Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 12, 2022, in New York City, New York, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Dominick “The Devastator” Reyes will take on Ryan “Superman” Spann in the Light Heavyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 281 card.

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

The 34-year-old, Dominick Reyes is coming in with a 12-3-2000 record. Reyes will be fighting for the first time since a loss via KO/TKO against Jiri Prochazka at UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka in May.

Spann, meanwhile, is coming off a SUB win against Ion Cutelaba on May 1, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic and holds a 20-7-0 record.

Dominick Reyes has an southpaw fighting stance with a 77″ reach. The 32-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.

Dominick Reyes:
→ Reyes’s striking accuracy is 50%.
→ Reyes lands 4.77 significant strikes per minute.
→ Reyes’s takedown accuracy is 28%.
→ Reyes’s takedown average is 0.36 per 15 minutes.
→ Reyes’s takedown defense is 80%.

Reyes comes in with 50% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.77 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Spann fires at 44% accuracy, landing about 3.35 significant strikes per minute. Dominick Reyes also has a 28% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.36 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Spann’s 1.5 takedowns and 50% takedown accuracy.

Ryan Spann:
→ Spann’s striking accuracy is 44%.
→ Spann lands 3.35 significant strikes per minute.
→ Spann’s takedown accuracy is 38%.
→ Spann’s takedown average is 1.5 per 15 minutes.
→ Spann’s takedown defense is 50%.

Ryan spent on average 4:59 minutes in the Octagon and Dominick has an average fight time of 9:12 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 281 is live in , who do you think will win, Dominick or Ryan? Sound off in the comments.

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