Ryan Spann vs Rizvan Kuniev

Feb 7, 2026 · PARAMOUNT+

DateFeb 7, 2026

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueUFC APEX

BroadcastPARAMOUNT+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, February 7, 2026 — watch on PARAMOUNT+.

US East (ET): Sat 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 3:00 AM
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Ryan SpannSuperman |24-12-0Ryan Spann vs Rizvan KunievRizvan Kuniev14-3-1

Ryan SpannSuperman24-12-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

24-12-0Record14-3-1

35Age34

6'5"Height6'4"

79"Reach76"

205 lbsWeight250 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Rizvan Kuniev14-3-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Rizvan Kuniev owns a 43-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Ryan SpannRizvan Kuniev

Recent form

Ryan SpannL W W L W · +8 Elo last 5

LWWLW

Rizvan KunievW W L W W · +60 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Elo edge

Ryan Spann1696-13 last move

Rizvan Kuniev1739+20 last move

Why they are ranked here

Ryan Spann#47 of 174 active Heavyweight fighters · 1696 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Ovince St. Preux (rated 1692 at the time): +15.
Costliest loss: Lost to Nikita Krylov (rated 1698 at the time): -16.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +8 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #46 Aleksandar Rakić, 2 ahead of #48 Štefan Vojčák.

Rizvan Kuniev#27 of 174 active Heavyweight fighters · 1739 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Shamil Abasov (rated 1526 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Curtis Blaydes (rated 1776 at the time): -11.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +60 Elo in total.
Next places: 2 points behind #26 Alikhan Vakhaev, 0 ahead of #28 Salamu Abdurakhmanov.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Ryan SpannNow 1696 · #47 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+13→ 1709

Loses by decision-11→ 1685

Rizvan KunievNow 1739 · #27 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+14→ 1753

Loses by decision-18→ 1721

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Ryan SpannvsRizvan Kuniev

Submission average

1.66vs0

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

3.92vs2.22

Takedown defense

59%vs94%

Takedown average

1.21vs0.79

Finishing profile

Ryan Spannsubmission leads 58% of wins

Rizvan KunievKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Ryan SpannRizvan Kuniev

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.11Sig. strikes landed per min4.32

UFC heavyweight average : 3.77

40Sig. strike accuracy55

UFC heavyweight average : 49%

3.92Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.22

UFC heavyweight average : 3.92

43Sig. strike defense49

UFC heavyweight average : 51%

1.21Takedown average0.79

UFC heavyweight average : 1.40

0Takedown accuracy0

UFC heavyweight average : 30%

59Takedown defense94

UFC heavyweight average : 53%

1.66Submission average0

UFC heavyweight average : 0.44

7Wins by knockout7

14Wins by submission2

3Wins by decision4

6Losses by knockout0

3Losses by submission0

3Losses by decision3

Ryan Spann vs Rizvan Kuniev is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : BAUTISTA VS OLIVEIRA. Ryan Spann enters with a 24-12-0 record and Rizvan Kuniev enters with a 14-3-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.