Ducote vs Demopoulos

Who won Ducote vs Demopoulos?

Vanessa Demopoulos beat Emily Ducote by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th May 2024 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).

Ducote vs Demopoulos stats

Emily Ducote stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 3 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 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Emily Ducote's 5th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2022. Vanessa Demopoulos marked her 7th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Emily Ducote's UFC record stood at 2-3-0, while Vanessa Demopoulos' came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Ducote had an advantage in power over Demopoulos, with a 23% knock out percentage over Demopoulos' 10%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Demopoulos had a slight advantage over Ducote, with a 40% submission rate over Ducote's 31%.

Emily Ducote was the younger woman by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Ducote had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Ducote was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Demopoulos, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 22 more professional rounds, 65 to Demopoulos' 43.

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What time did Ducote vs Demopoulos start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:00 PM UTC , which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ducote vs Demopoulos?

Emily Ducote was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Vanessa Demopoulos made her way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.