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UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
Marina Rodriguez
Marina Rodriguez
13-1-2 · BRA
VS
May 8, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
125.5lb
Weigh-in
125.0lb
Marina Rodriguez def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rodriguez21/510/000:00
Waterson-Gomez13/370/100:02
R2
Rodriguez27/630/000:43
Waterson-Gomez18/400/200:03
R3
Rodriguez38/780/000:08
Waterson-Gomez21/430/000:35
R4
Rodriguez7/220/000:00
Waterson-Gomez14/241/103:14
R5
Rodriguez32/680/000:00
Waterson-Gomez22/610/100:00
Total
Rodriguez125/2820/000:51
Waterson-Gomez88/2051/503:54

Scorecards

Rodriguez vs Waterson-Gomez

RdDerek ClearyRon McCarthySal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.9-9
R49-109-109-109-10
R510-910-910-99.7-9.3
Total48-4749-4649-4648.4-46.5

Media (18 cards) · avg 48.946.1 · 18 Rodriguez · 0 Waterson-Gomez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Rodriguez-Waterson-Gomez.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
RodriguezWin probabilityWaterson-Gomez
61.8%38.2%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
28%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 16.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Rodriguez, blue toward Waterson-Gomez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rodriguez62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%34%20%
Submission12%20%9%
Decision29%46%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (3098)act 125
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Waterson-Gomez38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%17%5%
Submission16%43%9%
Decision15%40%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (2479)act 88
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 1
Combined totals~130 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R212%
R313%
R47%
R55%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Rodriguez
56.5%-132
Waterson-Gomez
+13242.8%
Most takedownstie 35.7%
Rodriguez
16.1%+299
Waterson-Gomez
-29948.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 72.3
72.5
Over 72.5
39.6%
+153
Under 72.5
60.4%
-153
091181
Waterson-Gomez
Expected: 58.2
58
Over 58
39.5%
+151
Exactly 58
0.8%
push
Under 58
59.6%
-151
073146
Takedowns — over/under
Rodriguez
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.7%
+274
Under 0.5
73.3%
-274
035
Waterson-Gomez
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.5%
+116
Exactly 1
18.9%
push
Under 1
43.6%
-116
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 16.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Rodriguez61.8%66.5%−4.7-231
Waterson-Gomez38.2%33.5%+4.7+185
By method
Rodriguez by KO/TKO17.1%19.7%−2.6+300
Rodriguez by submission17.5%8.8%+8.7+800
Rodriguez by decision27.2%34.3%−7.1+130
Waterson-Gomez by KO/TKO10.6%5.3%+5.3+1399
Waterson-Gomez by submission10.8%8.8%+2.0+800
Waterson-Gomez by decision16.8%23.2%−6.4+240
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds81.1%83.0%−1.9-800
Over 2.5 rds68.8%76.6%−7.8-450
Over 3.5 rds56.3%72.6%−16.3-350
Over 4.5 rds49.0%66.3%−17.3-250
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision44.0%64.6%−20.6-225

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
70.4Striking60.0
Rodriguez +10.4
28.8Grappling49.6
Waterson-Gomez +20.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RodriguezWaterson-Gomez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1566
Pound-for-pound
1554
1535
Divisional
1522
1504
Striking offense
1498
1528
Striking defense
1510
1481
Grappling offense
1508
1497
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
34 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'3"
65"
Reach
62"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.61
Strikes landed / min
3.82
49%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.18
Strikes absorbed / min
4.40
53%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.19
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
20%
Takedown accuracy
30%
59%
Takedown defense
68%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.8
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
238
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Marina Rodriguez
  • WAmanda RibasKO/TKO R2
    Close +2503mo before
  • LCarla EsparzaS-DEC R3
    Close -1829mo before
  • DCynthia CalvilloM-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -1451y 5mo before
  • WTecia PenningtonU-DEC R3
    Close +1351y 9mo before
  • WJessica AguilarU-DEC R3
    Close -3502y 1mo before
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
  • WAngela HillS-DEC R5
    Close +1058mo before
  • LCarla EsparzaS-DEC R3
    Close +1351y before
  • LJoanna JedrzejczykU-DEC R5
    Close +2501y 7mo before
  • WKarolina KowalkiewiczU-DEC R3
    Close +1402y 1mo before
  • WFelice HerrigU-DEC R3
    Close +1152y 7mo before
Rodriguez — win / loss by method
Record: 13-1-2

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (10%)Submission() 0
4 (40%)Decision() 0
Waterson-Gomez — win / loss by method
Record: 18-8-0

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, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
6win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(25%) 1
4 (67%)Decision(75%) 3
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
7 (58%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (17%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Rodriguez
Waterson-Gomez
6
UFC fights
10
80.9 min · 13.5 avg
Octagon time
148.8 min · 14.9 avg
11y 4m
Career length
19y 5m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Rodriguez
Waterson-Gomez
55W–18L · 75.3%
Overall
107W–45L · 70.4%
39W–12L · 76.5%
Wins
63W–32L · 66.3%
16W–6L · 72.7%
Losses
44W–13L · 77.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rodriguez
Waterson-Gomez
45W–24L · 65.2%
Overall
69W–43L · 61.6%
45W–24L · 65.2%
Wins
59W–41L · 59.0%
0W–0L
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Distance striking
Rodriguez
Waterson-Gomez
5.54
Landed / min
5.14
37.9%
Accuracy
40.1%
67.8%
Defense
56.7%
0.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
48.0%
Time at distance
49.6%
Grappling & control
Rodriguez
Waterson-Gomez
0.19
Takedowns / 15 min
1.41
20.0%
Takedown accuracy
29.8%
59.3%
Takedown defense
68.0%
0.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.81
22.4%
Control share
47.7%
Strike target map
Rodriguez
  • Head52%(193)div 61%
  • Body28%(106)div 22%
  • Legs20%(74)div 17%
Waterson-Gomez
  • Head48%(272)div 61%
  • Body30%(168)div 22%
  • Legs23%(128)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Marina Rodriguez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Michelle Waterson-Gomez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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