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John Spencer vs Tommy Strydom

John Spencer is 2-49-0; Tommy Strydom is 1-4-0. Tommy Strydom is 4 years older than John Spencer. Tommy Strydom has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over John Spencer. They have met once: John Spencer 0, Tommy Strydom 1.

John Spencer
United Kingdom
John Spencer
2-49-0
Loss · TKOLoss · TKOLoss · Submission
Met once
Tommy Strydom
South Africa
Tommy Strydom
“THE FARMER” · 1-4-0
Loss · TKOLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKO
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Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

71%
Head
63%
29%
Body
37%
0%
Leg
0%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

John Spencerlast 2 fights
51%49%
Tommy Strydomlast 7 fights
41%59%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

John Spencer· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC Tommy Strydom· incl. 7 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
5.4910.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Spencer · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersTommy Strydom · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
12.9311.46
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Spencer · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTommy Strydom · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

5.49
Strikes landed / min
10.20
12.93
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
11.46

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

John Spencer2 fights · by range and by target
Range
51%Distance · 23
49%Clinch · 22
0%Ground · 0
Target
71%Head · 32
29%Body · 13
0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Tommy Strydom7 fights · by range and by target
Range
41%Distance · 164
59%Clinch · 240
0%Ground · 0
Target
63%Head · 256
37%Body · 148
0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have John Spencer and Tommy Strydom ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at BKFC Fight Night Newcastle (Sat, Feb 8, 2025), where Tommy Strydom won by TKO.

What are the records of John Spencer and Tommy Strydom?

John Spencer is 2-49-0 and Tommy Strydom is 1-4-0.

Who has the longer reach, John Spencer or Tommy Strydom?

Tommy Strydom has the longer reach: 70" · 178 cm against 66" · 168 cm for John Spencer, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is older, John Spencer or Tommy Strydom?

Tommy Strydom is 40 and John Spencer is 36.

Who has more finishes, John Spencer or Tommy Strydom?

John Spencer has 2 wins inside the distance (1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Tommy Strydom has 1 win (1 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).