Waterson vs Herrig

Who won Waterson vs Herrig?

Michelle Waterson-Gomez beat Felice Herrig by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 229, on Saturday 6th October 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 Herrig stats

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

Felice Herrig made her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 4 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 Felice Herrig's came in at 5-5-0.

The stats suggested Herrig had a slight advantage in power over Waterson, with a 7% knock out percentage over Waterson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Herrig had a large advantage over Waterson, boasting a 29% submission rate over Waterson's 0%.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez was the younger woman by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Herrig had a height advantage of 1 inch over Waterson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Waterson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2007, 2 years earlier than Herrig, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 15 more professional rounds, 76 to Herrig's 61.

Activity check

Waterson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Herrig's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Waterson vs Herrig?

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