Vanessa Demopoulos
“Lil Monster”
Record 11-8United States
Next fight
vs. Yazmin Jauregui — UFC Fight Night, September 26, 2026
The style
Grappling Specialist
Flexibility and scrambles · Submission threat · UFC veteran
GrapplingStriking
Vanessa 'Lil Monster' Demopoulos is a 37-year-old American strawweight and flyweight known for aggressive grappling and flexibility, best remembered for an armbar finish of Silvana Gomez Juarez at UFC 270. She faces a hard-hitting Yazmin Jauregui returning from an extended layoff.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 11-8 |
| Age | 37 |
| Height | 5'2" |
| Reach | 59" |
| Stance | — |
| Country | United States |
| Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
1 KO/TKO4 SUB6 DEC