Rodriguez vs Waterson

Who won Rodriguez vs Waterson?

Marina Rodriguez beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 26, on Saturday 8th May 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marina Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Rodriguez vs Waterson stats

Marina Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

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

This was Marina Rodriguez's 13th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Michelle Waterson-Gomez marked her 15th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Marina Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 7-4-2, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's came in at 6-9-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Rodriguez and Waterson would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Marina Rodriguez was the younger woman by 1 year, at 37 years old.

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

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2015, 8 years and 1 month later than Waterson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 15 less professional rounds, 61 to Waterson's 76.

Rodriguez vs Waterson form

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

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to 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 been beaten by 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 defeated 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 lost to Marina Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had won 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

Rodriguez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 2 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Waterson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 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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