Michelle Waterson-Gomez UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age40 (Jan 6, 1986)

Height5'3"

Weight115 lbs

Reach62"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Strike Differential	-1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	27.3%
Takedown Defense	72.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	2:34
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	80.0%
Avg Fight Time	15:13
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Takedown Accuracy	17.2%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:52

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Gillian Robertson

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 • Jun 2024

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez21/5240%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:19

Gillian Robertson77/10573%TD 2/6Ctrl 12:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	11/37	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gillian Robertson	27/43	63%	1/3	3:23	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gillian Robertson	27/31	87%	1/3	4:49	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	6/9	67%	1/1	0:19	—
	Gillian Robertson	23/31	74%	0/0	4:22	—

LOSS

vs. Marina Rodriguez

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot • Sep 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez13/3241%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:49

Marina Rodriguez70/10269%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	10/20	50%	1/5	2:09	—
	Marina Rodriguez	51/75	68%	1/1	1:07	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	3/12	25%	0/1	0:40	—
	Marina Rodriguez	19/27	70%	0/0	0:56	—

LOSS

vs. Luana Pinheiro

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 • Apr 2023

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez61/18832%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:01

Luana Pinheiro44/12236%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	20/67	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luana Pinheiro	15/43	35%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	19/62	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luana Pinheiro	19/50	38%	0/2	0:47	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	22/59	37%	1/2	1:01	—
	Luana Pinheiro	10/29	34%	0/3	0:37	—

LOSS

vs. Amanda Lemos

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2022

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 1:48

Michelle Waterson-Gomez29/5652%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:08

Amanda Lemos20/3557%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	16/36	44%	1/1	0:53	—
	Amanda Lemos	13/23	57%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	13/20	65%	0/1	0:15	—
	Amanda Lemos	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Angela Hill

UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill • Sep 2020

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez128/32440%TD 1/18Ctrl 4:03

Angela Hill131/26150%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	21/57	37%	0/4	0:15	—
	Angela Hill	26/56	46%	0/0	0:50	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	31/78	40%	0/5	0:03	—
	Angela Hill	33/62	53%	0/0	0:29	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	13/34	38%	1/1	3:30	—
	Angela Hill	11/22	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	26/58	45%	0/5	0:15	—
	Angela Hill	22/46	48%	0/0	0:42	—

R5	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	37/97	38%	0/3	0:00	—
	Angela Hill	39/75	52%	0/0	0:09	—

LOSS

vs. Carla Esparza

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje • May 2020

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez44/9845%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Carla Esparza45/10344%TD 1/10Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	5/18	28%	1/1	0:35	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	15/31	48%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	22/44	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carla Esparza	25/54	46%	0/6	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson • Oct 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez58/16036%TD 1/9Ctrl 4:58

Joanna Jedrzejczyk180/30060%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	11/26	42%	0/2	1:14	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	31/39	79%	0/1	2:13	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	15/38	39%	0/2	1:01	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	34/64	53%	0/0	0:43	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	7/29	24%	1/1	0:57	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	36/56	64%	2/2	0:37	—

R4	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	12/38	32%	0/2	0:22	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	46/78	59%	1/2	1:18	—

R5	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	13/29	45%	0/2	1:24	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	33/63	52%	0/0	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje • Mar 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez64/14943%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:35

Karolina Kowalkiewicz57/11848%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	18/62	29%	0/1	0:08	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	29/58	50%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	22/35	63%	1/1	2:45	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	12/22	55%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	24/52	46%	1/2	0:42	—
	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	16/38	42%	0/0	0:33	—

WIN

vs. Felice Herrig

UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor • Oct 2018

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez76/10771%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:50

Felice Herrig51/10051%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	17/33	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Felice Herrig	23/51	45%	0/1	1:44	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	26/30	87%	0/1	2:50	—
	Felice Herrig	11/19	58%	1/2	1:23	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	33/44	75%	0/3	0:00	—
	Felice Herrig	17/30	57%	0/1	2:51	—

WIN

vs. Cortney Casey

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje • Apr 2018

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez61/8473%TD 3/4Ctrl 6:05

Cortney Casey36/9638%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	23/36	64%	1/1	1:37	—
	Cortney Casey	16/38	42%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	16/21	76%	1/1	2:46	—
	Cortney Casey	11/25	44%	0/0	0:23	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	22/27	81%	1/2	1:42	—
	Cortney Casey	9/33	27%	0/1	0:56	—

LOSS

vs. Tecia Pennington

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 • Dec 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Michelle Waterson-Gomez56/13841%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:30

Tecia Pennington95/17355%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	23/59	39%	1/1	0:33	—
	Tecia Pennington	40/73	55%	0/1	1:44	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	13/30	43%	1/2	3:53	—
	Tecia Pennington	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	20/49	41%	0/0	0:04	—
	Tecia Pennington	42/73	58%	1/1	2:11	—

LOSS

vs. Rose Namajunas

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:47

Michelle Waterson-Gomez22/3367%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:50

Rose Namajunas47/7265%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	14/20	70%	1/1	0:50	—
	Rose Namajunas	14/25	56%	1/1	2:57	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rose Namajunas	33/47	70%	0/0	1:38	1

WIN

vs. Paige VanZant

UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson • Dec 2016

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:21

Michelle Waterson-Gomez12/1771%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:48

Paige VanZant5/1242%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	12/17	71%	1/1	1:48	—
	Paige VanZant	5/12	42%	0/1	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Angela Magana

The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale • Jul 2015

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:38

Michelle Waterson-Gomez47/6078%TD 3/3Ctrl 1:57

Angela Magana8/2433%TD 1/1Ctrl 7:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	10/10	100%	2/2	1:19	—
	Angela Magana	4/7	57%	0/0	3:29	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	20/29	69%	0/0	0:38	—
	Angela Magana	3/10	30%	1/1	2:56	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	17/21	81%	1/1	0:00	—
	Angela Magana	1/7	14%	0/0	1:32	—

Invicta FC (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Jessica Penne

Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson • Apr 2013

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 4, 2:31

Michelle Waterson-Gomez20/3361%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Jessica Penne14/4829%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jessica Penne	2/8	25%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	10/14	71%	2/2	0:00	—
	Jessica Penne	3/12	25%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jessica Penne	6/15	40%	1/1	0:00	—

R4	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	6/10	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jessica Penne	3/13	23%	1/3	0:00	—

Strikeforce (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Tyra Parker

Strikeforce - Payback • Oct 2008

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:20

Michelle Waterson-Gomez12/1486%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:48

Tyra Parker2/922%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	12/14	86%	1/1	0:48	—
	Tyra Parker	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—