John Spencer
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L37
- Fighting out of
- Salford, Greater Manchester
- Born
- England
- Weight class
- Featherweight
Before the UFC
John Spencer makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
253-169-2
.600 win rate
Winning-record opponents
32 of 38
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
49
38 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 49 bouts · 41 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 1 subFusion Fighting Championship · UKFC · RFL · ICE FC · FFC 32 +36
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Harry Bruce1-0 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:19 | FFC 32 | Feb 8, 2020 |
| L | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R1 | 2:43 | CC 25 | Dec 8, 2019 | |
| L | Darius Mafi5-2 | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 1:06 | UKFC | Dec 7, 2019 |
| L | Umakhan Ibragimov11-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:38 | Caged Steel 24 | Nov 30, 2019 |
| L | Perry Newton | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:19 | UCMMA 61 | Nov 17, 2019 |
| L | Adam Raja2-0 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:15 | MTK MMA | Nov 16, 2019 |
| L | Luke O'Neill1-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:31 | Supreme Cage FC 12 | Jul 27, 2019 |
| L | Javid Basharat15-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:50 | UCMMA 59 | May 11, 2019 |
| L | Amar Shahid3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:14 | FFC 29 | Mar 9, 2019 |
| L | Wallace Lopes9-6 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 2:16 | SFS | Mar 2, 2019 |
| L | Dom Stringer1-0 | Submission | Americana | R1 | 0:00 | RFL | Feb 9, 2019 |
| L | Jabeed Rahman5-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | MTK | Nov 17, 2018 |
| L | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | ICE FC | Jul 7, 2018 | |
| L | Danny Stirk1-1 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | RFL | May 26, 2018 |
| L | Hascen Neri Gelezi5-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:02 | FFC 27 | Apr 28, 2018 |
| L | John Hughes2-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:10 | FCC 20 | Feb 17, 2018 |
| L | Umer Kayani | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:25 | UCMMA 54 | Feb 10, 2018 |
| L | Tony Hall6-5 | KO/TKO | Body Kick | R1 | 0:16 | LFC 14 | Dec 10, 2017 |
| L | Luke Kyriakides3-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:10 | FFC 26 | Nov 25, 2017 |
| L | Ranjeet Baria | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:57 | Golden Ticket Fight Promotions | Nov 18, 2017 |
| L | Tony Giles | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:26 | UCMMA 53 | Nov 11, 2017 |
| L | Nathan Rose10-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:37 | FFC 24 | Jun 24, 2017 |
| L | Alex Valyandis5-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:54 | UKFC | Jun 10, 2017 |
| L | Callum Ellenor | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:15 | M4tC 24 | May 27, 2017 |
| L | Kurt Jones | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 1:09 | FCC 18 | Apr 15, 2017 |
| L | Jamie Yardley10-0 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:47 | FFC 23 | Apr 1, 2017 |
| L | Nathan Thompson7-41 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:48 | M4tC 23 | Feb 25, 2017 |
| L | Sam Halliday | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:06 | Caged Steel 16 | Dec 3, 2016 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | ROC 3 | Oct 15, 2016 | |
| L | William Setz Dempsey3-0 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:59 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Sep 9, 2016 |
| L | James Saville14-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:55 | Caged Steel 15 | Jul 9, 2016 |
| L | Morgan Starkey2-4 | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 0:00 | Caged Steel 14 | Mar 26, 2016 |
| L | Diego Barbosa | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:12 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Mar 5, 2016 |
| L | Ryan Curtis6-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:28 | ICE FC | Feb 20, 2016 |
| L | Adam Bramhald15-3 | KO/TKO | Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:00 | Caged Steel 13 | Dec 5, 2015 |
| L | Bane Dundavan5-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:39 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Nov 14, 2015 |
| L | Aaron Blackwell15-11-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:50 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Sep 12, 2015 |
| W | Morgan Starkey2-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:45 | Caged Steel 12 | Jul 18, 2015 |
