Elise Reed vs. Denise Gomes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Elise Reed
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Denise Gomes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Elise Reed
Distance 90.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 5.0%)
Denise Gomes
Distance 73.5% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 16.4% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Elise Reed
Head 65.9% (norm 76.6%) · Body 18.2% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 15.9% (norm 9.1%)
Denise Gomes
Head 64.2% (norm 76.6%) · Body 21.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Reed L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Gomes L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 323 / 662 | 48.8% | 38.3% | 231 / 544 | 42.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 52 | 86.5% | 72.6% | 91 / 121 | 75.2% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 52 / 75 | 69.3% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 200 / 481 | 41.6% | 35.4% | 185 / 475 | 38.9% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 98 / 133 | 73.7% | 69.3% | 113 / 160 | 70.6% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 84 / 116 | 72.4% | 77.9% | 76 / 105 | 72.4% | 77.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Strawweight: 63 fighters · Women's Strawweight: 63 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Reed L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Gomes L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 317 / 689 | 46.0% | 39.7% | 200 / 429 | 46.6% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 85 | 78.8% | 71.2% | 61 / 86 | 70.9% | 71.2% |
| On the ground | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 74.4% | 30 / 45 | 66.7% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 281 / 653 | 43.0% | 36.0% | 134 / 346 | 38.7% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 92 / 129 | 71.3% | 68.7% | 93 / 120 | 77.5% | 68.7% |
| To the legs | 81 / 94 | 86.2% | 79.1% | 64 / 94 | 68.1% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Reed has more cage time on record.