Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.47 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Gillian Robertson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Distance 83.0% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 5.0%)
Gillian Robertson
Distance 68.8% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 28.4% (norm 4.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Head 64.4% (norm 76.6%) · Body 19.4% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 16.2% (norm 9.1%)
Gillian Robertson
Head 75.5% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.9% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Waterson-Gomez L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Robertson L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 546 / 1413 | 38.6% | 38.3% | 305 / 885 | 34.5% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 146 / 179 | 81.6% | 72.6% | 28 / 36 | 77.8% | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 88 / 111 | 79.3% | 75.0% | 276 / 365 | 75.6% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 366 / 1097 | 33.4% | 35.4% | 414 / 971 | 42.6% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 222 / 330 | 67.3% | 69.3% | 99 / 179 | 55.3% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 192 / 276 | 69.6% | 77.9% | 96 / 136 | 70.6% | 82.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Strawweight: 63 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Waterson-Gomez L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Robertson L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 619 / 1447 | 42.8% | 39.7% | 462 / 1280 | 36.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 239 / 302 | 79.1% | 71.2% | 57 / 72 | 79.2% | 73.8% |
| On the ground | 133 / 156 | 85.3% | 74.4% | 136 / 158 | 86.1% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 536 / 1292 | 41.5% | 36.0% | 492 / 1301 | 37.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 263 / 362 | 72.7% | 68.7% | 104 / 136 | 76.5% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 192 / 251 | 76.5% | 79.1% | 59 / 73 | 80.8% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Robertson has more cage time on record.