Felicia Spencer | |
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Born | Felicia Dawn Spencer
[1] November 20, 1990 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Other names | Feenom |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
Division |
Featherweight (145 lb) Lightweight (155 lb) |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm) [2] |
Style | BJJ, Kickboxing, Taekwondo |
Fighting out of | Orlando, Florida, United States [3] |
Team | Jungle MMA |
Trainer | Mike Lee - Head Coach [3] |
Rank | Black belt in
Taekwondo
[4] Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [4] [5] |
Years active | 2012–2021 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 12 |
Wins | 9 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 3 |
By decision | 3 |
Occupation | Mixed Martial Artist, High School math teacher at Florida Virtual School [5] |
University | University of Central Florida [5] |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Felicia Dawn Spencer [1] (born November 20, 1990) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist. She is the former Invicta FC Featherweight champion and formally competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. [6]
Spencer was born in Montreal, Quebec, and she moved to Englewood, Florida, with her family as a child, where she later graduated from Lemon Bay High School. [7] Joining her older brothers, Spencer started training in Taekwondo at the age of four. [8] At twelve years old, she started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and added kickboxing to her training five years later. [9] She transitioned to train in MMA when she joined Jungle MMA in 2009, when she moved to Orlando to attend the University of Central Florida. [8]
Spencer started her amateur career in 2012. After winning the first "Tuff-N-Uff Future Stars of MMA" tournament where she submitted Leanne Foster and knocked out Jessica Eve Richer at the second "Tuff-N-Uff Xtreme", [10] amassing a record of 5–1, Invicta FC signed her in 2015. [11]
Spencer made her promotional debut on September 12, 2015, at Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad against Rachel Wiley. [10] She won the fight via a technical knock out in round one. [12]
Her next fight came over eighteen months later on March 25, 2017, at Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya 2. She faced Madison McElhaney in a Featherweight bout [13] and she won the fight via unanimous decision with the scoreboard of (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28). [14]
On July 15, 2017, Spencer faced Amy Coleman at Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella. [15] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one. [16] The submission earned her the Performance of the Night bonus. [17]
Spencer faced Akeel Al-Hameed on January 13, 2018, at Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad. [18] She won the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–27). [19] The bout earned both fighters the Fight of the Night bonus. [20]
Spencer faced Helena Kolesnyk on July 21, 2018, at Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander. [21] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke. [22] The submission earned her the Performance of the Night bonus. [23]
Spencer faced Pam Sorenson on November 16, 2018, at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson for the vacant Invicta Featherweight title. [24] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round four. [25]
Spencer signed with the UFC in March 2019 after compiling an undefeated record of 6–0 competing in Invicta FC. [6]
Spencer made her promotional debut on May 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee against Megan Anderson. [26] Spencer won the fight in the first round by rear naked choke. [27]
Spencer faced Cris Cyborg in the co-main event on July 27, 2019, at UFC 240. [28] She lost the fight via unanimous decision. [29]
Spencer faced Zarah Fairn on February 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 169. [30] She would go on to win the fight via TKO in the first round. [31]
Spencer was expected to face current champion Amanda Nunes on May 9, 2020, at UFC 250. [32] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed [33] and the bout eventually took place on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250. [34] She lost the bout via unanimous decision. [35]
Spencer was scheduled to face Danyelle Wolf on May 22, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 188. [36] However, Wolf pulled out of the fight in early May due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Norma Dumont. [37] Spencer lost the bout via split decision. [38]
Spencer faced Leah Letson on November 13, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 197. [39] She won the fight via technical knockout in round three. [40]
On December 2, 2021, Spencer announced her retirement from professional MMA competition. [41]
Spencer graduated at Lemon Bay High School before going on to earn a degree from University of Central Florida. She works as a sixth grade algebra teacher at Florida Virtual School. [5]
12 matches | 9 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 3 | 0 |
By submission | 4 | 0 |
By decision | 2 | 3 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 9–3 | Leah Letson | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez | November 13, 2021 | 3 | 4:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 8–3 | Norma Dumont | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt | May 22, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 8–2 | Amanda Nunes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 250 | June 6, 2020 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For the UFC Women's Featherweight Championship. |
Win | 8–1 | Zarah Fairn | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | February 29, 2020 | 1 | 3:37 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
Loss | 7–1 | Cris Cyborg | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 240 | July 27, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
Win | 7–0 | Megan Anderson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee | May 18, 2019 | 1 | 3:24 | Rochester, New York, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | Pam Sorenson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson | November 16, 2018 | 4 | 4:23 | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | Won the vacant Invicta FC Featherweight Championship. |
Win | 5–0 | Helena Kolesnyk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander | July 21, 2018 | 2 | 1:47 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 4–0 | Akeela Al-Hameed | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad | January 13, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 3–0 | Amy Coleman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella | July 15, 2017 | 1 | 3:17 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 2–0 | Madison McElhaney | Decision (unanimous) | Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II | March 25, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Featherweight debut. |
Win | 1–0 | Rachel Wiley | TKO (elbows and punches) | Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad | September 12, 2015 | 1 | 3:32 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Lightweight debut. |
No. | Event | Fight | Date | Venue | City | PPV buys |
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1. | UFC 250 | Nunes vs. Spencer | June 6, 2020 | UFC Apex | Enterprise, Nevada, United States | 85,000 [44] |