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.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez's UFC record stood at 6-8-0, 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 1 year, 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 12 more professional rounds, 73 to Herrig's 61.

Waterson vs Herrig 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, 7 months and 14 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Herrig's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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