Murata vs Demopoulos

Who won Murata vs Demopoulos?

Vanessa Demopoulos beat Kanako Murata by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Vanessa Demopoulos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Murata vs Demopoulos stats

Kanako Murata stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Vanessa Demopoulos made her way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Vanessa Demopoulos marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Kanako Murata's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Vanessa Demopoulos' came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Murata had a slight advantage in power over Demopoulos, with a 17% knock out percentage over Demopoulos' 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Demopoulos had an advantage over Murata, with a 44% submission rate over Murata's 33%.

Kanako Murata was the younger woman by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Demopoulos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Murata. Despite this, she had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Murata's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Demopoulos', having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2016, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Demopoulos, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 5 less professional rounds, 38 to Demopoulos' 43.

Activity check

Murata's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Demopoulos' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Murata vs Demopoulos?

Kanako Murata was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Vanessa Demopoulos made her way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.