Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Vegas 70: Krylov vs. Spann is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 25, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Nikita ‘The Miner’ Krylov will take on Ryan ‘Superman’ Spann in the Light Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Vegas 70 card.

In this post, we will break down Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 32-year-old, Nikita Krylov is coming in with a 29-9-0 record. Krylov will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev in October.

Spann, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Dominick Reyes on October 22, 2022 at UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira and holds a 21-7-0 record.

Nikita Krylov has an orthodox fighting stance with a 77 reach. The 33-year-old, Ryan Spann is an orthodox fighter with a 79 reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Nikita Krylov:
→ Krylov’s striking accuracy is .
→ Krylov lands 4.45 significant strikes per minute.
→ Krylov’s takedown accuracy is .
→ Krylov’s takedown average is 2.11 per 15 minutes.
→ Krylov’s takedown defense is .

Krylov comes in with striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.45 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Spann fires at 44% accuracy, landing about 3.42 significant strikes per minute. Nikita Krylov also has a takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.11 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Spann’s 1.46 takedowns and 50% takedown accuracy.

Ryan Spann:
→ Spann’s striking accuracy is 44%.
→ Spann lands 3.42 significant strikes per minute.
→ Spann’s takedown accuracy is 35%.
→ Spann’s takedown average is 1.46 per 15 minutes.
→ Spann’s takedown defense is 50%.

Ryan spent on average 4:39 minutes in the Octagon and Nikita has an average fight time of minutes.

This looks like an fun matchup, at least on paper. UFC Vegas 70 is live in , who do you think will win, Nikita or Ryan? Sound off in the comments.

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