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Denise Gomes "Dee"

Active #4 womens strawweight · age 26 · Orthodox · 5'2" 158 cm · 115 lb 52 kg · reach 63" 160 cm
At a glance
Elo rating
1571
Global Elo 1608 ±28
Rank
#4
top 7% of division
UFC record
7-2-0
KO 4 · Sub 0 · Dec 3
Streak
+5
Δ90d +20 · Δ1y +36
Last fight
Aug 29, 2026
Win by KO · R1

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

9 fights · tap & drag
Sep 17, 2022 — L vs Loma Lookboonmee Δ-28Apr 15, 2023 — W vs Bruna Brasil Δ+36Jul 8, 2023 — W vs Yazmin Jauregui Δ+37Nov 4, 2023 — L vs Angela Hill Δ-34Jun 8, 2024 — W vs Eduarda Moura Δ+30Nov 9, 2024 — W vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz Δ+15May 17, 2025 — W vs Elise Reed Δ+15Nov 8, 2025 — W vs Tecia Pennington Δ+16Aug 29, 2026 — W vs Yan Xiaonan Δ+20 14001450150015501600 2023202420252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":352.4,"elo":1436,"date":"2022-09-17","opp":"Loma Lookboonmee","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":1,"x":194.9,"y":295.3,"elo":1472,"date":"2023-04-15","opp":"Bruna Brasil","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":2,"x":236.8,"y":235.4,"elo":1509,"date":"2023-07-08","opp":"Yazmin Jauregui","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":3,"x":296.2,"y":289.7,"elo":1475,"date":"2023-11-04","opp":"Angela Hill","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":4,"x":404.6,"y":241.2,"elo":1506,"date":"2024-06-08","opp":"Eduarda Moura","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":5,"x":481.5,"y":216.6,"elo":1521,"date":"2024-11-09","opp":"Karolina Kowalkiewicz","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":6,"x":575.8,"y":193.4,"elo":1535,"date":"2025-05-17","opp":"Elise Reed","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":663.2,"y":167.1,"elo":1552,"date":"2025-11-08","opp":"Tecia Pennington","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":8,"x":810,"y":135.9,"elo":1571,"date":"2026-08-29","opp":"Yan Xiaonan","result":"W","delta":20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Aug 29, 2026 Yan Xiaonan W +20
Nov 8, 2025 Tecia Pennington W +16
May 17, 2025 Elise Reed W +15
Nov 9, 2024 Karolina Kowalkiewicz W +15
Jun 8, 2024 Eduarda Moura W +30
2 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×2
$100,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Denise Gomes has earned 2. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
57%
4 / 7
Finish rate
KO
4
57% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
3
43% of wins
KO: 4 (57%) 4 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 3 (43%) 3
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
2 50%
R2
2 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 374 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
49% Head
  • Head 49%
  • Body 30%
  • Leg 20%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
62% Distance
  • Distance 62%
  • Clinch 24%
  • Ground 14%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 2 losses went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1546
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 7 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Yan Xiaonan
Elo 1609 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
4.5
+2.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 9 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1514
1609
Notable wins
Yan Xiaonan 1609
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 33m
Avg fight time
10:22
Fights per year
2.3
Since last fight
2mo
Bonuses
2
Ground control
27m
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Denise Gomes on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.