Waterson vs Kowalkiewicz

Who won Waterson vs Kowalkiewicz?

Michelle Waterson-Gomez beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN 2, on Saturday 30th March 2019 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

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 Kowalkiewicz stats

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

Karolina Kowalkiewicz made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Michelle Waterson-Gomez's 15th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Karolina Kowalkiewicz marked her 17th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez's UFC record stood at 6-9-0, while Karolina Kowalkiewicz's came in at 9-8-0.

The stats suggested Kowalkiewicz had a slight advantage in power over Waterson, with a 8% knock out percentage over Waterson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kowalkiewicz had an advantage over Waterson, with a 17% submission rate over Waterson's 0%.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez was the same age as Karolina Kowalkiewicz, at 38 years old.

Kowalkiewicz had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Waterson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2007, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Kowalkiewicz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 16 more professional rounds, 76 to Kowalkiewicz's 60.

Waterson vs Kowalkiewicz form

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

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Luana Pinheiro at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten 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.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Marina Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

She had lost to Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Activity check

Waterson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Kowalkiewicz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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