Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green
Women's Strawweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Vanessa Demopoulos
United StatesVanessa Demopoulos
“Lil Monster”
11-8-0
RESULT

Vanessa Demopoulos def. Kanako Murata (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Kanako Murata
JapanKanako Murata
12-3-0
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Vanessa Demopoulos defeated Kanako Murata by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green, held Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Vanessa Demopoulos won the decision.

Fight stats

Vanessa Demopoulos
Kanako Murata
0
Knockdowns
0
31 of 65
Significant strikes
34 of 64
48%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
86 of 144
Total strikes
70 of 116
0 of 1
Takedowns
5 of 6
0%
Takedown accuracy
83%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
0:42
Control time
10:10
Significant strikes by target
21 of 49
Head
27 of 55
10 of 13
Body
4 of 5
0 of 3
Leg
3 of 4
10 of 36
Distance
10 of 23
7 of 10
Clinch
1 of 1
14 of 19
Ground
23 of 40

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 35
Sig. str.
9 of 16
27 of 49
Total str.
17 of 27
0 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:20
Ctrl
1:44
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
9 of 23
Sig. str.
9 of 19
35 of 56
Total str.
30 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:11
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
5 of 7
Sig. str.
16 of 29
24 of 39
Total str.
23 of 43
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:22
Ctrl
4:15

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón
#DemopoulosMurata
1109
2109
3910
Total2928
Sal D'Amato
#DemopoulosMurata
1109
2109
3910
Total2928
Chris Lee
#DemopoulosMurata
1109
2109
3910
Total2928

Media Scores

1
Demopoulos
-
13
Murata
●29-28 Murata×11●29-28 Demopoulos●30-28 Murata●30-27 Murata
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

17%
Demopoulos
83%
Murata
132 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Murata59.8%●30-27 Murata21.2%●29-28 Demopoulos15.9%●29-27 Murata1.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
76%
Demopoulos
R2
82%
Murata
R3
97%
Murata

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Vanessa Demopoulos
+240
29% implied win probability
Open: +217Best: +317
Kanako Murata
-289
74% implied win probability
Open: -270Best: -130

