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✓ Denise Gomes won · by TKO · R1

Yan Xiaonan vs Denise Gomes — Honest Elo matchup

women's strawweight
Other bouts 12
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Aug 29, 2026 · Shanghai, China
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Corner A
Yan Xiaonan
#12 9-5-0
Elo 1536
VS
Corner B
Denise Gomes
#4 7-2-0
Elo 1571
Final result · recorded Aug 29, 2026
Denise Gomes
defeated Yan Xiaonan by TKO in round 1

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Yan Xiaonan 41.1% · Denise Gomes 58.9%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Yan Xiaonan 52.3% · Denise Gomes 47.7%

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Other fights on this card · 6
Umar Nurmagomedov vs Song Yadong Main event · bantamweight Aoriqileng vs Kai Asakura bantamweight Alex Perez vs Sumudaerji flyweight Rei Tsuruya vs Kevin Borjas flyweight Jack Jenkins vs Sean Woodson featherweight Xiong Jingnan vs Julia Polastri women's strawweight

Notable

Gomes

Has never been finished — all 2 losses went to the scorecards.

Gomes

On a 5-fight win streak.

Tale of the tape

9-5-0 UFC record 7-2-0
KO 1 · Sub 0 Finishes KO 4 · Sub 0
-2 Streak +5
37 Age 26
5'5" 165 cm Height 5'2" 158 cm
63" 160 cm Reach 63" 160 cm
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
1589 Global Elo 1608
1536 Elo rating 1571
Yan Xiaonan — Notable ▼
At a glance
Denise Gomes — Notable ▼
At a glance

Yan Xiaonan — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 935 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
65% Head
  • Head 65%
  • Body 13%
  • Leg 21%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
87% Distance
  • Distance 87%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 6%

Denise Gomes — 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%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

4.67
4.01
div avg 4.88
45%
51%
div avg 48%
3.24
3.12
div avg 4.16
60%
48%
div avg 54%
0.82
1.61
div avg 1.78
73%
34%
div avg 46%
65%
66%
div avg 67%
0.00
0.80
div avg 0.58
1
4
div avg 4

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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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.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Yan Xiaonan
11% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 0
can finish?
Denise Gomes
finished 0%
never finished
Denise Gomes
57% finish rate
KO 4 · Sub 0
can finish?
Yan Xiaonan
finished 40%
2 of 5 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Yan Xiaonan has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1617 vs 1546, 3 quality wins to 1.

Yan Xiaonan red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1617
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
3
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win
Jessica Andrade
Elo 1615 at fight time
Expected wins
7.6
+1.4 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 14 fights
1406
1588
Notable wins
Jessica Andrade 1615 Mackenzie Dern 1607 Tabatha Ricci 1600
Denise Gomes blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1546
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
1
of 7 UFC wins
Toughest win
Yan Xiaonan
Elo 1609 at fight time
Expected wins
4.5
+2.5 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 9 fights
1514
1609
Notable wins
Yan Xiaonan 1609

Common opponents

2 shared opponents · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • W
    Karolina Kowalkiewicz
    W
    Decision - Unanimous
    Decision - Unanimous
    Feb 22, 2020
    Nov 9, 2024
  • W
    Angela Hill
    L
    Decision - Unanimous
    Decision - Unanimous
    Jun 8, 2019
    Nov 4, 2023
Corner A recent form
Yan Xiaonan
Corner B recent form
Denise Gomes
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Yan Xiaonan & Denise Gomes on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.