Women's Strawweight

Denise Gomes

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

13-3-0

UFC

7-2-0

Age

Height

5'2"

Weight

115 lbs

Reach

63"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:22
Fight Completion Rate	69.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.07
% Fights Inside the Distance	44.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	49-38 (56.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	36-23 (61.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	13-15 (46.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	45.0%
% Time in Control	28.7%
% Time Controlled	26.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	52.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.50
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.76
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.74
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.5%
Distance Strike Defense	53.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.63
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.45
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	5.24
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.80
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.75

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Strawweight field

Denise Gomes League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Denise Gomes
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.5%
Takedown Defense	65.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	4:18
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	57.1%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	42.9%
Avg Fight Time	10:22
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	1.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%
Takedown Defense	79.3%
Control Time/Fight	3:14

Fight History

WIN

vs. Yan Xiaonan

UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song • Aug 2026Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 1, 4:49

Denise Gomes18/4838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Yan Xiaonan19/5932%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	18/48	38%	0/0	0:00	1
	Yan Xiaonan	19/59	32%	0/0	0:00	—

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	—

WIN

vs. Eduarda Moura

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov • Jun 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Denise Gomes50/8857%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:20

Eduarda Moura18/4738%TD 5/26Ctrl 6:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	7/16	44%	0/1	0:48	—
	Eduarda Moura	4/11	36%	2/9	3:11	—

R2	Denise Gomes	21/37	57%	0/0	1:20	—
	Eduarda Moura	5/7	71%	2/9	1:58	—

R3	Denise Gomes	22/35	63%	0/0	0:12	—
	Eduarda Moura	9/29	31%	1/8	1:27	—

LOSS

vs. Angela Hill

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	—

WIN

vs. Yazmin Jauregui

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2023Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:20

Denise Gomes17/2085%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

Yazmin Jauregui0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	17/20	85%	0/0	0:10	1
	Yazmin Jauregui	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bruna Brasil

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen • Apr 2023Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:42

Denise Gomes54/9358%TD 3/3Ctrl 3:53KD 1

Bruna Brasil15/2268%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	23/40	57%	1/1	2:00	—
	Bruna Brasil	10/15	67%	0/1	1:19	—

R2	Denise Gomes	31/53	58%	2/2	1:53	1
	Bruna Brasil	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Loma Lookboonmee

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song • Sep 2022Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Denise Gomes19/3456%TD 0/6Ctrl 5:31

Loma Lookboonmee48/6772%TD 4/5Ctrl 7:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	5/9	56%	0/3	1:32	—
	Loma Lookboonmee	22/30	73%	0/0	2:07	—

R2	Denise Gomes	7/16	44%	0/3	1:18	—
	Loma Lookboonmee	16/20	80%	2/3	2:49	—

R3	Denise Gomes	7/9	78%	0/0	2:41	—
	Loma Lookboonmee	10/17	59%	2/2	2:05	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Rayanne dos Santos

DWCS 6.5 • Aug 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Denise Gomes103/24442%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Rayanne dos Santos55/17432%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Denise Gomes	19/53	36%	0/0	0:04	—
	Rayanne dos Santos	15/40	38%	0/2	1:16	—

R2	Denise Gomes	40/90	44%	0/0	0:01	—
	Rayanne dos Santos	19/62	31%	1/2	0:17	—

R3	Denise Gomes	44/101	44%	0/0	0:02	—
	Rayanne dos Santos	21/72	29%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-31 | Data source: UFCStats.com