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Vanessa DemopoulosKanako Murata
20%30%40%50%60%70%80%Sep 24Sep 29Oct 3Oct 7Sep 24, 11:57 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +195 (34%)Sep 25, 1:42 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +177 (36%)Sep 25, 4:26 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +194 (34%)Sep 25, 1:06 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +189 (35%)Sep 25, 2:13 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +187 (35%)Sep 25, 3:02 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +187 (35%)Sep 25, 6:06 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +197 (34%)Sep 25, 7:50 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +194 (34%)Sep 25, 9:00 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +197 (34%)Sep 25, 9:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +206 (33%)Sep 25, 11:10 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +208 (32%)Sep 26, 10:10 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +210 (32%)Sep 26, 1:31 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +216 (32%)Sep 26, 2:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +219 (31%)Sep 26, 3:10 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +216 (32%)Sep 26, 7:40 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +219 (31%)Sep 27, 12:18 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +224 (31%)Sep 27, 7:41 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +229 (30%)Sep 27, 9:36 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +236 (30%)Sep 27, 10:21 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +238 (30%)Sep 28, 12:10 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +239 (29%)Sep 28, 1:30 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +239 (29%)Sep 28, 2:40 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +242 (29%)Sep 28, 4:05 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +241 (29%)Sep 28, 5:20 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +245 (29%)Sep 28, 9:20 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +244 (29%)Sep 28, 2:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +252 (28%)Sep 28, 10:25 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +252 (28%)Sep 29, 10:51 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +255 (28%)Sep 29, 5:40 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +256 (28%)Sep 30, 5:28 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +259 (28%)Sep 30, 2:55 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +260 (28%)Oct 1, 3:51 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +263 (28%)Oct 1, 6:46 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +264 (27%)Oct 1, 7:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +257 (28%)Oct 1, 11:16 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +259 (28%)Oct 2, 3:51 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +264 (27%)Oct 2, 10:09 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +261 (28%)Oct 2, 12:50 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +264 (27%)Oct 2, 1:05 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +267 (27%)Oct 2, 7:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +266 (27%)Oct 2, 9:00 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +267 (27%)Oct 2, 11:20 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +271 (27%)Oct 3, 2:30 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +267 (27%)Oct 3, 9:40 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +266 (27%)Oct 3, 12:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +263 (28%)Oct 3, 11:21 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +263 (28%)Oct 4, 12:20 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +263 (28%)Oct 4, 12:45 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +258 (28%)Oct 4, 7:01 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +253 (28%)Oct 4, 7:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +255 (28%)Oct 5, 3:20 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +257 (28%)Oct 5, 11:26 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +258 (28%)Oct 5, 5:32 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +257 (28%)Oct 5, 7:26 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +252 (28%)Oct 5, 7:52 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +252 (28%)Oct 6, 3:21 AM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +251 (28%)Oct 6, 1:03 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +251 (28%)Oct 6, 4:45 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +251 (28%)Oct 6, 7:15 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +250 (29%)Oct 6, 9:05 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +254 (28%)Oct 6, 10:25 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +256 (28%)Oct 6, 10:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +258 (28%)Oct 7, 12:27 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +262 (28%)Oct 7, 5:55 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +259 (28%)Oct 7, 6:06 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +266 (27%)Oct 7, 6:12 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +271 (27%)Oct 7, 6:31 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +272 (27%)Oct 7, 7:10 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +278 (26%)Oct 7, 7:36 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +281 (26%)Oct 7, 8:06 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +284 (26%)Oct 7, 8:46 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +285 (26%)Oct 7, 9:21 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +275 (27%)Oct 7, 9:31 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +284 (26%)Oct 7, 9:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +285 (26%)Oct 7, 9:45 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +266 (27%)Oct 7, 9:51 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +240 (29%)Oct 7, 9:51 PM UTC · Vanessa Demopoulos +240 (29%)Sep 24, 11:57 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -230 (70%)Sep 25, 1:42 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -218 (69%)Sep 25, 4:26 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -238 (70%)Sep 25, 1:06 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -239 (71%)Sep 25, 2:13 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -233 (70%)Sep 25, 3:02 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -236 (70%)Sep 25, 6:06 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -242 (71%)Sep 25, 7:50 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -240 (71%)Sep 25, 9:00 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -243 (71%)Sep 25, 9:35 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -252 (72%)Sep 25, 11:10 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -261 (72%)Sep 26, 10:10 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -267 (73%)Sep 26, 1:31 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -274 (73%)Sep 26, 2:35 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -278 (74%)Sep 26, 3:10 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -276 (73%)Sep 26, 7:40 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -280 (74%)Sep 27, 12:18 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -284 (74%)Sep 27, 7:41 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -293 (75%)Sep 27, 9:36 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -298 (75%)Sep 27, 10:21 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -307 (75%)Sep 28, 12:10 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -311 (76%)Sep 28, 1:30 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -311 (76%)Sep 28, 2:40 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -310 (76%)Sep 28, 4:05 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -310 (76%)Sep 28, 5:20 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -314 (76%)Sep 28, 9:20 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -312 (76%)Sep 28, 2:30 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -323 (76%)Sep 28, 10:25 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -325 (76%)Sep 29, 10:51 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -329 (77%)Sep 29, 5:40 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -332 (77%)Sep 30, 5:28 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -336 (77%)Sep 30, 2:55 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -337 (77%)Oct 1, 3:51 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -341 (77%)Oct 1, 6:46 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -346 (78%)Oct 1, 7:30 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -334 (77%)Oct 1, 11:16 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -334 (77%)Oct 2, 3:51 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -341 (77%)Oct 2, 10:09 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -340 (77%)Oct 2, 12:50 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -341 (77%)Oct 2, 1:05 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -344 (77%)Oct 2, 7:35 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -345 (78%)Oct 2, 9:00 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -349 (78%)Oct 2, 11:20 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -354 (78%)Oct 3, 2:30 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -348 (78%)Oct 3, 9:40 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -349 (78%)Oct 3, 12:35 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -343 (77%)Oct 3, 11:21 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -343 (77%)Oct 4, 12:20 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -342 (77%)Oct 4, 12:45 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -334 (77%)Oct 4, 7:01 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -328 (77%)Oct 4, 7:35 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -332 (77%)Oct 5, 3:20 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -337 (77%)Oct 5, 11:26 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -336 (77%)Oct 5, 5:32 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -335 (77%)Oct 5, 7:26 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -322 (76%)Oct 5, 7:52 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -319 (76%)Oct 6, 3:21 AM UTC · Kanako Murata -318 (76%)Oct 6, 1:03 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -319 (76%)Oct 6, 4:45 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -319 (76%)Oct 6, 7:15 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -319 (76%)Oct 6, 9:05 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -323 (76%)Oct 6, 10:25 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -329 (77%)Oct 6, 10:30 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -331 (77%)Oct 7, 12:27 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -339 (77%)Oct 7, 5:55 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -335 (77%)Oct 7, 6:06 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -336 (77%)Oct 7, 6:12 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -344 (77%)Oct 7, 6:31 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -347 (78%)Oct 7, 7:10 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -354 (78%)Oct 7, 7:36 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -363 (78%)Oct 7, 8:06 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -367 (79%)Oct 7, 8:46 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -371 (79%)Oct 7, 9:21 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -372 (79%)Oct 7, 9:31 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -378 (79%)Oct 7, 9:35 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -381 (79%)Oct 7, 9:45 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -326 (77%)Oct 7, 9:51 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -304 (75%)Oct 7, 9:51 PM UTC · Kanako Murata -289 (74%)+240-289
SportsbookVanessa DemopoulosKanako Murata
BetAnything+250-385
BetOnline+315-415
BetUS+315-415
Betway+250-325
Bovada+290-375
Cloudbet+163-230
DraftKings+180-238
FanDuel+102-130
MyBookie+279-370
Pinnacle+163-230
sports-interaction+200-275
SXBet+317-441
unibet+290-385

