Fighter Profile›Women's Strawweight

“The Karate Hottie”

Michelle Waterson-Gomez

18-1315 UFC

Kickboxer

Form

· 5L

Layoff Risk

3× Title

4× 5R

High Wear

5'3"ht·62"reach·Orthodoxstance·40age

Last fightLGillian Robertson·U-DEC·R3·1.8yr ago

Fighter Context

6–9UFC·

0KO

2Sub

4Dec

14.6min/fight

218UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–9(12 fights)

33%finish rate

-1.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.83

Deficit

20%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.157

Average

51%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

69%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

41%

Passive

25%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Waterson-Gomez

Body Attacker

W. Strawweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.42

Str. Accuracy46%

780UFC landed/1,703attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.6 vs avg4.25

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.07

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

47%

Body

28%

Leg

25%

By Position

Distance70%

Clinch19%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 115 rounds	Round 214 rounds	Round 311 rounds	Round 43 rounds	Round 53 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	16	19	17	24
Avg. Absorbed	21	19	21	25	35
Avg. Net	-6	-3	-2	-8	-11

Grappling

Waterson-Gomez

Control Wrestler

·159s ctrlActive Control

W. Strawweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.39

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.33

TD Accuracy33%

19UFC landed/63attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

2UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense69%

26UFC defended/37opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

33%

Decision Fighter

div avg 33%

How They Lose

9UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 6

Submission2 / 6

Decision4 / 6

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 9

Submission2 / 9

Decision6 / 9

Loss Pattern

Outscored

6 of 9 losses by decision

Finish Round Distribution

SUB W

SUB L

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

31%

4 of 13 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.8pts

W4 dec

2.1pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

4SD

0MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 55 vs 48 first half

15 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=14

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

3.1

3.5

3.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.4

4.2

4.3

Diff

-1.3

-0.7

-0.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▲TD Acc+37%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Waterson-Gomez — 15 UFC Fights

Result

Method

15 fights

Gillian RobertsonVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '24

-56

·21 SS (40%)·77 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·19s ctrl

Marina Rodriguez

KO/TKO R2 · 2:42Sep '23

-57

·13 SS (41%)·70 abs·1/6 td·1 td taken·169s ctrl

Luana Pinheiro

S-DEC R3Apr '23

+17

·61 SS (32%)·44 abs·1/2 td·61s ctrl

Amanda Lemos

SUB R2 · 1:48Jul '22

·29 SS (52%)·20 abs·1/2 td·68s ctrl

Marina Rodriguez

TITLE

U-DEC R5May '21

-37

·88 SS (43%)·125 abs·1/5 td·234s ctrl

Angela Hill

TITLE

S-DEC R5Sep '20

-3

·128 SS (40%)·131 abs·1/18 td·243s ctrl

Carla Esparza

S-DEC R3May '20

-1

·44 SS (45%)·45 abs·1 td taken

Joanna JedrzejczykVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Oct '19

-122

·58 SS (36%)·180 abs·1/9 td·3 td taken·298s ctrl·1 sub att

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

U-DEC R3Mar '19

·64 SS (43%)·57 abs·2/4 td·215s ctrl·1 sub att

Felice Herrig

U-DEC R3Oct '18

+25

·76 SS (71%)·51 abs·0/4 td·1 td taken·170s ctrl

Waterson-Gomez — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

WJessica PenneInvicta FCSUBR4—

WTyra ParkerStrikeforceSUBR1—

All Fighters

Women's Strawweight

“The Karate Hottie”

Michelle Waterson-Gomez

18-1315 UFC

Form

5'3"ht·62"reach·Orthodoxstance·40age

Last fightLGillian Robertson·U-DEC·1.8yr ago

Fighter Context

6–9UFC·

0KO

2Sub

4Dec

14.6min/fight

218UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–9

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.83

20%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.157

51%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

69%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

41%

25%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Waterson-Gomez

W. Strawweight avg

Body Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.42

Str. Accuracy46%

780UFC landed/1,703attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.6 vs avg4.25

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.07

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

47%

Body

28%

Leg

25%

By Position

Dist70%

Clinch19%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=15	R2 n=14	R3 n=11	R4 n=3	R5 n=3
Landed	15	16	19	17	24
Absorbed	21	19	21	25	35
Net	-6	-3	-2	-8	-11

Grappling

Waterson-Gomez

W. Strawweight avg

Control Wrestler

159s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.39

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.33

TD Accuracy33%

19UFC landed/63attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.60

2UFC wins/8attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense69%

26UFC defended/37opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 9 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

33%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

2Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

2Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

31%4 of 13 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.8pts

W4 dec

2.1pts

L6 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

4SD

0MD

40%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=14

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

3.1

3.5

3.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.4

4.2

4.3

Diff

-1.3

-0.7

-0.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Waterson-Gomez — UFC Fight Log

Gillian RobertsonVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '24

21 SS (40%)·77 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·19s ctrl

Marina Rodriguez

KO/TKO·R2·Sep '23

13 SS (41%)·70 abs·1/6 td·1 td taken·169s ctrl

Luana Pinheiro

S-DEC·R3·Apr '23

61 SS (32%)·44 abs·1/2 td·61s ctrl

Amanda Lemos

SUB·R2·Jul '22

29 SS (52%)·20 abs·1/2 td·68s ctrl

Marina RodriguezTITLE

U-DEC·R5·May '21

88 SS (43%)·125 abs·1/5 td·234s ctrl

Angela HillTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Sep '20

128 SS (40%)·131 abs·1/18 td·243s ctrl

Carla Esparza

S-DEC·R3·May '20

44 SS (45%)·45 abs·1 td taken

Joanna JedrzejczykVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Oct '19

58 SS (36%)·180 abs·1/9 td·3 td taken·298s ctrl·1 sub

Waterson-Gomez — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

WJessica PenneInvicta FCSUBR4

WTyra ParkerStrikeforceSUBR1

Round 115 rounds

Round 214 rounds

Round 311 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 53 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-6

-3

-2

-8

-11

n=15

n=14

n=11

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-6

-3

-2

-8

-11