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Michelle Waterson-Gomez

“The Karate Hottie”

Women's Strawweight · Retired

Dream fight with Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Record18-13-0 (W-L-D)
Age–
Height5'3"
Reach62"
Weight115 lbs
StanceOrthodox
Country–
Fighting StyleKarate

UFC Fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
Loss Gillian Robertson U-DEC (R3) UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 Jun 28, 2024
Loss Marina Rodriguez KO/TKO (R2) UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot Sep 22, 2023
Loss Luana Pinheiro S-DEC (R3) UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Apr 7, 2023
Loss Amanda Lemos SUB (R2) UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez Jul 15, 2022
Loss Marina Rodriguez U-DEC (R5) UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson May 7, 2021
Win Angela Hill S-DEC (R5) UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill Sep 11, 2020
Loss Carla Esparza S-DEC (R3) UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje May 8, 2020
Loss Joanna Jędrzejczyk U-DEC (R5) UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson Oct 11, 2019
Win Karolina Kowalkiewicz U-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje Mar 29, 2019
Win Felice Herrig U-DEC (R3) UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor Oct 5, 2018
Win Cortney Casey S-DEC (R3) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje Apr 13, 2018
Loss Tecia Pennington U-DEC (R3) UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 Dec 1, 2017
Loss Rose Namajunas SUB (R2) UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis Apr 14, 2017
Win Paige VanZant SUB (R1) UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Dec 16, 2016
Win Angela Magana SUB (R3) The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale Jul 11, 2015

Stats & Records

46%
Striking Accuracy
  • Sig. Strikes Landed: 812
  • Sig. Strikes Attempted: 1750
15%
Takedown Accuracy
  • Takedowns Landed: 10
  • Takedowns Attempted: 66
Offensive Stats
3.42Sig Str Landed/Min
1.39Takedown Avg
0.63Submission Avg
0.00Knockdown Avg
Defensive Stats
4.25Sig Str Absorbed/Min
49%Sig Str Defense
70%Takedown Defense
13:57Avg Fight Time
Strikes by Position
Standing
70%
Clinch
19%
Ground
11%
Strikes by Target
Head
47%
Body
28%
Leg
25%