Vanessa Demopoulos vs Yazmin JaureguiWomen's Strawweight at UFC Fight Night

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night·Saturday, September 26, 2026
Vanessa Demopoulos
11-8L3
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Yazmin Jauregui
11-2
Stance
Orthodox
Weight class
Women's Strawweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Meta APEX · Las Vegas, Nevada

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Jauregui ▸

Jauregui out-strikes Demopoulos

Effective offense
D
32nd
1.3
+58
A+
90th
2.6
Defense
F
11th
41%
+23
D
34th
54%
KO power
F
1 KO
0.1 KD
+24
C
7 KO
0.4 KD
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Wrestling
Even

Wrestling stays neutral

Takedowns landed
F
24th
0.4
+19
F
5th
0.0
Takedown accuracy
10%
0%
Takedown defense
F
15th
28%
+74
A+
89th
100%
Control time
D
33rd
1.9 min
+15
F
18th
1.1 min
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Submission
◂ Demopoulos

Demopoulos is the bigger submission threat on Jauregui

Submission attempts
C
47th
0.2
+32
F
15th
0.0
Sub win rate
A
70th
36%
4 subs
+24
C
46th
0%
0 subs
Submission defense
D
41st
5%
Even
D
38th
8%
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Finishing
Even

Both finishing threats

Finish rate
C
48th
20%
+11
B
59th
33%
KO durability
C
46th
0%
+19
D
27th
20%
Submission defense
D
36th
10%
+8
D
28th
20%
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Pace
Jauregui ▸

Jauregui pushes the higher work rate over the fight — Demopoulos's pace builds while Jauregui's fades

Work rate / min — full fight
4.8
7.1
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
4.7
7.7
Pace trend
+13%/rd
-11%/rd
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Form
Jauregui ▸

Jauregui is in better recent form than Demopoulos

Win rate (career)
50%
60%
After a win
60%
33%
Last 5
40%
60%
Win streakL3L1
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Schedule
Even

Comparable level of opposition

Schedule strength
28%
Even
29%
Win quality
39%
52%
Ranked opponents
2
0
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
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Activity
◂ Demopoulos

Demopoulos is fresher and more active than Jauregui

Last bout
15mo
24mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
0
Even
0
Bouts, last 24 mo
3
1
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Tale of the tape
Jauregui ▸

Jauregui 5" reach · Jauregui 3 cm · Jauregui 11y younger · Closed-stance matchup

38
Age
11y
younger
27
5'2"
157cm
Height
1"
taller
5'3"
160cm
59"
150cm
Reach
5"
reach
64"
163cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
See full Tale of the tape
On the bubbleVanessa Demopoulos 57% cut risk · 3-fight skid

Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Vanessa DemopoulosYazmin Jauregui
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min3.376.64
Accuracy%39%39%
Defense%41%54%
Takedowns/150.30.0
TD defense%26%100%
Submissions/150.40.0

Career rate as a percentile within the women's strawweight (99 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for Yazmin Jauregui, from opponents’ full pro records
Yazmin Jauregui
Developmental
Opponents' combined record
40-42
.488 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.