Michelle Waterson-Gomez
"The Karate Hottie"
| Age | 39 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Women's Strawweight |
| Height | 160 cm |
| Reach | 157 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
31
fights
18
✅ wins
13
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
2
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
1
Performance of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
July 12, 2015
UFC debuts
June 29, 2024
UFC last fight
3h38:16
time in the cage
14:33
avg time by combat
40.0%
win rate
33.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1473
as of June 29, 2024
🥇 Peak Elo
1553
on March 30, 2019
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
62
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leg strikes landed | 83 | 4.40 / round |
| 2. | Ground strikes accuracy | 82 | 79% |
| 3. | Body strikes landed | 80 | 5.09 / round |
| 4. | Submission | 78 | 2 |
| 5. | Clinch strikes landed | 77 | 3.34 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Knockdowns | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes differential | 24 | -4.83 / round |
26
Boxing Score
80
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-4.83
/ round
💫 Strike differential
12.5 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
14.2 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
38.6%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
57.2%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
52
Wrestling Score
73
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.4 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.4 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
30.2%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
70.3%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
55s / round
⏱ Control Time
1:09 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.0 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
79.3%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
2
✅ Submission wins
0.2 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
25.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Michelle Waterson-Gomez's UFC Fight History
June 29, 2024 - UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 23, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:42).
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April 08, 2023 - UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 16, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 2 (1:48).
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May 08, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Women's Flyweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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September 12, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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May 09, 2020 - UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 12, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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March 30, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 06, 2018 - UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights