UFC UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill Final

Women's Strawweight

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Vanessa Demopoulos

Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Poland

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

16-10

Winner

VS
Vanessa Demopoulos
United States

Vanessa Demopoulos

“Lil Monster”

11-9

Winner

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

20 May 2023 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Karolina Kowalkiewicz beat Vanessa Demopoulos by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Karolina Kowalkiewicz landed 148 of 249 total strikes, with 1:52 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27.
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Tale of the tape

Karolina KowalkiewiczVanessa Demopoulos
16-10Record11-9
37Age on fight night34
5′3″ (160 cm)Height5′2″ (157 cm)
64″ (163 cm)Reach59.5″ (151 cm)
115 lb (52.2 kg)Weight115 lb (52.2 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamFactory X
Lodz, PolandFromCleveland, Ohio, United States

Fight statistics

148of 249 · 59%Total strikes landed83of 237 · 35%
101of 197Head strikes59of 201
32of 35Body strikes18of 28
15of 17Leg strikes6of 8
1:52Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Karolina KowalkiewiczRoundVanessa Demopoulos
42/84strikes0/0TD0KD0:23controlR136/79strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
56/84strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR222/86strikes0/2TD0KD0:00control
50/81strikes0/0TD0KD1:29controlR325/72strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Mike Bell

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Derek Cleary

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Jacob Montalvo

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Form going into the fight

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

  1. WSilvana Gomez Juarezunanimous decision2022
  2. WFelice Herrigsubmission R2 4:012022
  3. LJessica Pennesubmission R1 4:322021
  4. LYan Xiaonanunanimous decision2020
  5. LAlexa Grassounanimous decision2019

Vanessa Demopoulos

  1. WMaria Oliveiraunanimous decision2022
  2. WJinh Yu Freysplit decision2022
  3. WSilvana Gomez Juarezsubmission R1 2:252022
  4. LJJ Aldrichunanimous decision2021
  5. LCory McKennaunanimous decision2020

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Angela Hill vs Mackenzie DernWomen's Strawweightunanimous decisionAnthony Hernandez vs Edmen ShahbazyanMiddleweightKO/TKO R3 1:01Loopy Godinez vs Emily DucoteCatch Weightunanimous decisionJoaquin Buckley vs Andre FialhoWelterweightKO/TKO R2 4:15Michael Johnson vs Diego FerreiraLightweightKO/TKO R2 1:50

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