Waterson vs Casey

Who won Waterson vs Casey?

Michelle Waterson-Gomez beat Cortney Casey by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on FOX 29, on Saturday 14th April 2018 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michelle Waterson-Gomez.

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).

Waterson vs Casey stats

Michelle Waterson-Gomez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Cortney Casey made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Michelle Waterson-Gomez's 15th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez's UFC record stood at 6-9-0, while Cortney Casey's came in at 6-9-0.

The stats suggested Casey had a massive power advantage over Waterson, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Waterson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Casey had a massive advantage over Waterson, boasting a 43% submission rate over Waterson's 0%.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez was the older woman by 1 year, at 38 years old.

Casey had a height advantage of 4 inches over Waterson. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Waterson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2007, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Casey, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 30 more professional rounds, 76 to Casey's 46.

Waterson vs Casey 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

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.

What were the odds on Waterson vs Casey?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Waterson vs Casey.