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Felicia Spencer
Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Felicia Spencer (born November 29, 1990) is a Canadian former mixed martial artist. She is the former Invicta FC Featherweight champion and formally competed in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[5]
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Background
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.[6] Joining her older brothers, Spencer started training in Taekwondo at the age of four.[7] At twelve years old, she started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and added kickboxing to her training five years later.[8] 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.[7]
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Mixed martial arts career
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Early career
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",[9] amassing a record of 5–1, Invicta FC signed her in 2015.[10]
Invicta Fighting Championships
Spencer made her promotional debut on September 12, 2015, at Invicta FC 14: Evinger vs. Kianzad against Rachel Wiley.[9] She won the fight via a technical knock out in round one.[11]
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[12] and she won the fight via unanimous decision with the scoreboard of (30–27, 30–27, and 29–28).[13]
On July 15, 2017, Spencer faced Amy Coleman at Invicta FC 24: Dudieva vs. Borella.[14] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one.[15] The submission earned her the Performance of the Night bonus.[16]
Spencer faced Akeel Al-Hameed on January 13, 2018, at Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad.[17] She won the fight via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–27).[18] The bout earned both fighters the Fight of the Night bonus.[19]
Spencer faced Helena Kolesnyk on July 21, 2018, at Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander.[20] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke.[21] The submission earned her the Performance of the Night bonus.[22]
Spencer faced Pam Sorenson on November 16, 2018, at Invicta FC 32: Spencer vs. Sorenson for the vacant Invicta Featherweight title.[23] She won the fight via a rear-naked choke in round four.[24]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Spencer signed with the UFC in March 2019 after compiling an undefeated record of 6–0 competing in Invicta FC.[5]
Spencer made her promotional debut on May 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee against Megan Anderson.[25] Spencer won the fight in the first round by rear naked choke.[26]
Spencer faced Cris Cyborg in the co-main event on July 27, 2019, at UFC 240.[27] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[28]
Spencer faced Zarah Fairn on February 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 169.[29] She would go on to win the fight via TKO in the first round.[30]
Spencer was expected to face current champion Amanda Nunes on May 9, 2020, at UFC 250.[31] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed[32] and the bout eventually took place on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250.[33] She lost the bout via unanimous decision.[34]
Spencer was scheduled to face Danyelle Wolf on May 22, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 188.[35] However, Wolf pulled out of the fight in early May due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Norma Dumont.[36] Spencer lost the bout via split decision.[37]
Spencer faced Leah Letson on November 13, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 197.[38] She won the fight via technical knockout in round three.[39]
On December 2, 2021, Spencer announced her retirement from professional MMA competition.[40]
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Personal life
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.[4]
Championships and accomplishments
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Tied (Megan Anderson & Norma Dumont) for most bouts in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (6)[41]
- Tied (Megan Anderson) for most finishes in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (3)[41]
- Tied (Cris Cyborg and Megan Anderson) for most knockouts in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (2)[41]
- Tied for most submission wins in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (1)[41]
- Second most total fight time in UFC Women's Featherweight division history (1:16:26)
- Invicta Fighting Championships
- Invicta FC Featherweight Championship (one time; former)
- Performance of the Night (two times) vs. Amy Coleman and Helena Kolesnyk[16][22]
- Fight of the Night (one time) vs. Akeela Al-Hameed[19]
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| 12 matches | 9 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 3 |
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