Women's Flyweight · “Lil Monster”

Vanessa Demopoulos

11-8-0 UFC 5-5-0
5'2"Height
59"Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
20.0%Finish rate
12:35Avg fight

Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.66
Striking accuracy39.9%
Striking defense40.6%
Takedowns / 15 min0.36
Takedown accuracy10.3%
Takedown defense27.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time12.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
June 25, 2022 vs Jinh Yu Frey — 4.4/min (W) Jun '22 November 19, 2022 vs Maria Oliveira — 3.67/min (W) Nov '22 May 20, 2023 vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz — 4.53/min (L) May '23 October 7, 2023 vs Kanako Murata — 2.07/min (W) Oct '23 May 18, 2024 vs Emily Ducote — 7.27/min (W) May '24 September 7, 2024 vs Jaqueline Amorim — 0.58/min (L) Sep '24 April 5, 2025 vs Talita Alencar — 0.67/min (L) Apr '25 June 14, 2025 vs Jamey-Lyn Horth — 2.4/min (L) Jun '25

Fight history

10 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
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 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 2-2 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 1-1 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 7-7 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 2-2 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 0-1 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 5-3 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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
11-8-0Pro record
Fight Ready, Ronin Training CenterGym / team

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
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
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.

Division context

vs. 54 qualified Women's Flyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.6 avg 4.0
Strikes absorbed /min 5.7 avg 3.8
Striking accuracy 39.9% avg 44.1%
Striking defense 40.6% avg 55.6%
Takedowns /15 min 0.4 avg 1.3
Takedown accuracy 10.3% avg 40.9%
Takedown defense 27.8% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.4
Control time 12.7% avg 21.1%
Finish rate 20.0% avg 37.8%