Michelle Waterson-Gomez

“The Karate Hottie”

OctagonStats Rating 1481

8-9-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 3" (160 cm)

Weight115 lbs. (52 kg)

Reach62" (157 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJan 06, 1986

Age40

DivisionStrawweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.42

Str. Acc46%

SApM4.25

Str. Def48%

TD Avg1.39

TD Acc33%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.6

Recent form

L L L L L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

17 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

0 KO/TKO wins · 4 sub wins · 4 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 6 decision losses

Finish rate50%

Times finished33%

StreakL5

Best streak4

Avg fight13:57

Octagon time3h 57m

Opp win%62%

ActiveOct. 03, 2008 – Jun. 29, 2024 (17y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced4

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winAngela Hill (#14 Women's Strawweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

Michelle Waterson-Gomez "The Karate Hottie" is an 18-13-0 submission specialist.

Michelle debuted Oct. 03, 2008 vs Tyra Parker (win). Longest win streak: 4. On a 5-fight losing skid. 17 years active (Oct. 03, 2008–Jun. 29, 2024).

Best wins: Karolina Kowalkiewicz (U-DEC R3, Mar. 30, 2019); Jessica Penne (SUB Armbar R4, Apr. 05, 2013); Felice Herrig (U-DEC R3, Oct. 06, 2018).

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Felice Herrig

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Jessica Penne

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Mallory Martin

7-5-0

Submission hunter

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Jun. 29, 2024	UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2	L Gillian Robertson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	21 77	1 2	0 2
Sep. 23, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot	L Marina Rodriguez	KO/TKO Punches	2	2:42	0 0	13 70	1 1	0 0
Apr. 08, 2023	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2	L Luana Pinheiro	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	61 44	1 0	0 0
Jul. 16, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez	L Amanda Lemos	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	1:48	0 0	29 20	1 0	0 1
May. 08, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson	L Marina Rodriguez	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	88 125	1 0	0 0
Sep. 12, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill	W Angela Hill	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	128 131	1 0	0 0
May. 09, 2020	UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje	L Carla Esparza	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	44 45	0 1	0 0
Oct. 12, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson	L Joanna Jedrzejczyk	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	58 180	1 3	1 1
Mar. 30, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje	W Karolina Kowalkiewicz	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	64 57	2 0	1 0
Oct. 06, 2018	UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor	W Felice Herrig	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	76 51	0 1	0 0
Apr. 14, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje	W Cortney Casey	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	61 36	3 0	0 3
Dec. 02, 2017	UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2	L Tecia Pennington	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	56 95	2 1	0 0
Apr. 15, 2017	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis	L Rose Namajunas	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	2:47	0 1	22 47	1 1	0 1
Dec. 17, 2016	UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson	W Paige VanZant	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	3:21	0 0	12 5	1 0	2 0
Jul. 12, 2015	The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale	W Angela Magana	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	2:38	0 0	47 8	3 1	4 1
Apr. 05, 2013	Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson	W Jessica Penne	SUB Armbar	4	2:31	0 0	20 14	2 2	1 1
Oct. 03, 2008	Strikeforce - Payback	W Tyra Parker	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	1:20	0 0	12 2	1 0	1 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.