Introduction
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer took place on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the first numbered UFC pay-per-view ever held at the company's purpose-built APEX facility, the second closed-door numbered card of the COVID era, and the night Amanda Nunes underlined her status as the most accomplished women's MMA fighter ever to live.
The card delivered five finishes on the main card, including a Cody Garbrandt buzzer-beating walk-off KO of Raphael Assuncao that was widely circulated as the Knockout of the Year for several months, an 88-second rear-naked choke from Aljamain Sterling, and another first-round KO bonus from Sean O'Malley. The main event, by contrast, was a five-round mauling: Amanda Nunes outstruck Felicia Spencer 122-31 in significant strikes and won by unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45).
Contents
• Introduction
• Quick Stats
• The Build-Up
• Main Event
• Co-Main Event
• Full Results
• Bonuses & Awards
• Records & Milestones
• Legacy & Impact
• FAQ
• References
Quick Stats
📅 Date: Saturday, June 6, 2020
📍 Venue: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
👥 Attendance: 0 (closed-door, COVID-19 era)
💰 Gate: $0 (no live audience)
📺 PPV Buys: ~350,000
📡 Broadcast: Pay-per-view (ESPN+ in USA)
🏆 Main Event: Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Felicia Spencer — UFC Women's Featherweight Championship (145 lbs)
✅ Result: Nunes def. Spencer via Unanimous Decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45)
🥇 Co-Main: Aljamain Sterling def. Cory Sandhagen via Submission (rear-naked choke) — R1, 1:28 — Bantamweight
The Build-Up
Amanda Nunes entered UFC 250 as the consensus women's pound-for-pound number one and the only simultaneous two-division UFC champion in women's history. Felicia Spencer was a 29-year-old former Invicta featherweight champion, a +800 underdog — one of the heaviest underdogs in any UFC title fight that year.
Main Event: Nunes vs. Spencer
The fight went as expected. Amanda Nunes outclassed Spencer in every phase — outstruck 122 to 31 in significant strikes, scored 4 of 5 takedowns, and won all five rounds. Two scorecards were 50-44, one 50-45. Spencer's toughness in absorbing five rounds without being finished was its own testament.
Co-Main Event: Sterling vs. Sandhagen
88 seconds. Aljamain Sterling shot a low single from the opening exchange, transitioned to back control, and sunk a rear-naked choke that Sandhagen tapped to at 1:28 of round one. It locked in his title shot against Petr Yan at UFC 259.
Full Results
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Amanda Nunes (c) def. Felicia Spencer — Unanimous Decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45) — Women's Featherweight Title
Aljamain Sterling def. Cory Sandhagen — Submission (rear-naked choke) — R1, 1:28 — Bantamweight
Cody Garbrandt def. Raphael Assuncao — KO (punch) — R2, 4:59 — Bantamweight (POTN)
Sean O'Malley def. Eddie Wineland — KO (punch) — R1, 1:54 — Bantamweight (POTN)
Neil Magny def. Anthony Rocco Martin — Unanimous Decision (30-27 ×3) — Welterweight
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Alex Caceres def. Chase Hooper — Unanimous Decision — Featherweight
Alex Perez def. Jussier Formiga — Submission (guillotine) — R1, 3:02 — Flyweight (POTN)
Maki Pitolo def. Charles Byrd — TKO (punches) — R2, 4:31 — Middleweight
Ian Heinisch def. Gerald Meerschaert — Unanimous Decision — Middleweight
Cody Stamann def. Brian Kelleher — Unanimous Decision — Bantamweight
Bonuses & Awards
🥇 Performance of the Night ($50,000 each): Cody Garbrandt (KO of Assuncao at R2 4:59), Sean O'Malley (KO of Wineland at R1 1:54), Aljamain Sterling (sub of Sandhagen at R1 1:28), and Alex Perez (sub of Formiga at R1 3:02).
🥊 No Fight of the Night was awarded.
Records & Milestones
• First numbered UFC pay-per-view ever held at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
• Nunes's second successful UFC Women's Featherweight Championship defense.
• Cody Garbrandt's KO of Assuncao at 4:59 of round two was one of the Knockouts of the Year for 2020.
• Sean O'Malley's first KO win at the UFC main-card level.
• Aljamain Sterling's seventh consecutive UFC win, locking in his eventual bantamweight title shot.
• Four Performance of the Night bonuses awarded — reflecting the card's finish-heavy prelim and main card.
Legacy & Impact
UFC 250 served two distinct purposes. The first was operational: it proved the UFC APEX could host a numbered pay-per-view, validating the closed-door business model. The second was narrative: it confirmed Amanda Nunes's place atop the all-time women's MMA hierarchy.
FAQ
Who got bonuses at UFC 250?
Four Performance of the Night bonuses ($50,000 each) and no Fight of the Night. The bonuses went to Cody Garbrandt (walk-off KO of Assuncao), Aljamain Sterling (88-second sub of Sandhagen), Sean O'Malley (first-round KO of Wineland), and Alex Perez (first-round guillotine choke of Jussier Formiga).
How dominant was Amanda Nunes's main event win?
Statistically, one of the most dominant five-round title-fight wins in any UFC women's division. Final significant-strike count: Nunes 122, Spencer 31. Scorecards 50-44, 50-44, 50-45.
Did Aljamain Sterling eventually win the bantamweight title?
Yes — controversially. Sterling fought Petr Yan for the vacant title at UFC 259, winning by DQ after an illegal knee in round four. He won the rematch at UFC 273 and defended again at UFC 280, then lost the title to Sean O'Malley at UFC 292 in August 2023.
References
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer — Wikipedia