| L | Adam Evans | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:39 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Jun 13, 2015 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:14 | Caged Steel 11 | Mar 28, 2015 | |
| W | Adam Evans | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:14 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Mar 7, 2015 |
| L | Brian Hyslop6-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:40 | Budo 5 | Nov 8, 2014 |
| L | Hayden Critchfield11-9 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:35 | GOTA | Oct 3, 2014 |
| L | Niko Gjoka13-12 | Submission | Punches | R1 | 2:38 | Caged Steel 9 | Sep 27, 2014 |
| L | Zi Shah6-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:36 | Caged Steel 8 | Jun 28, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches and Elbows | R1 | — | ACB 9 | Feb 22, 2014 | |
| L | Aaron Aby19-11-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:40 | OMMAC 18 | Sep 8, 2013 |
| L | Mike Castell | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:30 | Parr-Williams Promotions | Aug 11, 2013 |
| L | Ben Rose4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:56 | AON | Jun 29, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-32across 33 amateur bouts · 29 promotionsGOTA · WCMMA · Fusion Fighting Championship · FCC 26 · Budo 42 +24
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Aiden Gore | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | FCC 26 | Aug 28, 2021 |
| L | Will Velios | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:09 | Budo 42 | Dec 7, 2019 |
| L | Aaron Blackburn | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:41 | FFC 31 | Sep 21, 2019 |
| L | Logan Thomson0-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:46 | FCC 24 | Sep 14, 2019 |
| L | Erol Raif5-0 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:27 | UCMMA 60 | Sep 8, 2019 |
| L | Jack Bartlett4-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | IFU 15 | Jun 29, 2019 |
| L | Toby Walker2-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | WCMMA | Jun 22, 2019 |
| L | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | AFC | May 25, 2019 | |
| L | Alan Connolly4-0 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | XTC 12 | Apr 27, 2019 |
| L | Marcus Danielle1-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:18 | FFC 28 | Oct 27, 2018 |
| L | Lee Miller1-0 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 0:00 | UKFC | Oct 13, 2018 |
| L | Ollie Gibson4-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | MTK | May 13, 2018 |
| L | Mihai Zmarandescu5-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:55 | WCMMA | Oct 7, 2017 |
| L | Jamie Kelly3-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:22 | FCC 19 | Sep 30, 2017 |
| L | Freddy Grinham2-0 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:03 | FFC 25 | Sep 16, 2017 |
| L | Kristjanis Loginovs1-0 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | IFU 10 | Apr 29, 2017 |
| L | Adam Urbanski1-0 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:33 | LFC 11 | Mar 12, 2017 |
| L | Bryon Thomas1-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:15 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Nov 26, 2016 |
| L | Jarvis Grey1-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:43 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Jun 18, 2016 |
| L | Ethan George1-0 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 2:14 | UFP | Apr 30, 2016 |
| W | Chris Brown1-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:40 | GOTA | Apr 8, 2016 |
| L | Sigmund Hollerud0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | Budo 10 | Jul 5, 2015 |
| L | Alan Thomas2-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:54 | GOTA | Jul 3, 2015 |
| L | Reece Street0-42 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:13 | Animalistic MMA | Jun 20, 2015 |
| L | John Cupit2-0 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:20 | Budo 6 | Nov 30, 2014 |
| L | Nick Brown0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:18 | GOTA | Oct 3, 2014 |
| L | Dawid Zan2-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:48 | Caged Steel 9 | Sep 27, 2014 |
| L | Gavin Hughes11-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:01 | Shinobi MMA FC | May 31, 2014 |
| L | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:20 | OMMAC 20 | Mar 1, 2014 | |
| L | Reece Ackers3-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:23 | ICE FC 2 | Mar 1, 2014 |
| L | Joe Naraynsingh1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:26 | ACB 8 | Nov 9, 2013 |
| L | Manny Akpan4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | FCC 8 | Nov 2, 2013 |
| L | Brad Wilde | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | CC | May 18, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.