Michelle Waterson-Gomez
15 UFC Fights | 40% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (33%)
Michelle Waterson-Gomez UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Michelle Waterson-Gomez is 6-9 in the UFC across 15 fights, with 2 wins by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 18-13, 12-4 of it outside the UFC. Waterson-Gomez competes at women's strawweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'3" with a 62" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a loss to Gillian Robertson by decision in Jun 2024.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 68th percentile among 90 women's strawweight fighters (1.3/fight).
Michelle Waterson-Gomez's UFC win rate is 40% (6 of 15 fights), and 33% of those wins came by finish. Waterson-Gomez averages 1.3 takedowns per fight at 30% accuracy and stops 70% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 18-13
- UFC Record
- 6-9
- Height
- 5'3"
- Reach
- 62"
- Age
- 40
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Gillian Robertson · Decision · Jun 2024
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Michelle Waterson-Gomez's Last 5 Fights
Waterson-Gomez is 0-5 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Gillian Robertson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · Jun 2024
- Loss vs Marina Rodriguez · KO/TKO · R2 2:42 · UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · Sep 2023
- Loss vs Luana Pinheiro · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 2023
- Loss vs Amanda Lemos · Submission · R2 1:48 · UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · Jul 2022
- Loss vs Marina Rodriguez · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · May 2021
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs Average
Michelle Waterson-Gomez lands 15.2 strikes in R1 but 19.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Michelle Waterson-Gomez's UFC Fight History
15 UFC fights on record (6-9), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gillian Robertson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 | 2024-06-29 |
| L | Marina Rodriguez | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:42 | UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot | 2023-09-23 |
| L | Luana Pinheiro | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | 2023-04-08 |
| L | Amanda Lemos | Submission | R2 · 1:48 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | 2022-07-16 |
| L | Marina Rodriguez | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson | 2021-05-08 |
| W | Angela Hill | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill | 2020-09-12 |
| L | Carla Esparza | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje | 2020-05-09 |
| L | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson | 2019-10-12 |
| W | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje | 2019-03-30 |
| W | Felice Herrig | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor | 2018-10-06 |
| W | Cortney Casey | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | 2018-04-14 |
| L | Tecia Pennington | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 | 2017-12-02 |
| L | Rose Namajunas | Submission | R2 · 2:47 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis | 2017-04-15 |
| W | Paige VanZant | Submission | R1 · 3:21 | UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson | 2016-12-17 |
| W | Angela Magana | Submission | R3 · 2:38 | The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale | 2015-07-12 |
How Waterson-Gomez Ranks at Women's Strawweight
Percentile among the 90 women's strawweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
Recent Opponents
More Women's Strawweight Fighters
Simulate a Fight with Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Pick any opponent from 1,811 UFC fighters. Our engine runs a full simulation using real statistical data — round-by-round results, scorecards, and finish probabilities.
Launch Fight Simulator