Torres vs Waterson

Who won Torres vs Waterson?

Tecia Torres beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 218, on Saturday 2nd December 2017 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Tecia Torres.

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).

Torres vs Waterson stats

Tecia Torres stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 1 by submission.

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

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Torres had an advantage over Waterson, with a 11% submission rate over Waterson's 0%.

Tecia Torres was the younger woman by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Waterson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Torres. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Torres was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 5 year and 7 months later than Waterson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 19 less professional rounds, 54 to Waterson's 73.

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Waterson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Torres vs Waterson?

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