Oliveira vs Demopoulos

Who won Oliveira vs Demopoulos?

Vanessa Demopoulos beat Maria Oliveira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th November 2022 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).

Oliveira vs Demopoulos stats

Maria Oliveira stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Vanessa Demopoulos made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Vanessa Demopoulos marked her 10th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

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

The stats suggested Oliveira had a massive power advantage over Demopoulos, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Demopoulos' 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Demopoulos had a massive advantage over Oliveira, boasting a 50% submission rate over Oliveira's 8%.

Maria Oliveira was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Oliveira had a height advantage of 4 inches over Demopoulos. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Oliveira was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Demopoulos, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 41 to Demopoulos' 50.

Oliveira vs Demopoulos form

Vanessa Demopoulos had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Jamey-Lyn Horth Wessels at UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley on 14th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Talita Alencar at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy on 5th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Jaqueline Amorim at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had won against Emily Ducote at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Kanako Murata at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Oliveira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Demopoulos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Oliveira vs Demopoulos?

Maria Oliveira was a 91/100 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Vanessa Demopoulos made his way into the ring at 91/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.