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Felice Herrig
Felice Herrig
14-7 · USA
October 6, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Strawweight · 3 rounds
115.0lb
Weigh-in
115.5lb
Michelle Waterson-Gomez def. Felice Herrig by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Waterson-Gomez17/330/000:00
Herrig23/510/101:44
R2
Waterson-Gomez26/300/102:50
Herrig11/191/201:23
R3
Waterson-Gomez33/440/300:00
Herrig17/300/102:51
Total
Waterson-Gomez76/1070/402:50
Herrig51/1001/405:58

Scorecards

Waterson-Gomez vs Herrig

RdChris LeeDave HagenMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-99-109.6-9.4
R210-810-910-910-8.9
R310-910-910-99.9-9.2
Total30-2630-2729-2829.5-27.5

Media (24 cards) · avg 29.527.5 · 24 Waterson-Gomez · 0 Herrig

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

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
Waterson-GomezWin probabilityHerrig
62.5%37.5%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
16%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Waterson-Gomez63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%33%
Submission12%19%
Decision30%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 76
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 0
Herrig37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO8%21%
Submission4%11%
Decision25%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2762)act 51
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 1
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R215%
R36%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Waterson-Gomez
46.9%+111
Herrig
-11151.9%
Most takedownstie 42.1%
Waterson-Gomez
31.1%-116
Herrig
+11626.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Waterson-Gomez
Expected: 45.0
45
Over 45
41.8%
+136
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.7%
-136
057113
Herrig
Expected: 47.5
47.5
Over 47.5
42.5%
+135
Under 47.5
57.5%
-135
060119
Takedowns — over/under
Waterson-Gomez
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.9%
+144
Under 0.5
59.1%
-144
035
Herrig
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.8%
+172
Under 0.5
63.2%
-172
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 10.8 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
Waterson-Gomez62.5%44.7%+17.8+115
Herrig37.5%55.3%−17.8-135

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
68.2Striking54.0
Waterson-Gomez +14.2
73.8Grappling53.1
Waterson-Gomez +20.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
Waterson-GomezHerrig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1552
1537
Divisional
1552
1509
Striking offense
1504
1514
Striking defense
1496
1514
Grappling offense
1504
1500
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
32 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'4"
62"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.68
Strikes landed / min
3.74
60%
Strike accuracy
35%
3.55
Strikes absorbed / min
4.86
49%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.79
Takedowns / 15 min
1.23
83%
Takedown accuracy
32%
50%
Takedown defense
69%
1.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.1
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
71%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
67%
Finish rate
40%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
  • WCortney CaseyS-DEC R3
    Close +1456mo before
  • LTecia PenningtonU-DEC R3
    Close +17510mo before
  • LRose NamajunasSUB R2
    Close -1301y 6mo before
  • WPaige VanZantSUB R1
    Close -1101y 10mo before
  • WAngela MaganaSUB R3
    Close -10003y 3mo before
Felice Herrig
  • LKarolina KowalkiewiczS-DEC R3
    Close +1656mo before
  • WCortney CaseyS-DEC R3
    Close -11510mo before
  • WJustine KishU-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 3mo before
  • WAlexa GrassoU-DEC R3
    Close +3151y 8mo before
  • WKailin CurranSUB R1
    Close +1252y 2mo before
Waterson-Gomez — win / loss by method
Record: 15-6-0

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
20% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 3 losses
W
60% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (67%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
7 (58%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (17%)Decision(25%) 1
Herrig — win / loss by method
Record: 14-7-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 7 losses
W
64% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (40%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
9win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (22%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (67%)Decision(100%) 5

Profiles

Experience
Waterson-Gomez
Herrig
5
UFC fights
7
53.8 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
85.1 min · 12.2 avg
19y 5m
Career length
17y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Waterson-Gomez
Herrig
39W–18L · 68.4%
Overall
56W–16L · 77.8%
25W–14L · 64.1%
Wins
41W–13L · 75.9%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
15W–3L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Waterson-Gomez
Herrig
69W–43L · 61.6%
Overall
42W–28L · 60.0%
59W–41L · 59.0%
Wins
31W–23L · 57.4%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
11W–5L · 68.8%
Distance striking
Waterson-Gomez
Herrig
7.21
Landed / min
5.53
51.6%
Accuracy
29.7%
63.9%
Defense
59.5%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
33.3%
Time at distance
49.9%
Grappling & control
Waterson-Gomez
Herrig
2.79
Takedowns / 15 min
1.23
83.3%
Takedown accuracy
31.8%
50.0%
Takedown defense
69.2%
1.67
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.06
45.5%
Control share
57.1%
Strike target map
Waterson-Gomez
  • Head48%(95)div 62%
  • Body30%(60)div 21%
  • Legs22%(43)div 16%
Herrig
  • Head66%(210)div 62%
  • Body24%(77)div 21%
  • Legs10%(31)div 16%

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

Michelle Waterson-Gomez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Felice Herrig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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