USA
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
“The Karate Hottie”
WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
18
WINS
13
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
L5
STREAK
Career
ESPN AGGREGATESHOW THEY WINSHARE OF WINS
KO/TKO17%SUB50%DECISION33%
STRIKING ACC.53%
TAKEDOWN ACC.32%
3.56
SIG. STRIKES
PER MIN
PER MIN
1.42
TAKEDOWNS
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
0.68
SUB ATT.
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
Title reigns
1 REIGNInvicta Women's Atomweight ChampionshipIFC
Sep 6, 2014 – Dec 5, 20140 DEF
Fight history
31 FIGHTSLLLLLWLLWW
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 · Jun 29, 2024
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 · Jun 29, 2024
Waterson-GomezFight StatsRobertson
21/52 · 40%Sig. Strikes77/105 · 73%
41/75Total Strikes122/156
1/1 · 100%Takedowns2/6 · 33%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts2
0:19Control12:34
LKO/TKOR2 2:42· UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · Sep 23, 2023
L
KO/TKOR2 2:42· UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · Sep 23, 2023
Waterson-GomezFight StatsRodriguez
13/32 · 41%Sig. Strikes70/102 · 69%
16/37Total Strikes90/130
1/6 · 17%Takedowns1/1 · 100%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
2:49Control2:03
LSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 9, 2023
L
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 9, 2023
Waterson-GomezFight StatsPinheiro
61/188 · 32%Sig. Strikes44/122 · 36%
70/199Total Strikes48/132
1/2 · 50%Takedowns0/5 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
1:01Control1:25
LSUBMISSIONR2 1:48· UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
L
SUBMISSIONR2 1:48· UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
Waterson-GomezFight StatsLemos
29/56 · 52%Sig. Strikes20/35 · 57%
35/62Total Strikes20/35
1/2 · 50%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts1
1:08Control0:05
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · May 9, 2021
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · May 9, 2021
Waterson-GomezFight StatsRodriguez
88/205 · 43%Sig. Strikes125/282 · 44%
100/222Total Strikes144/304
1/5 · 20%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
3:54Control0:51
WSPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill · Sep 13, 2020
W
SPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill · Sep 13, 2020
Waterson-GomezFight StatsHill
128/324 · 40%Sig. Strikes131/261 · 50%
162/361Total Strikes146/278
1/18 · 6%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
4:03Control2:10
LSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 10, 2020
L
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 10, 2020
Waterson-GomezFight StatsEsparza
44/98 · 45%Sig. Strikes45/103 · 44%
44/98Total Strikes48/106
0/0Takedowns1/10 · 10%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:46
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · Oct 13, 2019
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · Oct 13, 2019
Waterson-GomezFight StatsJedrzejczyk
58/160 · 36%Sig. Strikes180/300 · 60%
71/174Total Strikes226/347
1/9 · 11%Takedowns3/5 · 60%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts1
4:59Control5:33
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
Waterson-GomezFight StatsKowalkiewicz
64/149 · 43%Sig. Strikes57/118 · 48%
82/167Total Strikes77/141
2/4 · 50%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
3:34Control0:55
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · Oct 7, 2018
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · Oct 7, 2018
Waterson-GomezFight StatsHerrig
76/107 · 71%Sig. Strikes51/100 · 51%
131/163Total Strikes70/126
0/4 · 0%Takedowns1/4 · 25%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
2:49Control5:58
WSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · Apr 15, 2018
W
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · Apr 15, 2018
Waterson-GomezFight StatsCasey
61/84 · 73%Sig. Strikes36/96 · 38%
77/103Total Strikes64/126
3/4 · 75%Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts3
6:03Control1:42
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 3, 2017
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 3, 2017
Waterson-GomezFight StatsPennington
56/138 · 41%Sig. Strikes95/173 · 55%
66/148Total Strikes154/238
2/3 · 67%Takedowns1/2 · 50%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
4:30Control3:57
LSUBMISSIONR2 2:47· UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Reis · Apr 16, 2017
L
SUBMISSIONR2 2:47· UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Reis · Apr 16, 2017
Waterson-GomezFight StatsNamajunas
22/33 · 67%Sig. Strikes47/72 · 65%
31/44Total Strikes56/86
1/1 · 100%Takedowns1/1 · 100%
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts1
0:50Control4:33
WSUBMISSIONR1 3:21· UFC Fight Night: VanZant vs. Waterson · Dec 18, 2016
W
SUBMISSIONR1 3:21· UFC Fight Night: VanZant vs. Waterson · Dec 18, 2016
Waterson-GomezFight StatsVanZant
12/17 · 71%Sig. Strikes5/12 · 42%
13/18Total Strikes9/16
1/1 · 100%Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
2Sub. Attempts0
1:47Control0:00
WvsAngela MaganaSUBMISSIONR3 2:38· The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale · Jul 12, 2015
W
vsAngela Magana
SUBMISSIONR3 2:38· The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale · Jul 12, 2015
Waterson-GomezFight StatsMagana
47/60 · 78%Sig. Strikes8/24 · 33%
102/120Total Strikes19/36
3/3 · 100%Takedowns1/1 · 100%
0Knockdowns0
4Sub. Attempts1
1:57Control7:55
L
vsHerica TiburcioTITLEifc
SUBMISSIONR3 1:04· Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio · Dec 5, 2014
W
vsYasuko TamadaTITLEifc
KO/TKOR3 4:58· Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada · Sep 6, 2014
W
SUBMISSIONR4 2:31· Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson · Apr 5, 2013
W
vsLacey Schuckmanifc
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama · Oct 6, 2012
W
vsDiana RaelNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 2:12· JMMAS: Jackson's MMA Series 7 · Jan 21, 2012
W
vsMasako YoshidaNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 4:17· Crowbar MMA: Spring Brawl · Apr 24, 2010
W
vsRosary CalifanoNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 0:15· EB: Beatdown at 4 Bears 6 · Feb 13, 2010
L
vsElena ReidNon-UFC
KO/TKOR2 1:50· AG: Extreme Beat Down · Apr 11, 2009
W
vsKarina TaylorNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 2:36· DCMMAS: Duke City MMA Series 1 · Mar 14, 2009
W
vsTyra Parkerstrikeforce
SUBMISSIONR1 1:20· Strikeforce: Payback · Oct 3, 2008
W
vsKrystal MacatolNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 0:22· SCA: Duke City Bike and Brawl 2 · Aug 23, 2008
W
vsThricia PooveyNon-UFC
KO/TKOR2 5:00· KOTC: Badlands · Jun 12, 2008
L
vsLynn AlvarezNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 1:19· ROF 31: Undisputed · Dec 1, 2007
W
vsJaime CookNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 1:33· ROF 30: Domination · Sep 15, 2007
L
vsAlicia GummNon-UFC
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR2 5:00· RMBB: Battle of the Arts · Jun 30, 2007
W
vsAndrea MillerNon-UFC
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 3:00· ROF 28: Evolution · Feb 16, 2007