Namajunas vs Waterson

Who won Namajunas vs Waterson?

Rose Namajunas beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC on FOX 24, on Saturday 15th April 2017 at Sprint Center in Kansas City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rose Namajunas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Namajunas vs Waterson stats

Rose Namajunas stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

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

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

The stats suggested that Namajunas and Waterson have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Namajunas had a massive advantage over Waterson, boasting a 80% submission rate over Waterson's 0%.

Rose Namajunas was the younger woman by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Namajunas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Waterson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Namajunas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 5 years and 10 months later than Waterson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 19 less professional rounds, 54 to Waterson's 73.

Namajunas vs Waterson form

Namajunas had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Carla Esparza at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, she had beaten Weili Zhang at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

She had defeated Weili Zhang at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez had beaten 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been defeated by Marina Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Luana Pinheiro at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by 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.

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

She was victorious against Angela Hill at UFC Vegas 10 on 12th September 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Rose Namajunas had last fought 26 days ago, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's last outing had been 6 months and 26 days ago.

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 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 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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