Michelle Waterson-Gomez "The Karate Hottie"

Women's Strawweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record6-9 · current 5-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record73-41-4 (64%) across 15 opponents
Last 5 opponents26-12-4 (68.4%) across 5 opponents
Age40
Height5' 3"
Reach62"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.57
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.54
Striking accuracy46%
Striking defense48%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.31
Takedowns landed / attempted30%
Takedown defense70%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.55
Average fight time14.6 min

UFC wins: 0 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 6 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2024-06-29Gillian Robertson10-6WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
2023-09-23Marina Rodriguez6-3-2StrikerLKO/TKO R2 2:42UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
2023-04-08Luana Pinheiro2-0WrestlerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
2022-07-16Amanda Lemos5-2StrikerLSubmission R2 1:48UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
2021-05-08Marina Rodriguez3-1-2StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
2020-09-12Angela Hill7-8StrikerWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill
2020-05-09Carla Esparza6-4WrestlerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
2019-10-12Joanna Jedrzejczyk9-3StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-03-30Karolina Kowalkiewicz5-3StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje
2018-10-06Felice Herrig5-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor
2018-04-14Cortney Casey3-4StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
2017-12-02Tecia Pennington5-1StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2
2017-04-15Rose Namajunas3-2GrapplerLSubmission R2 2:47UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
2016-12-17Paige VanZant4-1BalancedWSubmission R1 3:21UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson
2015-07-12Angela Magana0-1BalancedWSubmission R3 2:38The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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