Yan Xiaonan vs Denise GomesWomen's Strawweight at UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song

Upcoming·UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs Song·Saturday, August 29, 2026
Yan Xiaonan
19-5, 1 NC
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Denise Gomes
12-3W4
Stance
Orthodox
XiaonanGomes-14657.3%Moneyline+12642.7%MMA Index model
Weight class
Women's Strawweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Oriental Sports Center · Pudong District, China

Matchup read

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

Striking
Even

Even striking exchange

Effective offense
A
70th
2.1
Even
A
74th
2.2
Defense
A
76th
60%
+26
C
50th
51%
KO power
D
8 KO
0.2 KD
+10
C
7 KO
0.4 KD
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Wrestling
Gomes ▸

Gomes has the bigger wrestling edge on Xiaonan

Takedowns landed
D
36th
0.8
+30
B
66th
1.7
Takedown accuracy
A+
92nd
73%
+48
C
43rd
34%
Takedown defense
C
55th
65%
Even
C
57th
66%
Control time
F
20th
1.2 min
+54
A
74th
4.5 min
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Submission
Gomes ▸

Gomes is the bigger submission threat on Xiaonan

Submission attempts
F
15th
0.0
+70
A+
85th
0.8
Sub win rate
C
48th
5%
1 sub
Even
C
46th
0%
0 subs
Submission defense
C
42nd
4%
Even
C
43rd
0%
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Finishing
Gomes ▸

Gomes is more likely to finish Xiaonan

Finish rate
D
39th
11%
+26
B
65th
50%
KO durability
D
39th
8%
Even
C
45th
0%
Submission defense
C
43rd
0%
Even
C
43rd
0%
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Pace
Gomes ▸

Gomes pushes the higher work rate over the fight — Xiaonan's pace builds while Gomes's fades

Work rate / min — full fight
5.5
6.1
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
5.1
7.0
Pace trend
+13%/rd
-16%/rd
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Form
Gomes ▸

Gomes is in better recent form than Xiaonan

Win rate (career)
69%
75%
After a win
67%
80%
Last 5
60%
80%
Win streakL1W4
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Schedule
◂ Xiaonan

Xiaonan has faced the tougher schedule vs Gomes

Schedule strength
80%
43%
Win quality
56%
59%
Ranked opponents
10
3
Title-holder bouts
1
0
Common opps (2)2-01-1
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Activity
Gomes ▸

Gomes is fresher and more active than Xiaonan

Last bout
16mo
10mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
0
1
Bouts, last 24 mo
2
3
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Tale of the tape
Even

Xiaonan 8 cm · Gomes 11y younger · Closed-stance matchup

37
Age
11y
younger
26
5'5"
165cm
Height
3"
taller
5'2"
157cm
63"
160cm
Reach
Even
63"
160cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Yan XiaonanDenise Gomes
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min4.694.43
Accuracy%45%49%
Defense%60%51%
Takedowns/150.81.4
TD defense%64%66%
Submissions/150.00.7

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