Women's Strawweight

Denise Gomes

Dee

12-3

Age
26
Height
5'2"
Reach
5'3"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Parana Vale Tudo
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 73
Finish rate
0%
Win rate
80%

Career methods

KO/TKO
5
Sub
0
Dec
7

FightMetric

SLpM

4.43

SApM

2.17

Str Acc

59%

Str Def

55%

TD Avg

1.45

TD Acc

34%

TD Def

79%

Sub Avg

0.72

Tape read

Power striker

Fight IQ

73B

Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.

IQ

B

Ground

D

Defense

B

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

B

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Fight IQ

    Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

Scouting report

Denise Gomes “Dee” is a 26-year-old Orthodox women's strawweight out of Brazil, camped at Parana Vale Tudo. The tape read: power striker. Career mark 12-3-0 — 5 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 7 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (73).

What works. Durability is the standout at 86 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.45 TD/15 and 0.72 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 55% / 2.17 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility B (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 79% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (39, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (6 bouts): W Pennington (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W Reed (KO/TKO R2) · W 3102702 (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W Moura (Decision - Split R3) · L 3115931 (Decision - Unanimous R3). Form index positive over the last 5. 3 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.

Ground game

39 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 1.45 takedowns / 15 at 34% accuracy
  • 0.72 submission attempts / 15 · 0 career sub wins

Striking defense

70 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 55% striking defense · 2.17 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 3 defeats

Counter punching

59 C

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 59% accuracy on 4.43 SLpM
  • 0.38 knockdowns / 15 · 5 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

66 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 55% · TD def 79% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.17 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

68 B

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 4.43 SLpM at 59% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.17 SApM

Takedown reaction

66 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 79% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

86 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 3 losses
  • 7 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Nov 8, 2025Tecia PenningtonWDecision - Unanimous3 5:0053/138
May 17, 2025Elise ReedWKO/TKO2 0:3028/42
Nov 9, 2024Fighter 3102702WDecision - Unanimous3 5:0073/144
Jun 8, 2024Eduarda MouraWDecision - Split3 5:0050/88
Nov 4, 2023Fighter 3115931LDecision - Unanimous3 5:0062/133
Jul 9, 2023Fighter 5063403WKO/TKO1 0:2017/20