpannCirkunov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1566
1564
Divisional
1565
1502
Striking offense
1495
1505
Striking defense
1504
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
29 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'3"
79"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.20
Strikes landed / min
4.18
44%
Strike accuracy
53%
3.25
Strikes absorbed / min
2.89
47%
Strike defense
62%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
4.42
42%
Takedown accuracy
58%
57%
Takedown defense
71%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
546
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ryan Spann
  • LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1006mo before
  • WSam AlveyS-DEC R3
    Close -42010mo before
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R2
    Close -1751y 5mo before
  • WRogerio NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1251y 10mo before
  • WLuis HenriqueU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 6mo before
Misha Cirkunov
  • WJimmy CruteSUB R1
    Close -1051y 6mo before
  • LJohnny WalkerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1552y before
  • WPatrick CumminsSUB R1
    Close -3452y 5mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1453y 3mo before
  • LVolkan OezdemirKO/TKO R1
    Close -4703y 9mo before
Spann — win / loss by method
Record: 18-6-0

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
4 wins, 3 losses
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
61% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
10 (71%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(40%) 2
Cirkunov — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
33% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
53% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(100%) 3
5 (83%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(100%) 2
2 (22%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Spann
Cirkunov
5
UFC fights
9
41.9 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
37.3 min · 4.1 avg
13y 5m
Career length
16y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Spann
Cirkunov
93W–33L · 73.8%
Overall
113W–20L · 85.0%
76W–28L · 73.1%
Wins
58W–10L · 85.3%
17W–5L · 77.3%
Losses
55W–10L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Spann
Cirkunov
126W–63L · 66.7%
Overall
80W–36L · 69.0%
91W–55L · 62.3%
Wins
68W–29L · 70.1%
35W–8L · 81.4%
Losses
12W–7L · 63.2%
Distance striking
Spann
Cirkunov
4.43
Landed / min
4.90
36.9%
Accuracy
43.3%
56.7%
Defense
72.0%
1.08
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
49.7%
Time at distance
49.7%
Grappling & control
Spann
Cirkunov
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
4.42
41.7%
Takedown accuracy
57.9%
57.1%
Takedown defense
71.4%
1.43
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.41
63.2%
Control share
66.5%
Strike target map
Spann
  • Head83%(111)div 64%
  • Body16%(22)div 19%
  • Legs1%(1)div 17%
Cirkunov
  • Head72%(113)div 64%
  • Body23%(36)div 19%
  • Legs4%(7)div 17%

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.

Misha Cirkunov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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