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Denise Gomes
“Dee”
Brazil
Ranked #4 · Women's StrawweightOfficial UFC rankings
13-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 26
- Height
- 5'2"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 63"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Women's StrawweightWomen's Strawweight: Up to 115 lb (52 kg). The lightest women's division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Projeto GAEA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1815
Scouting Report
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On a 5-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Gomes ends fights with her hands. She has 8 KO/TKO wins, 0 submissions and 5 decisions, a 62% finish rate. When the fight doesn't end early, she grinds out rounds and wins on the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Gomes stopped Yan Xiaonan (19-6-0) in round 1 by KO/TKO. Before that she beat Tecia Pennington (15-8-0) by unanimous decision, and Elise Reed (8-6-0) by KO/TKO in round 2.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'2" with a 63" reach. She lands 4.4 significant strikes a minute at 48% accuracy and absorbs 3.19. She defends 53% of strikes, tries 1.38 takedowns per 15 minutes, and stops 67% of takedowns against her.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (62%)
- 5 Decision (38%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 62%
- Streak
- 5-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 2 months ago
13 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 70-33
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1649
- Winvs Yan Xiaonan19-6-0 · Power Index 1703KO/TKO · R1 · 4:49Aug 29, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song
- Winvs Tecia Pennington15-8-0 · Power Index 1673Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 9, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown
- Winvs Elise Reed8-6-0 · Power Index 1551KO/TKO · R2 · 0:30May 17, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales
- Winvs Karolina Kowalkiewicz16-10-0 · Power Index 1615Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 10, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates
Fight stats
Stat Denise Gomes Karolina Kowalkiewicz Sig. strikes 73/144 46/98 Takedowns 0/3 0/1 Control time 5:47 1:02 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 22 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 23 13 Round 3 sig. strikes 28 26 - Winvs Eduarda Moura12-3-0 · Power Index 1702Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Jun 9, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.40
- Striking accuracy
- 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.19
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.38
- Takedown accuracy
- 34%
- Takedown defense
- 67%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.70