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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Johnny Walker won · KO/TKO
Elo1495
Elo1519

Johnny WalkervsRyan SpannUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley · Saturday, September 19, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Johnny Walker won

KO/TKO

Style matchupJohnny Walker: Well-roundedvsRyan Spann: Submission grappler

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Ryan Spann wins(52.7%)

Actual result: Johnny Walker wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Ryan Spann at +100 American odds

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Johnny Walker is a KO finisher (75% of wins). Ryan Spann has lost 50% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Johnny Walker
Red Corner
VS
Ryan Spann
Blue Corner
-125
(56%)
Vegas Odds
+100
(50%)
1495
Elo
1519
34
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'6"
Height
6'5"
208.28 cm
Reach
200.66 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Johnny Walker
oldest →
W
vs Anthony Smith · May 23
L
KOvs Magomed Ankalaev · Jan 24
L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jun 24
W
KOvs Zhang Mingyang · Aug 25
L
DECvs Dominick Reyes · Apr 26
latest
Ryan SpannW2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Bogdan Guskov · Apr 24
W
SUBvs Ovince Saint Preux · Oct 24
L
KOvs Waldo Cortes Acosta · Mar 25
W
SUBvs Lukasz Brzeski · Jul 25
W
KOvs Marcus Buchecha · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Johnny WalkerMetricRyan Spann
3.90
Strikes / min
3.11
2.99
Strikes absorbed / min
3.92
46%
Strike defense
43%
0.36
TDs / 15 min
1.21
57%
Takedown defense
59%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
1.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.91Δ 1.72 — meaningful gap-0.81

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1561Strikes4.0 vs 3.3Takedowns0.4 vs 1.1Sub Atts1.30 vs 1.90Form-0.3 vs 1.0
Johnny WalkerRyan Spann

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Johnny Walker(10 fights)Ryan Spann(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -24.1|Blue +24.1
Recent Form
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Striker Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red +56.0|Blue -56.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Johnny WalkerTargetRyan Spann

By target zone

24
89% acc · 92%
Head
7
54% acc · 100%
1
50% acc · 4%
Body
0
1
100% acc · 4%
Leg
0

By position

4
80% acc · 15%
Distance
3
43% acc · 43%
0
Clinch
0
22
88% acc · 85%
Ground
4
67% acc · 57%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Johnny Walker rounds
0
even
1
Ryan Spann rounds
Round 1Ryan Spann edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:40
Knockdowns0
7Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:46Control
2Knockdowns
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
2
26 / 30
Sig Strikes
7 / 13
86%
Sig Str %
53%
30 / 34
Total Strikes
10 / 16
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 2
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
0:40
Ctrl Time
1:46

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ryan Spann7 / 1310 / 162 / 20
1Johnny Walker26 / 3030 / 340 / 00

Johnny Walker

StanceOrthodox
Height78.0"
Reach82.0"
Fights14

Ryan Spann

StanceOrthodox
Height77.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights17