By the Numbers: Cris Cyborg vs. Felicia Spencer

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Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino recently lost her Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight belt to Amanda Nunes. If she wants to get back on track, she will have to get past a tough customer in Felicia Spencer. Like her, Spencer is a former Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder and would want nothing more than to make an even greater impact in the UFC at her expense. Learn more about their upcoming bout at UFC 240 through the numbers below.

Age and height

A win over Spencer should be a good present for Cyborg, who celebrated her 34th birthday on July 9. She was born in 1985, five years earlier than Spencer. “Feenom” will turn 29 on Nov. 29. Spencer stands 5’6”, just two inches shorter than Cyborg.

Overall experience

On May 17, 2005, Cyborg made her professional debut, losing to Erica Paes in an event called Show Fight 2 held in Curitiba, Brazil. She then went undefeated for almost 13 years, capturing the Strikeforce, Invicta FC and UFC featherweight titles along the way. In her most recent bout, Cyborg lost the UFC featherweight strap to Nunes. Cyborg’s current record is 20-2, with one no contest.

Spencer didn’t make her pro debut until Sept. 12, 2015, more than 10 years after Cyborg entered her maiden fight. She knocked out Rachel Wiley at Invicta FC 14 and has been untouchable since then. Spencer’s record now stands at 7-0.

UFC appearances

Cyborg entered the UFC with a ton of hype behind her, having previously captured the Strikeforce and Invicta FC 145-pound titles. The fact that she ran through every opponent she faced only added to her reputation. Leslie Smith, her first opponent in the UFC, was no different.

Cyborg knocked out Smith in the first round of their UFC 198 encounter in front of her hometown crowd in Curitiba, Brazil. Her promotional record is 5-1. Meanwhile, Spencer is coming off her maiden UFC bout, submitting Megan Anderson via rear-naked choke in the first round.

Wins by knockout

Cyborg takes great pride in having 17 career victories by KO or TKO, with notable victims that include Marloes Coenen and Gina Carano. In contrast, Spencer hasn’t shown much knockout prowess, scoring only one so far in her young career. As aforementioned, she starched Wiley at Invicta FC.

Wins by submission

Submissions are more like the menu of the day for Spencer, who has tallied four victories by tapout. So far, she has submitted Amy Coleman, Helena Kolesnyk, Pam Sorenson and Anderson. Cyborg, on the other hand, has yet to sink a fight-ending submission.

First-round finishes

Spencer owns three wins by first-round stoppage, which is pretty impressive especially as she’s only had seven professional fights. Meanwhile, Cyborg has 10 wins that have come via stoppage in round one.

Career losses

As previously mentioned, Spencer is undefeated while Cyborg already has two career losses, which happened in her first and last bout. Both defeats came via stoppage.