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Vanessa Demopoulos vs Kanako Murata?

Vanessa Demopoulos defeated Kanako Murata by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green, held Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Vanessa Demopoulos won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Vanessa Demopoulos vs Kanako Murata?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Vanessa Demopoulos won the decision.

Was Vanessa Demopoulos vs Kanako Murata a robbery?

Many scored it for Kanako Murata: 83% of 132 fan cards scored it for Kanako Murata; 93% of 14 media scores picked Kanako Murata. The judges gave it to Vanessa Demopoulos.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Vanessa Demopoulos 55%45% Kanako Murata

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Tale of the Tape

11-8-0
Record
12-3-0
1670
Power Index rating
1637
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
33
5'2"
157 cm
Height
5'1"
155 cm
59"
150 cm
Reach
62"
157 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
United States
Nationality
Japan

Striking Profile

3.37
SLpM
2.15
39%
Str. Acc.
56%
5.39
SApM
2.40
41%
Str. Def.
53%

Grappling Profile

0.32
TD Avg.
3.38
9%
TD Acc.
56%
26%
TD Def.
100%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
0.80

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • L
    Jamey-Lyn Horth
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  • L
    Talita Alencar
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  • L
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  • W
    Emily Ducote
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    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Kanako Murata
    UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green · Oct 7, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Kanako Murata · 3-2
  • W
    Ediana Silva
    UAE Warriors 61 · Jul 23, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
  • L
    Vanessa Demopoulos
    UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green · Oct 7, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Virna Jandiroba
    UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs Ige · Jun 19, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Randa Markos
    UFC Fight Night: Felder vs Dos Anjos · Nov 15, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Emily Ducote
    Invicta FC 38 · Nov 1, 2019
    Split Decision · Strawweight

Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 3 fights
45.1
Avg sig. strikes
28.7
0.30
Avg takedowns
3.00
1:36
Avg control time
7:22
109
Career high strikes
34
2
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Vanessa Demopoulos
Strike target
Kanako Murata
64%
Head
77%
25%
Body
16%
10%
Leg
7%
Vanessa Demopoulos
Strike position
Kanako Murata
75%
Distance
38%
14%
Clinch
6%
11%
Ground
56%