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Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Fighter profile

Michelle Waterson-Gomez

WSW18-13-0P4P #521Div #41
Form
2.9
4.2
5.6
5.3
5.3
68
Overall
SoS 71
Skill ratings
Striking
66
Boxing
60
Kicking
74
Clinch
74
Striking def.
74
Wrestling off.
73
Wrestling def.
73
Ground game
69
Submissions
73
Grappling def.
66
Profile
Age40
Height5'3"
Reach62"
StanceOrthodox
CountryUSA
Pro debut2007
UFC record6-9-0
Last fight2024-06-29
Octagon time218.3 min
Avg fight14.6 min
Career length19y 5m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjuryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WSW division (106 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:14 WSW (now) · 1 WFW

Striking offense1489
16th
WSW avg 1498
Striking defense1508
84th
WSW avg 1501
Grappling offense1500
61st
WSW avg 1495
Grappling defense1500
41st
WSW avg 1505
Momentum0
22nd
WSW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 18-13-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 2 losses
W
17% of wins
L
15% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 4 losses
W
50% of wins
L
31% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 7 losses
W
33% of wins
L
54% of losses
UFC
6win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(22%) 2
4 (67%)Decision(67%) 6
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
7 (58%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (17%)Decision(25%) 1
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes780
Sig. accuracy46%
Sig. attempted1703
Total strikes1041
Total attempted1991
Knockdowns0
Head366
Body222
Leg192
Distance546
Clinch146
Ground88

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed991
Sig. defense48%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.536
Body abs.263
Leg abs.192
Distance abs.619
Clinch abs.239
Ground abs.133

Grappling · offense

Takedowns19
TD accuracy30%
TD attempted63
Sub att.8
Reversals1
Control time39:47

Grappling · defense

TD defense70%
TDs absorbed11
TD att. faced37
Sub att. faced9
Controlled time50:31

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 15 UFC fights · 218:16 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Michelle has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
170W–60Lwin 73.9%div #44/85pct 49th
WinsSoft
63W–32Lwin 66.3%div #63/79pct 22nd
LossesAverage
107W–28Lwin 79.3%div #36/84pct 58th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1549 elodiv #11/85pct 88th
WinsStrong
1525 elodiv #27/79pct 67th
LossesElite
1564 elodiv #11/84pct 88th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall69W–43L61.6%
Wins59W–41L59.0%
Losses10W–2L83.3%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Michelle, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−2.94u−19.6% ROI

over 15 close-line bets

Average odds
+128

44% implied

As favorite
1W–1L

ROI −45.0%

Avg -280

As underdog
5W–8L

ROI −15.7%

Avg +155

Based on 15 of 15 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.