Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Women's Strawweight · 18-13 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'3"
160.02 cm
Reach
5'2"
157.48 cm
Age
40
Elo Rating
1471.2

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 57 Women's Strawweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

Nothing stands out as elite for the division — no stat ranks in the top quarter.

Weaknesses

  • Avoids only 48% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 82% of Women's Strawweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.42
    Bottom 44%
  • Striking accuracy
    46%
    Top 42%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.25
    Bottom 39%
  • Striking defense
    48%
    Bottom 18%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.39
    Top 45%
  • Takedown accuracy
    33%
    Bottom 38%
  • Takedown defense
    69%
    Top 34%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 31%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1556, higher than 70% of Women's Strawweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1471).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202525:00Rodriguez6:48Lemos15:00Pinheiro7:42Rodriguez15:00Robertson
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LGillian Robertson
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
2024-06-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMarina Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
2023-09-23 · KO/TKO, R2 2:42
LLuana Pinheiro
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
2023-04-08 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LAmanda Lemos
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
2022-07-16 · Submission, R2 1:48
LMarina Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2021-05-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WAngela Hill
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
2020-09-12 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
LCarla Esparza
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
2020-05-09 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LJoanna Jedrzejczyk
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-10-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WKarolina Kowalkiewicz
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2019-03-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WFelice Herrig
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
2018-10-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WCortney Casey
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
2018-04-14 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LTecia Pennington
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
2017-12-02 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LRose Namajunas
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
2017-04-15 · Submission, R2 2:47
WPaige VanZant
UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
2016-12-17 · Submission, R1 3:21
WAngela Magana
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
2015-07-12 · Submission, R3 2:38