Sordi, who went on to win a million-dollar Professional Fighters League tournament a little more than a year later, issued his surrender just 26 seconds into Round 1. Spann sent the Argentinian careening backward with a crisp right hand, shut down his bid to scramble and caught the guillotine in the transition. Sordi tried briefly to free himself, tapped and then lost consciousness before referee Mark Smith could arrive on the scene.

As Spann braces for his UFC Fight Night 274 heavyweight showdown with Marcus Almeida on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, his sub-minute finish against Sordi remains one of his most memorable submissions. Four others to consider:Ryan Spann vs. Devin Clark UFC Fight Night 161 Oct. 12, 2019 | Tampa, Florida Spann continued to establish himself as an emerging threat at 205 pounds when he turned away the Jackson-Wink MMA product with a guillotine choke in the second round of their featured prelim at Amalie Arena.

Clark waved the white flag 2:01 into Round 2. Spann did not show much interest in engaging throughout a tepid first round. However, he gathered strength in the second, dazed Clark with a sweeping left hook out of nowhere, flurried with punches and snapped down on the guillotine choke.

Spann then tightened his squeeze while the “Brown Bear” retreated to a kneeling position and forced the tapout.Ryan Spann vs. Ion Cutelaba UFC on ESPN 36 May 14, 2022 | Las Vegas Spann rebounded from a loss to Anthony Smith when he disposed of the Moldovan marauder with a guillotine choke in the first round of their light heavyweight co-main event at the UFC Apex. Cutelaba bowed out 2:22 into Round 1.

Providing support for the Jan Blachowicz-Aleksandar Rakic headliner, Spann conceded three takedowns in the abbreviated affair but managed to regain his footing each time. He eventually kicked away the persistent Cutelaba, stood and cinched the choke when “The Hulk” drove forward in an ill-advised bid for another takedown. Spann then muscled his way into a mounted position, ratcheted up the pressure and completed the submission.Ryan Spann vs.

Ovince St. Preux UFC 307 Oct. 5, 2024 | Salt Lake City Spann wasted little time in getting down to business when he swept aside the former University of Tennessee linebacker with a guillotine choke in the first round of their light heavyweight prelim at the Delta Center. St.

Preux conceded defeat just 95 seconds into Round 1. Operating in the shadows of the Alex Pereira-Khalil Rountree main event, Spann spun around the Strikeforce veteran with a booming right hand, gave chase and countered a single-leg takedown attempt by targeting the neck. Soon, a high-elbow guillotine was locked in.

Spann lowered “OSP” onto his back, climbed to full mount and maximized torque to produce the tapout.Ryan Spann vs. Lukasz Brzeski UFC 318 July 19, 2025 | New Orleans Spann took care of “The Bull” with a guillotine choke in the first round of their heavyweight prelim at the Smoothie King Center. Submitted for the first time in his 18-fight career, Brzeski capitulated 2:47 into Round 1.

Spann executed a takedown, climbed to full mount on multiple occasions and threatened the Pole with arm-triangle chokes. Brzeski was up to the challenge initially. However, in his haste to escape, he left his neck exposed. Spann weaved his arms into place, bit down on his trusted guillotine, bullied the kickboxer into a seated position at the base of the cage and drew out the tap.