Gomes vs Reed

Who won Gomes vs Reed?

Denise Gomes beat Elise Reed by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 17th May 2025 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).

Gomes vs Reed stats

Denise Gomes stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Elise Reed made her way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Denise Gomes' 7th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2022. Elise Reed marked her 9th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Denise Gomes' UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Elise Reed's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Gomes had a massive power advantage over Reed, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Reed's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Gomes and Reed would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Denise Gomes was the younger woman by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Reed had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gomes. Despite this, she had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Gomes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2017, 7 years and 8 months later than Reed, whose first professional fight was in . She had fought 1 more professional rounds, 34 to Reed's 33.

Gomes vs Reed form

Gomes had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates on 9th November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Eduarda Moura at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, she had defeated Yazmin Jauregui at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

She was victorious against Bruna Brasil at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Elise Reed had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Jessica Penne at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Lupita Godinez at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Jinh Yu Frey at UFC Fight Night – Kara- vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been defeated by Loma Lookboonmee at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

She had defeated Melissa Martinez at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Denise Gomes had been fighting more than Elise Reed.

Going to this contest, Denise Gomes had last fought 6 months and 29 days ago, while Elise Reed's last outing had been 7 months and 19 days ago.

Gomes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Reed's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Gomes vs Reed 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 Gomes vs Reed?

Denise Gomes was a 4/25 (-630) favourite going into the contest, while Elise Reed made her way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.