Saturday, May 18, 2024Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Vanessa Demopoulos defeated Emily Ducote by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy, held Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Vanessa Demopoulos won the decision.
Vanessa Demopoulos vs Emily Ducote
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Vanessa DemopoulosEmily Ducote
0
Knockdowns0
109 / 293
Significant strikes143 / 214
37%
Sig. strike accuracy67%
126 / 311
Total strikes147 / 218
0 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:46
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Vanessa DemopoulosEmily Ducote
7670%8660%
Head
1817%2215%
Body
1514%3524%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
91%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Vanessa Demopoulos109 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
7474/248
1717/23
1515/18
Clinch
22/2
11/2
0
Ground
0
0
0
Emily Ducote143 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
8383/147
2222/26
3535/38
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
33/3
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Vanessa DemopoulosEmily Ducote
R1
43
30
10-910-910-9
R2
36
60
10-910-910-9
R3
30
53
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Vanessa Demopoulos
0
Knockdowns0
43 / 99
Significant strikes30 / 54
43%
Sig. strike accuracy56%
43 / 99
Total strikes30 / 54
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Vanessa Demopoulos
0
Knockdowns0
36 / 112
Significant strikes60 / 83
32%
Sig. strike accuracy72%
37 / 113
Total strikes60 / 83
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Emily Ducote
0
Knockdowns0
30 / 82
Significant strikes53 / 77
37%
Sig. strike accuracy69%
46 / 99
Total strikes57 / 81
0 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:46
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
2
Vanessa Demopoulos
13
Emily Ducote
●30-27 Ducote×7●29-28 Ducote×6●29-28 Demopoulos×2
All 15 media scorecards
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Demopoulos
- MMAUncensored.com29-28Demopoulos
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Ducote
- Jake Noecker · Cageside Press29-28Ducote
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Ducote
- Dayne Fox · The MMA Draw29-28Ducote
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Ducote
- Nolan King · MMAJunkie.com29-28Ducote
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com30-27Ducote
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com30-27Ducote
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com30-27Ducote
- CombatPress.com30-27Ducote
- Dan Levi · Best Fight Picks30-27Ducote
- MMAMania.com30-27Ducote
- MMAJunkie.com30-27Ducote
Fan Scorecards
87 fan scorecards submitted
20%
Vanessa Demopoulos
80%
Emily Ducote
●30-27 Ducote44.8%●29-28 Ducote34.5%●29-28 Demopoulos10.3%●30-27 Demopoulos8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
61%
Ducote
R2
74%
Ducote
R3
81%
Ducote
Betting Odds
Vanessa Demopoulos
+263
28% implied win probability
Open: +236Best: +295
Emily Ducote
-348
78% implied win probability
Open: -307Best: -276
Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Vanessa Demopoulos | Emily Ducote | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | +265 | -400 | |
| BetOnline | +285 | -350 | |
| BetUS | +280 | -380 | |
| Betway | +220 | -333 | |
| Bovada | +275 | -350 | |
| Cloudbet | +188 | -276 | |
| DraftKings | +250 | -345 | |
| FanDuel | +250 | -350 | |
| mybookie | +295 | -391 | |
| Pinnacle | +294 | -374 | |
| SXBet | +288 | -321 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Emily Ducote absorbs 7.84 significant strikes a minute, more than 99% of UFC fighters.
- Vanessa Demopoulos absorbs 5.39 significant strikes a minute, more than 92% of UFC fighters.
- Emily Ducote lands 7.45 significant strikes a minute, more than 99% of UFC fighters.
