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UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Ryan Spann
Ryan Spann
17-5 · USA
VS
Sam Alvey
Sam Alvey
33-13 · USA
May 9, 2020 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Ryan Spann def. Sam Alvey by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Spann9/272/402:01
Alvey17/250/000:00
R2
Spann22/390/100:28
Alvey15/390/000:00
R3
Spann20/490/200:32
Alvey25/440/000:29
Total
Spann51/1152/703:01
Alvey57/1080/000:29

Scorecards

Spann vs Alvey

RdChris LeeDave TirelliSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-109-109-109-10
Total28-2929-2829-2828.7-28.3

Media (18 cards) · avg 2928 · 18 Spann · 0 Alvey

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Spann-Alvey.

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 probabilityAlvey
85.2%14.8%
KO / TKO
52%
Submission
7%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Spann85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO43%51%
Submission7%8%
Decision35%41%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 51
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.0)act 2
Alvey15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%56%
Submission0%2%
Decision6%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 57
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R218%
R314%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Spann
71.0%-255
Alvey
+25527.9%
Most takedownstie 58.7%
Spann
37.0%-843
Alvey
+8434.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Spann
Expected: 52.8
53
Over 53
41.7%
+137
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
57.1%
-137
067133
Alvey
Expected: 32.3
32.5
Over 32.5
42.0%
+138
Under 32.5
58.0%
-138
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Spann
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
27.0%
+230
Exactly 1
11.1%
push
Under 1
62.0%
-230
035
Alvey
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.3%
Exactly 0
93.7%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.0 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
Spann85.2%77.8%+7.4-420
Alvey14.8%22.2%−7.4+335

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
67.3Striking63.4
Spann +4.0
57.4Grappling32.2
Spann +25.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SpannAlvey
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1567
Pound-for-pound
1554
1568
Divisional
1524
1502
Striking offense
1493
1505
Striking defense
1501
1516
Grappling offense
1465
1498
Grappling defense
1545
Physical
28 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'5"
Height
6'2"
79"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.15
Strikes landed / min
3.05
43%
Strike accuracy
45%
2.20
Strikes absorbed / min
3.20
56%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.09
33%
Takedown accuracy
17%
57%
Takedown defense
83%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
56%
+3
Win/loss streak
-3
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
67%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
294
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ryan Spann
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R2
    Close -1757mo before
  • WRogerio NogueiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1251y before
  • WLuis HenriqueU-DEC R3
    Close -1151y 8mo before
Sam Alvey
  • LKlidson AbreuU-DEC R3
    Close +14510mo before
  • LJimmy CruteKO/TKO R1
    Close +1251y 3mo before
  • LRogerio NogueiraKO/TKO R2
    Close -3501y 8mo before
  • WGian VillanteS-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 11mo before
  • WMarcin PrachnioKO/TKO R1
    Close +1802y 2mo before
Spann — win / loss by method
Record: 17-5-0

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
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
65% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
12% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
10 (71%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(40%) 2
Alvey — win / loss by method
Record: 33-13-0, 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
19 wins, 3 losses
W
58% of wins
L
23% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
8% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 9 losses
W
33% of wins
L
69% of losses
UFC
10win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
1 (10%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(63%) 5
Non-UFC
23win5loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
14 (61%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (9%)Submission(20%) 1
7 (30%)Decision(80%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Spann
Alvey
3
UFC fights
18
24.1 min · 8.0 avg
Octagon time
169.8 min · 9.4 avg
13y 5m
Career length
18y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Spann
Alvey
43W–15L · 74.1%
Overall
262W–78L · 77.1%
43W–15L · 74.1%
Wins
136W–46L · 74.7%
0W–0L
Losses
126W–32L · 79.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Spann
Alvey
126W–63L · 66.7%
Overall
265W–160L · 62.4%
91W–55L · 62.3%
Wins
220W–153L · 59.0%
35W–8L · 81.4%
Losses
45W–7L · 86.5%
Distance striking
Spann
Alvey
4.10
Landed / min
2.99
30.8%
Accuracy
38.5%
64.8%
Defense
57.9%
0.62
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.62
41.5%
Time at distance
71.1%
Grappling & control
Spann
Alvey
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.09
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
57.1%
Takedown defense
83.0%
1.86
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.09
55.1%
Control share
30.9%
Strike target map
Spann
  • Head83%(63)div 65%
  • Body16%(12)div 19%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%
Alvey
  • Head65%(336)div 65%
  • Body18%(93)div 19%
  • Legs17%(89)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.

Sam Alvey
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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