1590RATING · 115 LB

Denise Gomes

No. 4 at strawweight (women). 7–2 in the UFC since 2022.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (115 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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7–2UFC record
4 of 7Dominant wins
87Average win score
56thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came4 KO/TKO 0 submission 3 decision
Finish rate57% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 2
Knockdowns landed4
Average fight time10:22
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.0 / 3.1
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min1.6
Control time29% of the fight
Best winYan Xiaonan rated 1587 at 115 lb going in

Against the division

How Denise Gomes’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 34 fighters on today’s strawweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every strawweight leaderboard.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
80
86.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
64
56th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
85
57%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
67
+0.89
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
58
4.01
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
73
3.12
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
55
1.61
ControlShare of fight time in control
76
29%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

4 of 7 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Yan Xiaonan, rated 1587 at 115 lb. Dominant in 4 of 7 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

115 lb

No. 4 of 44 active women ranked at strawweight, with a published rating of 1590 across 9 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 115 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
7–2Record at 115 lb
4 of 7Dominant wins
87Average win score
1383Avg opponent rating
How the wins came4 KO/TKO 0 submission 3 decision
Finish rate57% of wins
Stopped in losses0 of 2
Knockdowns landed4
Average fight time10:22
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min4.0 / 3.1
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min1.6
Control time29% of the fight
Best winYan Xiaonan rated 1587 going in

Against the division

How Denise Gomes’s fights at 115 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 33 fighters on today’s strawweight (women) board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.

Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
85
86.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
53
56th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
85
57%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
69
+0.89
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
56
4.01
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
69
3.12
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
59
1.61
ControlShare of fight time in control
75
29%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 115 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

4 of 7 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 0 of 2 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Yan Xiaonan, rated 1587 at 115 lb. Dominant in 4 of 7 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

9 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
29 Aug 2026Win90–10Yan XiaonanKO/TKOR1 4:49Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
8 Nov 2025Win78–22Tecia Penningtonunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown
17 May 2025Win94–6Elise ReedKO/TKOR2 0:30Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
9 Nov 2024Win83–17Karolina Kowalkiewiczunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates
8 Jun 2024Win74–26Eduarda Mourasplit decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
4 Nov 2023Loss18–82Angela Hillunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
8 Jul 2023Win92–8Yazmin JaureguiKO/TKOR1 0:20Women's StrawweightUFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
15 Apr 2023Win96–4Bruna BrasilKO/TKOR2 2:42Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
17 Sep 2022Loss19–81Loma Lookboonmeeunanimous decisionR3 5:00Women's StrawweightUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song