Women's Strawweight · “Lil Monster”
Vanessa Demopoulos
11-8-0 UFC 5-6-0
Durable
Striker
Hittable
5'2"Height
59"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
20.0%Finish rate
11:32Avg fight
Skill profile
- Durability Below avg 41
- Striking Below avg 39
- Grappling Below avg 38
- Wrestling Below avg 32
- Control Below avg 30
- Accuracy Weak 19
- TD Defense Weak 9
- Striking D Weak 2
Durable
below avg durability — rates 41 of 100 among UFC veterans
Striker
below avg striking — rates 39 of 100 among UFC veterans
Hittable
absorbs 5.9 significant strikes per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.61
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.88
Striking accuracy39.8%
Striking defense40.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.12
Takedowns / 15 min0.35
Takedown accuracy10.3%
Takedown defense26.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time12.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-3
Striking trend
Fight history
L Yazmin Jauregui 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:02 — UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · September 26, 2026
7/19Sig. strikes
34/56Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jamey-Lyn Horth 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley · June 14, 2025
36/119Sig. strikes
101/167Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
1:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Talita Alencar 5-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy · April 5, 2025
10/34Sig. strikes
45/75Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jaqueline Amorim 2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:28 — UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · September 7, 2024
2/6Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Emily Ducote 13-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy · May 18, 2024
109/293Sig. strikes
143/214Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kanako Murata 12-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green · October 7, 2023
31/65Sig. strikes
34/64Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Karolina Kowalkiewicz 14-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · May 20, 2023
68/221Sig. strikes
139/237Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Maria Oliveira 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · November 19, 2022
55/80Sig. strikes
83/154Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
7:59Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jinh Yu Frey 11-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot · June 25, 2022
66/139Sig. strikes
62/133Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
4:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Silvana Gomez Juarez 10-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:25 — UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane · January 22, 2022
4/12Sig. strikes
10/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L JJ Aldrich 9-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Chikadze · August 28, 2021
70/162Sig. strikes
93/134Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
1:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
4
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
1
Decision
7
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
10
LFA
7
Dana White's Contender Series
1
IT Fight Series
1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jamey-Lyn Horth | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley
June 14, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Talita Alencar | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Emmett vs. Murphy
April 5, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jaqueline Amorim | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
September 7, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 3:28 |
| W | Emily Ducote | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
May 18, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kanako Murata | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green
October 7, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
May 20, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Maria Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
November 19, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jinh Yu Frey | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
June 25, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Silvana Gómez Juárez | Submission (armbar) | UFC 270
January 22, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:25 |
| L | JJ Aldrich | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
August 28, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cynthia Arceo | TKO (punches) | LFA 103
March 26, 2021 |
LFA | 1 | 0:37 |
| L | Lupita Godinez | Decision (majority) | LFA 94
October 30, 2020 |
LFA | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Cory McKenna | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 28
August 11, 2020 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sam Hughes | Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) | LFA 85
July 17, 2020 |
LFA | 4 | 2:21 |
| W | Loveth Young | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 81
January 31, 2020 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nadine Mandiau | Submission (armbar) | LFA 69
June 7, 2019 |
LFA | 1 | 2:37 |
| W | Valerie Ann Marie Soto | Decision (majority) | LFA 62
March 22, 2019 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Itzel Esquivel | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 52
October 19, 2018 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Emme Weber | Submission (armbar) | IT Fight Series 79
December 15, 2017 |
IT Fight Series | 1 | 4:36 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Vanessa Demopoulos) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.