Women's Strawweight

Vanessa Demopoulos

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

11-9-0

UFC

5-6-0

Age

Height

5'2"

Weight

115 lbs

Reach

59"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:32
Fight Completion Rate	76.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.31
% Fights Inside the Distance	27.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	26-23 (53.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	6-7 (46.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	20-16 (55.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	58.4%
% Time in Control	12.6%
% Time Controlled	29.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	30.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.64
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	8.38
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-3.74
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.3%
Distance Strike Defense	42.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.28
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.18
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.96
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.28
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.88
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.02

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

Vanessa Demopoulos 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	Vanessa Demopoulos
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.9
Strike Differential	-2.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	10.3%
Takedown Defense	26.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	1:53
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	80.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:32
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	34.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.6
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	20.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:13

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Yazmin Jauregui

UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos • Sep 2026Women's Strawweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:02

Vanessa Demopoulos7/1937%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Yazmin Jauregui34/5661%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yazmin Jauregui	34/56	61%	1/1	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth

UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley • Jun 2025Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vanessa Demopoulos36/11930%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:07

Jamey-Lyn Horth101/16760%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	5/39	13%	0/0	0:12	—
	Jamey-Lyn Horth	35/57	61%	1/1	0:44	—

R2	Vanessa Demopoulos	20/52	38%	0/1	0:39	—
	Jamey-Lyn Horth	33/60	55%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Vanessa Demopoulos	11/28	39%	0/4	0:16	—
	Jamey-Lyn Horth	33/50	66%	1/2	1:35	—

LOSS

vs. Talita Alencar

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy • Apr 2025Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vanessa Demopoulos10/3429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Talita Alencar45/7560%TD 4/5Ctrl 12:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	4/7	57%	0/0	0:02	—
	Talita Alencar	9/17	53%	1/1	4:25	—

R2	Vanessa Demopoulos	6/20	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Talita Alencar	11/24	46%	1/1	3:43	—

R3	Vanessa Demopoulos	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Talita Alencar	25/34	74%	2/3	4:30	—

LOSS

vs. Jaqueline Amorim

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady • Sep 2024Women's Strawweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:28

Vanessa Demopoulos2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jaqueline Amorim2/367%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jaqueline Amorim	2/3	67%	1/1	3:05	—

WIN

vs. Emily Ducote

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy • May 2024Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vanessa Demopoulos109/29337%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Emily Ducote143/21467%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	43/99	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Emily Ducote	30/54	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Vanessa Demopoulos	36/112	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Emily Ducote	60/83	72%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Vanessa Demopoulos	30/82	37%	0/2	0:00	—
	Emily Ducote	53/77	69%	0/0	0:46	—

WIN

vs. Kanako Murata

UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green • Oct 2023Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vanessa Demopoulos31/6548%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:42

Kanako Murata34/6453%TD 5/6Ctrl 10:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	17/35	49%	0/1	0:20	—
	Kanako Murata	9/16	56%	2/3	1:44	—

R2	Vanessa Demopoulos	9/23	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kanako Murata	9/19	47%	1/1	4:11	—

R3	Vanessa Demopoulos	5/7	71%	0/0	0:22	—
	Kanako Murata	16/29	55%	2/2	4:15	—

LOSS

vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vanessa Demopoulos68/22131%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

Karolina Kowalkiewicz139/23759%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	28/71	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	42/84	50%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Vanessa Demopoulos	22/86	26%	0/2	0:00	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	55/82	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Vanessa Demopoulos	18/64	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	42/71	59%	0/0	1:29	—

WIN

vs. Maria Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba • Nov 2022Women's Strawweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vanessa Demopoulos55/8069%TD 2/4Ctrl 7:59KD 1

Maria Oliveira83/15454%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	14/23	61%	1/1	2:39	—
	Maria Oliveira	24/46	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Vanessa Demopoulos	27/36	75%	0/1	2:40	1
	Maria Oliveira	24/43	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Vanessa Demopoulos	14/21	67%	1/2	2:40	—
	Maria Oliveira	35/65	54%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Jinh Yu Frey

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot • Jun 2022Women's Strawweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vanessa Demopoulos66/13947%TD 1/7Ctrl 4:14

Jinh Yu Frey62/13347%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	11/32	34%	1/1	0:35	—
	Jinh Yu Frey	17/45	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Vanessa Demopoulos	24/52	46%	0/4	0:31	—
	Jinh Yu Frey	27/56	48%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Vanessa Demopoulos	31/55	56%	0/2	3:08	—
	Jinh Yu Frey	18/32	56%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez

UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane • Jan 2022Women's Strawweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:25

Vanessa Demopoulos4/1233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Silvana Gomez Juarez10/1856%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:11KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Silvana Gomez Juarez	10/18	56%	0/0	1:11	1

LOSS

vs. JJ Aldrich

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze • Aug 2021Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vanessa Demopoulos70/16243%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:53

JJ Aldrich93/13469%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	17/30	57%	0/1	0:00	—
	JJ Aldrich	17/28	61%	1/1	3:18	—

R2	Vanessa Demopoulos	30/79	38%	0/1	0:58	—
	JJ Aldrich	38/54	70%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Vanessa Demopoulos	23/53	43%	0/3	0:55	—
	JJ Aldrich	38/52	73%	0/1	1:01	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Cory McKenna

DWCS 4.2 • Aug 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Vanessa Demopoulos24/5841%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:12

Cory McKenna47/9549%TD 1/1Ctrl 11:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Vanessa Demopoulos	10/15	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory McKenna	11/23	48%	0/0	4:19	—

R2	Vanessa Demopoulos	6/17	35%	0/0	0:02	—
	Cory McKenna	10/24	42%	1/1	3:43	—

R3	Vanessa Demopoulos	8/26	31%	0/2	0:10	—
	Cory McKenna	26/48	54%	0/0	3:05	—

Last updated: 2026-09-28 | Data source: UFCStats.com