Women's Strawweight · “The Karate Hottie”
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
18-13-0 UFC 6-9-0
5'3"Height
62"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1986-01-06Born
0KO wins
2Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
14:33Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.57
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.54
Striking accuracy45.8%
Striking defense48.0%
Takedowns / 15 min1.31
Takedown accuracy30.2%
Takedown defense70.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.55
Control time18.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-9
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
15 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Gillian Robertson 10-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · 2024-06-29
21/52Sig. strikes
77/105Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marina Rodriguez 6-3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:42 — UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · 2023-09-23
13/32Sig. strikes
70/102Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
2:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Luana Pinheiro 2-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · 2023-04-08
61/188Sig. strikes
44/122Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Amanda Lemos 5-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:48 — UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · 2022-07-16
29/56Sig. strikes
20/35Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Marina Rodriguez 3-1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · 2021-05-08
88/205Sig. strikes
125/282Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Angela Hill 7-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill · 2020-09-12
128/324Sig. strikes
131/261Absorbed
1/18Takedowns
4:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Carla Esparza 6-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · 2020-05-09
44/98Sig. strikes
45/103Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joanna Jedrzejczyk 9-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · 2019-10-12
58/160Sig. strikes
180/300Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
4:58Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Karolina Kowalkiewicz 5-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · 2019-03-30
64/149Sig. strikes
57/118Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
3:35Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Felice Herrig 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · 2018-10-06
76/107Sig. strikes
51/100Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cortney Casey 3-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · 2018-04-14
61/84Sig. strikes
36/96Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
6:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tecia Pennington 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · 2017-12-02
56/138Sig. strikes
95/173Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
4:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rose Namajunas 3-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:47 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · 2017-04-15
22/33Sig. strikes
47/72Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Paige VanZant 4-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:21 — UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · 2016-12-17
12/17Sig. strikes
5/12Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Angela Magana 0-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:38 — The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale · 2015-07-12
47/60Sig. strikes
8/24Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Michelle Waterson-Gomez) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
9
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
4
Decision
7
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
15
Invicta FC
4
Ring of Fire
3
Jackson's MMA Series
1
Crowbar MMA
1
Beatdown at
1
Apache Gold
1
Duke City MMA Series
1
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 31 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gillian Robertson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 303
2024-06-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Marina Rodriguez | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
2023-09-23 |
UFC | 2 | 2:42 |
| L | Luana Pinheiro | Decision (split) | UFC 287
2023-04-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Amanda Lemos | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez
2022-07-16 |
UFC | 2 | 1:48 |
| L | Marina Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2021-05-08 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Angela Hill | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
2020-09-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Carla Esparza | Decision (split) | UFC 249
2020-05-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-10-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2019-03-30 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Felice Herrig | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 229
2018-10-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cortney Casey | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje
2018-04-14 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tecia Torres | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 218
2017-12-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Rose Namajunas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
2017-04-15 |
UFC | 2 | 2:47 |
| W | Paige VanZant | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson
2016-12-17 |
UFC | 1 | 3:21 |
| W | Angela Magaña | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
2015-07-12 |
UFC | 3 | 2:38 |
| L | Hérica Tibúrcio | Submission (guillotine choke) | Invicta FC 10: Waterson vs. Tiburcio
2014-12-05 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 1:06 |
| W | Yasuko Tamada | TKO (knee and punch) | Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada
2014-09-06 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 4:58 |
| W | Jessica Penne | Submission (armbar) | Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson
2013-04-05 |
Invicta FC | 4 | 2:31 |
| W | Lacey Schuckman | Decision (split) | Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama
2012-10-06 |
Invicta FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Diana Rael | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jackson's MMA Series 7
2012-01-21 |
Jackson's MMA Series | 1 | 2:12 |
| W | Masako Yoshida | TKO (punches) | Crowbar MMA: Spring Brawl
2010-04-24 |
Crowbar MMA | 1 | 4:17 |
| W | Rosary Califano | Submission (flying armbar) | Beatdown at 4 Bears 6
2010-02-13 |
Beatdown at | 1 | 0:15 |
| L | Elena Reid | TKO (punches) | Apache Gold: Extreme Beatdown
2009-04-11 |
Apache Gold | 2 | 1:50 |
| W | Karina Taylor | Technical Submission (armbar) | Duke City MMA Series 1
2009-03-14 |
Duke City MMA Series | 1 | 2:36 |
| W | Tyra Parker | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Strikeforce: Payback
2008-10-03 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 1:20 |
| W | Krystal Macatol | Submission (armbar) | SCA: Bike n Brawl 2
2008-08-23 |
SCA | 1 | 0:22 |
| W | Thricia Poovey | TKO (corner stoppage) | KOTC: Badlands
2008-07-12 |
KOTC | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Lynn Alvarez | Submission (guillotine choke) | Ring of Fire 31: Undisputed
2007-12-01 |
Ring of Fire | 1 | 1:19 |
| W | Jaime Cook | Submission (armbar) | Ring of Fire 30: Domination
2007-09-15 |
Ring of Fire | 1 | 1:33 |
| L | Alicia Gumm | Decision (unanimous) | RMBB: Battle of the Arts
2007-06-30 |
RMBB | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Andrea Miller | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Fire 28: Evolution
2007-02-16 |
Ring of Fire | 3 | 3:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Michelle Waterson-Gomez) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Women's Strawweight average, over 57 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.