Michelle Waterson-Gomez

🇺🇸 ︎

(1986-01-06)

Statistics

UFC Record: 6-9

By Method:

KO/TKO: 0-1
Submission: 2-2
Decision: 4-6

By Elo:

As Favorite: 3-1
As Underdog: 3-8

By Weight Class:

Women's Flyweight: 0-1
Women's Strawweight: 6-8

By Round:

Round 1: 1-0
Round 2: 0-3
Round 3: 4-4
Round 5: 1-2

By Type:

Main Event: 2-2
Ranked Opponent: 5-9

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: L L L L L

Peak Elo: 2815 (2019-03-30)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2686 (#976)

Bonuses: 2 (1 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 14m 33s

Total Fight Time: 3h 38m 16s

Avg Time Between Fights: 203 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.9

Peak Rankings:

#6 Women's Strawweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2024-06-29
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2

Gillian Robertson (29) 🇨🇦 ︎
L W W L W • 10-6
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2677 (71%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (38)
6-8 • L L L L W
Elo: 2522 (29%) • UFC rank: #14

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-09-23
UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot

⭐ Marina Rodriguez (36) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W W L L • 6-3-2
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2722 (69%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:42

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (37)
6-7 • L L L W L
Elo: 2584 (31%) • UFC rank: #12

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2023-04-08
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

Luana Pinheiro (30) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W • 2-0
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2654 (57%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (37)
6-6 • L L W L L
Elo: 2604 (43%) • UFC rank: #10

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2022-07-16
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez

⭐ Amanda Lemos (35) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W W W L • 5-2
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2781 (65%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
SUB
R2
1:48

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (36)
6-5 • L W L L W
Elo: 2674 (35%) • UFC rank: #10

UBS Arena
Elmont, New York
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-05-08
UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson

Marina Rodriguez (34) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W D L W • 3-1-2
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2871 (68%)

WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (35)
6-4 • W L L W W
Elo: 2738 (32%) • UFC rank: #9

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-09-12
UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill

Michelle Waterson-Gomez (34) 🇺🇸 ︎
L L W W W • 5-4
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2712 (54%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Angela Hill (35)
7-8 • L W W W L
Elo: 2681 (46%) • UFC rank: #13

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-05-09
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje

Carla Esparza (32) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L W W • 6-4
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2846 (69%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (34)
5-3 • L W W W L
Elo: 2709 (31%) • UFC rank: #8

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2019-10-12
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson

Joanna Jedrzejczyk (32) 🇵🇱 ︎
W L L W L • 9-3
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2794 (47%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (33)
5-2 • W W W L L
Elo: 2815 (53%) • UFC rank: #7

Amalie Arena
Tampa, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2019-03-30
UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje

Michelle Waterson-Gomez (33) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L L W • 4-2
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2721 (53%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇱 ︎ Karolina Kowalkiewicz (33)
5-3 • L L W W L
Elo: 2701 (47%) • UFC rank: #6

Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2018-10-06
UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor

Michelle Waterson-Gomez (32) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L W W • 3-2
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2594 (37%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Felice Herrig (34)
5-2 • W W W W L
Elo: 2690 (63%) • UFC rank: #9

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2018-04-14
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje

Michelle Waterson-Gomez (32) 🇺🇸 ︎
L L W W • 2-2
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 2526 (33%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Cortney Casey (30)
3-4 • W W L W L
Elo: 2647 (67%) • UFC rank: #10

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2017-12-02
UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Tecia Pennington (28) 🇵🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L W W • 5-1
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2728 (69%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (31)
2-1 • L W W
Elo: 2587 (31%) • UFC rank: #6

Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2017-04-15
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis

Rose Namajunas (24) 🇱🇹 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎
L W W W L • 3-2
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 2760 (64%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:47

🇺🇸 ︎ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (31)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2659 (36%) • UFC rank: #6

Sprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2016-12-17
UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson

⭐ Michelle Waterson-Gomez (30) 🇺🇸 ︎
W • 1-0
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2544 (42%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:21

🇺🇸 ︎ Paige VanZant (22)
4-1 • W W W L W
Elo: 2597 (58%) • UFC rank: #7

Golden 1 Center
Sacramento, California
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2015-07-12
The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians

Michelle Waterson-Gomez (29) 🇺🇸 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2523 (90%)

WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
SUB
R3
2:38

🇺🇸 ︎ Angela Magana (31)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2145 (10%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