Denise Gomes

Overview

Five straight UFC wins, and the latest one came against an opponent our model rates as strong.

Denise Gomes is a Women's Strawweight out of Brazil who stands 7-2 in the UFC. Four of those seven wins ended in a knockout or TKO, none by submission, and two of them came in the first round. Her only two UFC losses were both unanimous decisions, so nobody has finished her inside the Octagon.

She is not a champion, but she carries a five-fight winning streak, and that streak is also the longest of her UFC career.

Seven wins. Four finishes. Zero stoppage losses.

UFC Career

Gomes arrived through Dana White's Contender Series 6.5, where she beat Rayanne dos Santos by unanimous decision on August 23, 2022. That fight sits outside her UFC record. Her UFC debut came less than a month later at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song, and it ended in a unanimous decision loss to Loma Lookboonmee.

She answered with two knockouts in a row. Bruna Brasil went down by TKO in round 2 at 2:42 in April 2023. Then came the fastest win of her UFC career: Yazmin Jauregui at UFC 290, stopped in round 1 at 0:20.

Her second loss followed in November 2023, a unanimous decision to Angela Hill. It is the last defeat on her UFC record.

Since then she has won five in a row. Eduarda Moura went to a split decision in June 2024, and Karolina Kowalkiewicz went the distance in November 2024. In May 2025 she stopped Elise Reed in round 2 at 0:30, then took a unanimous decision over Tecia Pennington that November.

The fifth win is the one that stands out. In August 2026 she beat Yan Xiaonan by TKO in round 1 at 4:49, against an opponent our model rates as strong. It was her first stoppage since Reed, and it came with 11 seconds left in the opening round.

Four wins by knockout, three by decision, and a loss column with no finishes in it.

Fighting Style

Denise Gomes is a busy striker who is hard to hit. She throws and lands at a high rate while taking less in return, though her accuracy and defense on their own sit about where most UFC fighters do. Her edge comes from volume.

Her takedown defense is the clearest strength: she is very difficult to put on the mat. She takes shots at an ordinary rate, but she hunts for submissions more than most, even though none of her UFC wins have come that way.

Every one of her four finishes has been a knockout or TKO, two in round 1 and two in round 2. She has never finished a fight past the second round. Her other three wins went to the scorecards, and both of her losses did as well.

Notable Wins

• Yan Xiaonan — KO/TKO, round 1 (4:49), UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song (2026)
• Yazmin Jauregui — KO/TKO, round 1 (0:20), UFC 290 (2023)
• Elise Reed — KO/TKO, round 2 (0:30), UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales (2025)
• Karolina Kowalkiewicz — Unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Prates (2024)

Quick Facts

• Division: Women's Strawweight
• UFC record: 7-2
• Professional record (all promotions): 13-3-0
• UFC debut: 2022
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'2" / 63"
• Team: Gaea Project
• Born: Santana do Livramento, RS, Brazil