Amorim vs Demopoulos

Who won Amorim vs Demopoulos?

Jaqueline Amorim beat Vanessa Demopoulos by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Amorim vs Demopoulos stats

Jaqueline Amorim stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Vanessa Demopoulos made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jaqueline Amorim's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Vanessa Demopoulos marked her 8th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jaqueline Amorim's UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Vanessa Demopoulos' came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Amorim had an advantage in power over Demopoulos, with a 25% knock out percentage over Demopoulos' 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Amorim had a massive advantage over Demopoulos, boasting a 75% submission rate over Demopoulos' 36%.

Jaqueline Amorim was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Amorim had a height advantage of 1 inch over Demopoulos.

Amorim was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 8 months later than Demopoulos, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 14 to Demopoulos' 44.

Amorim vs Demopoulos form

Amorim had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sam Hughes at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ashley Nichols at LFA 142 on 16th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Loveth Young at LFA 125 on 25th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, Niagara Falls.

Before that, he had defeated Megan Owen at LFA 110 on 2nd July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Grand Hotel Casino & Resort, Shawnee.

He was victorious against Taisha Gandy at LFA 101 on 12th March 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Shawnee.

Vanessa Demopoulos had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been beaten by Lupita Godinez at LFA 94 on 30th October 2020 by majority decision in their LFA Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Hartman Arena, Park City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Sam Hughes at LFA 85 on 17th July 2020 by submission in the 4th round in their LFA Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Loveth Young at LFA 81 on 31st January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa.

Before that, she had defeated Nadine Mandiau at LFA 69 on 7th June 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon.

She was victorious against Valerie Ann Marie Soto at LFA 62 on 22nd March 2019 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaqueline Amorim had been fighting more than Vanessa Demopoulos.

Going to this contest, Jaqueline Amorim had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 2 days ago, while Vanessa Demopoulos' last outing had been 3 years, 10 months and 11 days ago.

Amorim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Demopoulos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Amorim vs Demopoulos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:50 PM UTC , which was 4:50 PM EST or 1:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Amorim vs Demopoulos?

Jaqueline Amorim was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Vanessa Demopoulos made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.