// Roster Index›Women's Strawweight›Dossier · Vanessa Demopoulos
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNWOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

Vanessa
Demopoulos

NICKNAME"Lil Monster"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
11-9-0
CURRENT FORM
4L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
Lil’ Monster’s Academy of Pain
NEXT FIGHT
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Vanessa Demopoulos
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! LIVE
HEIGHT
5'2"
REACH
4'11"
AGE
38
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Women's Strawweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
20 BOUTS
WIN
11
LOSS
9
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
55%
11/20 bouts
FINISH RATE
45%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS4L STREAK · 1-4
WLLLL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: LIVE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 55% of wins are by dec.

KEY STRENGTHS

Banks rounds on the scorecard — pace and positioning over splash damage.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▼ BELOW
3.40
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 3.67
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
39%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 44%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
5.59
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 4.18
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
41%
Striking Defense
Reference value 54%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.32
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.00
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
9%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 36%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
25%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 62%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.40
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.30
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 58 other rated fighters on the UFC women's strawweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#49
of 59 on the UFC women's strawweight roster · Elo 1482
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
34th
percentile · average opponent rated 1520 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
19th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.19 per fight)

15 rated fights · opponents rated in 75% of recorded fights · last rated fight SEP 26, 2026

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (11)
n = 11
KO/TKO · 1
SUB · 4
DEC · 6
1
KO/TKO
9%
4
SUB
36%
6
DEC
55%
// LOSSES (9)
n = 9
KO/TKO · 1
SUB · 1
DEC · 7
1
KO/TKO
11%
1
SUB
11%
7
DEC
78%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
45% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 1 fights
9%
SUBANY ROUND · 4 fights
36%
DECFULL FIGHT · 6 fights
55%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
20 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 10, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER20TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN82STRIKING37CARDIO80AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE24RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power20
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=11 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (25%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin82
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=20 bouts
Striking37
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio80
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.4 per 15 min)

Str Defense24
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (41%)

Recovery50
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=9 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power20 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins11 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (25%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin82 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record20 bouts
Striking37 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio80 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.4 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense24 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (41%)Not recorded
Recovery50 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.9 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100DEC 2017WDEC 2017LOCT 2018WMAR 2019WJUN 2019WJAN 2020WJUL 2020LAUG 2020LOCT 2020WMAR 2021LAUG 2021WJAN 2022WJUN 2022WNOV 2022LMAY 2023WOCT 2023WMAY 2024LSEP 2024LAPR 2025LJUN 2025LSEP 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, DEC 2017, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, DEC 2017, momentum score 55, SUB R1.
  3. Start, OCT 2018, momentum score 48, DEC R3.
  4. Start, MAR 2019, momentum score 55, DEC R3.
  5. Start, JUN 2019, momentum score 65, SUB R1.
  6. Start, JAN 2020, momentum score 72, DEC R3.
  7. Start, JUL 2020, momentum score 81, SUB R4.
  8. Start, AUG 2020, momentum score 74, DEC R3.
  9. Start, OCT 2020, momentum score 67, DEC R5.
  10. Start, MAR 2021, momentum score 78, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, AUG 2021, momentum score 71, DEC R3.
  12. Start, JAN 2022, momentum score 81, SUB R1.
  13. Start, JUN 2022, momentum score 88, DEC R3.
  14. Start, NOV 2022, momentum score 95, DEC R3.
  15. Start, MAY 2023, momentum score 88, DEC R3.
  16. Start, OCT 2023, momentum score 95, DEC R3.
  17. Start, MAY 2024, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  18. Start, SEP 2024, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  19. Start, APR 2025, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  20. Start, JUN 2025, momentum score 79, DEC R3.
  21. Start, SEP 2026, momentum score 69, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Ducote), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 69.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
20/20 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
2
10%
-
-
-
-
2
total
SUB
4
20%
-
-
1
5%
-
5
total
DEC
-
-
12
60%
-
1
5%
13
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 2 of 20 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
65%, fights often go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Lil’ Monster’s Academy of Pain
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// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
20 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS Yazmin JaureguiSep 26, 2026
KO/TKOR1 · 1:02
UFC Fight Night 289 - Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Jamey-Lyn HorthJun 14, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 69 - Usman vs. Buckley
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Talita AlencarApr 5, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 65 - Emmett vs. Murphy
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jaqueline AmorimSep 7, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 3:28
UFC Fight Night 242 - Burns vs. Brady
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
W
VS Emily DucoteMay 18, 2024
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 241 - Barboza vs. Murphy
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Kanako MurataOct 7, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 229 - Dawson vs. Green
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Karolina KowalkiewiczMay 20, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 223 - Dern vs. Hill
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Maria OliveiraNov 19, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 215 - Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Jinh Yu FreyJun 25, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 38 - Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Silvana Gomez JuarezJan 22, 2022
SubmissionR1 · 2:25
UFC 270 - Ngannou vs. Gane
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
L
VS J.J. AldrichAug 28, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 30 - Barboza vs. Chikadze
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Cynthia ArceoMar 26, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 0:37
LFA 103 - Carlyle vs. Dagvadorj
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Women's Strawweight. Professional record 11-9. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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