- Emily Ducote stops 94% of takedowns, better than 96% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Vanessa Demopoulos
BJJ
- 2022Black belt · BJJ
- 2020LFA Women's Strawweight Championship (inaugural)LFA
- 2020Competitor · DWCS
- —Champion · IBJJF Pans
Emily Ducote
No background on record
Camp · American Top Team OKC · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
64%57%
Head
24%20%
Body
12%23%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Vanessa Demopouloslast 7 fights
55%9%36%
Emily Ducotelast 5 fights
92%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Vanessa Demopoulos Emily Ducote
Strikes landed / min
3.377.45
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Vanessa Demopoulos · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersEmily Ducote · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.397.84
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Vanessa Demopoulos · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersEmily Ducote · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.320.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Vanessa Demopoulos · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersEmily Ducote · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
9%14%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Vanessa Demopoulos · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersEmily Ducote · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
26%94%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Vanessa Demopoulos · Poor · better than 6% of UFC fightersEmily Ducote · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Vanessa Demopoulos · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersEmily Ducote · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.37
Strikes landed / min7.45
5.39
Strikes taken / minfewer is better7.84
0.32 / 3.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.20 / 1.4
9%
Takedown accuracy14%
26%
Takedown defence94%
1:28
Control time / fight0:12
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Vanessa Demopoulos11 UFC fights · 475 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%238/855
14%68/112
12%55/72
Clinch
3%14/34
10%48/55
0%1/1
Ground
11%51/60
0%0/0
0%0/0
Emily Ducote5 UFC fights · 559 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
54%302/749
19%109/149
23%129/148
Clinch
2%11/17
1%5/6
0%0/0
Ground
1%3/3
0%0/0
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Vanessa Demopoulos6 of 19 ended early · 32%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Emily Ducote10 of 24 ended early · 42%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Vanessa Demopoulos2-3
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- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy · Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Brady · Sep 7, 2024Submission · R1 · 3:28 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy · May 18, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
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- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac · Nov 19, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Gamrot · Jun 25, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 270: Ngannou vs Gane · Jan 22, 2022Submission · R1 · 2:25 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze · Aug 28, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WCynthia ArceoLFA 103: Carlyle vs. Dagvadorj · Mar 26, 2021TKO · R1 · 0:37 · Catchweight
- L
- LDana White's Contender Series 28 · Aug 11, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WLoveth YoungLFA 81: Emmers vs. Barbosa · Jan 31, 2020Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WNadine MandiauLFA 69: Pérez vs. Moreno · Jun 7, 2019Submission · R1 · 2:37 · Strawweight
- WValerie SotoLFA 62: Kenney vs. Cachero · Mar 22, 2019MD · Catchweight
- LItzel EsquivelLFA 52: Rodriguez vs. Gutierrez · Oct 19, 2018Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WEmme WeberIT Fight Series 79 · Dec 15, 2017Submission · R1 · 4:36 · Strawweight
Emily Ducote3-2
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- WYulia OstroverkhovaInvicta FC 58 · Nov 6, 2024· R2 · 3:53 · Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy · May 18, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs Barboza · Oct 14, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Hill · May 20, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
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- WUFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WAlesha ZappitellaInvicta FC 47 · May 11, 2022TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Strawweight
- W
- W
- L
- WJanaisa MorandinInvicta FC 36 · Aug 9, 2019TKO · R1 · 4:03 · Catchweight
- W
- LBellator 202: Budd vs. Nogueira · Jul 13, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- LBellator 195: Caldwell vs. Higo · Mar 2, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- LBellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell · Nov 3, 2017Submission · R5 · 3:42 · Women's Flyweight
- WBellator 181: Campos vs. Girtz 3 · Jul 14, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WKaty CollinsBellator 174: Coenen vs. Budd · Mar 3, 2017Submission · R1 · 4:53 · Women's Flyweight
- LBellator 166: Dantas vs. Warren 2 · Dec 2, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WKenya MirandaBellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson · Sep 16, 2016Submission · R2 · 4:37 · Women's Flyweight
- WBruna VargasBellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo · Jul 22, 2016Submission · R2 · 0:29 · Women's Strawweight
- WJianna DenizardXtreme Fight Night 29 · May 14, 2016Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WRonni NanneyOKC Charity FIght Night · Jan 14, 2016Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- L
Frequently asked questions
Who won Vanessa Demopoulos vs Emily Ducote?
Vanessa Demopoulos defeated Emily Ducote by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy, held Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Vanessa Demopoulos won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Vanessa Demopoulos vs Emily Ducote?
The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28, Vanessa Demopoulos won the decision.
Was Vanessa Demopoulos vs Emily Ducote a robbery?
Many scored it for Emily Ducote: 80% of 87 fan cards scored it for Emily Ducote; 87% of 15 media scores picked Emily Ducote. The judges gave it to Vanessa Demopoulos.