Denise Gomes vs Yan Xiaonan

Denise Gomes

Pro 12-3-0 | UFC 6-2-0

Women's Strawweight

Yan Xiaonan

Pro 19-5-0 (1 NC) | UFC 9-4-0

Age

26|37

Height

5'2"|5'5"

Reach

63"|63"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Denise Gomes	Yan Xiaonan	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.4%	45.1%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0	4.7	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1	3.2	—
Strike Differential	0.9/min	1.5/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.5%	73.3%	►
Takedown Defense	65.9%	64.9%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7	0.8	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8	0.0	◄
Control Time/15min	4:32	1:13	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%	11.1%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	50.0%	88.9%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:04	15:01	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5	0.2	—
Reversals/15min	1.0	0.2	—
Edges	2	1	6 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Denise Gomes Yan Xiaonan League median

Statistic	Denise Gomes	Yan Xiaonan	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	73.8%	90.8%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:04	15:01	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	37.5%	15.4%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	54.1%	63.3%	▶
Opponent UFC Record (all)	40-34 (54.1%)	76-44 (63.3%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	27-19 (58.7%)	48-34 (58.5%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	42.0%	62.5%	—
% Time in Control	30.3%	8.1%	◀
% Time Controlled	27.7%	29.4%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	52.2%	21.6%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	5.79	6.50	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	4.90	3.78	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.89	+2.72	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.1%	42.6%	—
Distance Strike Defense	51.2%	66.3%	▶
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.29	0.30	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00	0.00	—
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.90	0.61	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	5.92	2.34	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	0.74	1.34	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Denise Gomes	Yan Xiaonan	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.8%	53.2%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1	3.4	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2	2.5	—
Takedown Accuracy	35.0%	100.0%	►
Takedown Defense	71.1%	64.7%	—
Control Time/Fight	3:27	1:24	◄
Edges	1	1	4 even

Last 3 Fights

Denise Gomes

WIN

vs. Tecia Pennington

UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown • Nov 2025Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Denise Gomes53/13838%TD 3/10Ctrl 3:51

Tecia Pennington58/12546%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	25/61	41%	1/3	0:10	—
	Tecia Pennington	22/51	43%	0/1	0:08	—

R2	Denise Gomes	19/54	35%	0/4	0:06	—
	Tecia Pennington	27/56	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Denise Gomes	9/23	39%	2/3	3:35	—
	Tecia Pennington	9/18	50%	1/1	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Elise Reed

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales • May 2025Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:30

Denise Gomes28/4267%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:14KD 1

Elise Reed11/2152%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	15/22	68%	3/3	4:05	—
	Elise Reed	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Denise Gomes	13/20	65%	0/0	0:09	1
	Elise Reed	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates • Nov 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Denise Gomes73/14451%TD 0/3Ctrl 5:47

Karolina Kowalkiewicz46/9847%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	22/36	61%	0/0	2:11	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	7/16	44%	0/0	0:15	—

R2	Denise Gomes	23/45	51%	0/3	2:15	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	13/31	42%	0/1	0:15	—

R3	Denise Gomes	28/63	44%	0/0	1:21	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	26/51	51%	0/0	0:32	—

Yan Xiaonan

LOSS

vs. Virna Jandiroba

UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes • Apr 2025Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan17/4439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27

Virna Jandiroba11/2055%TD 3/11Ctrl 9:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Virna Jandiroba	4/9	44%	1/5	3:03	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	4/6	67%	0/0	0:27	—
	Virna Jandiroba	0/1	0%	1/1	4:14	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	7/21	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Virna Jandiroba	7/10	70%	1/5	2:42	—

WIN

vs. Tabatha Ricci

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo • Nov 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan78/16148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tabatha Ricci15/10315%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	16/40	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tabatha Ricci	0/13	0%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	25/54	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tabatha Ricci	8/30	27%	1/1	0:16	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	37/67	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tabatha Ricci	7/60	12%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Zhang Weili

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Women's StrawweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan43/8551%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:20KD 1

Zhang Weili106/15768%TD 6/9Ctrl 12:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	7/23	30%	1/1	0:20	—
	Zhang Weili	17/30	57%	1/1	1:04	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	4/13	31%	0/0	0:10	—
	Zhang Weili	54/59	92%	1/1	3:51	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	26/34	76%	2/2	1:42	1
	Zhang Weili	12/25	48%	0/3	0:17	—

R4	Yan Xiaonan	4/10	40%	0/0	0:08	—
	Zhang Weili	19/33	58%	2/2	3:42	—

R5	Yan Xiaonan	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zhang Weili	4/10	40%	2/2	3:50	—

Common Opponents

vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Denise Gomes

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates • Nov 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Denise Gomes73/14451%TD 0/3Ctrl 5:47

Karolina Kowalkiewicz46/9847%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	22/36	61%	0/0	2:11	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	7/16	44%	0/0	0:15	—

R2	Denise Gomes	23/45	51%	0/3	2:15	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	13/31	42%	0/1	0:15	—

R3	Denise Gomes	28/63	44%	0/0	1:21	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	26/51	51%	0/0	0:32	—

Yan Xiaonan

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker • Feb 2020Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan93/17852%TD 5/6Ctrl 5:06

Karolina Kowalkiewicz38/8545%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	36/69	52%	2/3	1:52	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	19/40	48%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	39/74	53%	2/2	0:49	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	14/35	40%	0/1	1:18	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	18/35	51%	1/1	2:25	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	5/10	50%	0/0	0:13	—

vs. Angela Hill

Denise Gomes

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis • Nov 2023Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Denise Gomes62/13347%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:03

Angela Hill76/12063%TD 5/9Ctrl 8:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	23/32	72%	1/3	1:01	—
	Angela Hill	16/26	62%	1/2	2:42	—

R2	Denise Gomes	33/71	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Angela Hill	37/53	70%	1/3	1:23	—

R3	Denise Gomes	6/30	20%	0/0	0:02	—
	Angela Hill	23/41	56%	3/4	3:58	—

Yan Xiaonan

WIN

UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes • Jun 2019Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Yan Xiaonan94/24938%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:51

Angela Hill71/14449%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yan Xiaonan	12/34	35%	0/0	1:46	—
	Angela Hill	12/28	43%	1/2	0:44	—

R2	Yan Xiaonan	36/93	39%	1/1	0:05	—
	Angela Hill	25/51	49%	0/1	0:12	—

R3	Yan Xiaonan	46/122	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Angela Hill	34/65	52%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (4.0 vs 4.7 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Denise Gomes shoots at 34% accuracy but Yan Xiaonan stops 65% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Yan Xiaonan is a serious grappling threat at 0.8 TD/15min (73% accuracy) against Denise Gomes's 66% defense.

Control: Denise Gomes controls 3:21 per fight on average vs 1:13 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Denise Gomes finishes 50% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Yan Xiaonan's fights average 15:01 vs 11:04 for Denise Gomes. If this reaches the championship rounds, Yan Xiaonan's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com