Denise Gomes

Dee

Brazil

Improves to 4-1 in past five fights
StrawweightUFC
November 9, 2024
Gomes defeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It ended up being a relatively easy win for Gomes in a fight in which not a ton happened. The Brazilian closed with a 73-46 edge in terms of significant strikes landed. She also was credited with 5:47 worth of control time, the majority of which was pinning Karolina along the fence, despite failing on all three of her takedown attempts. It would have been nice to see Gomes get the finish as a -650 favorite, but she did what was necessary to walk out of the Apex with the victory. Gomes has won four of her last five and won't turn 25 years of age until the end of December. There's potential here, especially in a thin 115-pound female division.
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Set to take on Kowalkiewicz
StrawweightUFC
September 13, 2024
Gomes will face Karolina Kowalkiewicz in a strawweight bout at UFC Vegas 100 on Nov. 9, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Gomes defeated Eduarda Moura via split decision in her most recent fight, and her dominant display in that fight suggests she's trending in the right direction. After all, Gomes has gone 3-2 over her last five UFC bouts, and the fact that the win over Moura was against an opponent who missed her weight puts even more value on that.
Easily handles heavy opponent
StrawweightUFC
June 8, 2024
Gomes defeated Eduarda Moura via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.
ANALYSIS
Don't let the "split decision" term fool you -- Gomes dominated the vast majority of this fight, and she did it against a heavy opponent. Moura missed weight by half a pound Friday morning, forfeiting 20 percent of her purse in order for the bout to proceed. Inside the Octagon, Gomes controlled the vast majority of the action, which wasn't too difficult considering Moura gassed out almost immediately. Gomes didn't accomplish a ton offensively, but all she had to do to win was stuff the vast majority of Moura's half-hearted takedown attempts. Still just 24 years of age, Gomes improves to 3-2 in her first five UFC bouts.
Opponent misses weight
StrawweightUFC
June 7, 2024
Eduarda Moura missed weight for her scheduled fight against Gomes on Saturday, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
This means Moura was fined 20 percent of her fight purse, but it also means Gomes will be at a slight weight disadvantage going into this bout. Gomes will aim to end Moura's current undefeated record (10-0-0).
Facing Eduarda Moura in June
StrawweightUFC
April 25, 2024
Gomes will face Eduarda Moura at UFC Louisville on June 8, Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Coming off a loss to Angela Hill in November, Gomes will look to bounce back versus Moura (10-0-0) in June. While Gomes lost her last bout, she pulled off a shocking upset in her previous fight in July 2023, defeating Yazmin Jauregui via TKO in Round 1 as a +310 underdog.
Can't defend takedown in loss
StrawweightUFC
November 4, 2023
Gomes lost to Angela Hill via unanimous decision (27-30, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
ANALYSIS
Entering the winner of back-to-back fights and fresh off a 20-second knockout victory over Yazmin Jauregui as a +310 underdog this past July, Gomes had her momentum halted against Hill. She did all she could to fire off plenty of volume on the feet and make this a dirty bout, but Gomes was unable to defend the takedown, allowing Hill to land 5-of-9 attempts. Gomes is plenty tough, has some pop in her hands, and is still just 23 years of age, so it's reasonable to expect further improvements moving forward despite this setback.