
Fighter profile
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WSW division (106 fighters).
Fought across 2 divisions:14 WSW (now) · 1 WFW
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.
Striking · offense
Striking · defense
Grappling · offense
Grappling · defense
Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 15 UFC fights · 218:16 total fight time
Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Michelle has faced, inside the UFC and out.
Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
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).
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.
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.
over 15 close-line bets
44% implied
ROI −45.0%
Avg -280
ROI −15.7%
Avg +155
Based on 15 of 15 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · 2024-06-29Waterson-Gomez+16021/521/100:19Robertson-19077/1052/6012:34
- KO/TKO · R2 2:42UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · 2023-09-23Waterson-Gomez+28213/321/602:49Rodriguez-36570/1021/102:03
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · 2023-04-08Waterson-Gomez+13161/1881/201:01Pinheiro-15744/1220/501:25
- SUB · R2 1:48UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · 2022-07-16Waterson-Gomez+25029/561/201:08Lemos-32020/350/000:05
- U-DEC · R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · 2021-05-08Waterson-Gomez+18588/2051/503:54Rodriguez-232125/2820/000:51
- S-DEC · R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill · 2020-09-12Waterson-Gomez+105128/3241/1804:03Hill-125131/2610/002:10
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · 2020-05-09Waterson-Gomez+13544/980/00—Esparza-15545/1031/1000:46
- U-DEC · R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · 2019-10-12Waterson-Gomez+25058/1601/904:58Jedrzejczyk-300180/3003/505:34
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · 2019-03-30Waterson-Gomez+14064/1492/403:35Kowalkiewicz-16057/1180/000:56
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · 2018-10-06Waterson-Gomez+11576/1070/402:50Herrig-13551/1001/405:58
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · 2018-04-14Waterson-Gomez+14561/843/406:05Casey-16536/960/101:42
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · 2017-12-02Waterson-Gomez+17556/1382/304:30Pennington-22595/1731/203:55
- SUB · R2 2:47UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · 2017-04-15Waterson-Gomez-13022/331/100:50Namajunas+11047/721/114:35
- SUB · R1 3:21UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · 2016-12-17Waterson-Gomez-11012/171/101:48VanZant-1105/120/10—
- Waterson-Gomez-100047/603/301:57Magana+6508/241/107:57
- Submission · R3 1:04Invicta FC 10 - Waterson vs. Tiburcio · 2014-12-05Waterson-Gomez-600—/——/———Tiburcio+400—/——/———
- TKO · R3 4:58Invicta FC 8 - Waterson vs. Tamada · 2014-09-06Waterson-Gomez-1100—/——/———Tamada+600—/——/———
- Submission · R4 2:31Invicta FC 5 - Penne vs. Waterson · 2013-04-05Waterson-Gomez+385—/——/———Penne-550—/——/———
- Decision · R3 5:00Invicta FC 3 - Penne vs. Sugiyama · 2012-10-06Waterson-Gomez——/——/———Sears——/——/———
- Technical Submission · R1 2:36DCMMAS - Duke City MMA Series 1 · 2009-03-14Waterson-Gomez——/——/———Taylor——/——/———
- Submission · R1 0:22SCA - Duke City Bike and Brawl 2 · 2008-08-23Waterson-Gomez——/——/———Macatol——/——/———
Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

