Jędrzejczyk vs Waterson

Who won Jędrzejczyk vs Waterson?

Joanna Jedrzejczyk beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 19, on Saturday 12th October 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Jędrzejczyk vs Waterson stats

Joanna Jedrzejczyk stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's came in at 6-8-0.

The stats suggested Jedrzejczyk had a large advantage in power over Waterson, boasting a 27% knock out percentage over Waterson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jedrzejczyk had a slight advantage over Waterson, with a 7% submission rate over Waterson's 0%.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk was the younger woman by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Jedrzejczyk had a height advantage of 3 inches over Waterson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Jedrzejczyk was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 5 years and 3 months later than Waterson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 4 less professional rounds, 69 to Waterson's 73.

Jędrzejczyk vs Waterson form

Joanna Jedrzejczyk had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, she had won against Tecia Torres at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Rose Namajunas at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Before that, she had been defeated by Rose Namajunas at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

She had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Marina Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Angela Hill at UFC Vegas 10 on 12th September 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had been defeated by Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

She was victorious against Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michelle Waterson-Gomez had been fighting more than Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

Going to this contest, Joanna Jedrzejczyk had last fought 5 years, 4 months and 19 days ago, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 11 days ago.

Jedrzejczyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Waterson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 28 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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