Waterson vs Lemos

Who won Waterson vs Lemos?

Amanda Lemos beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th July 2022 at UBS Arena in Long Island, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Waterson vs Lemos stats

Michelle Waterson-Gomez stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Amanda Lemos made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins 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. Amanda Lemos marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez's UFC record stood at 6-9-0, while Amanda Lemos' came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Lemos had a massive power advantage over Waterson, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Waterson's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Waterson had a massive advantage over Lemos, boasting a 50% submission rate over Lemos' 18%.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez was the older woman by 2 years, at 39 years old.

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

Waterson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made her debut in 2007, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Lemos, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 35 more professional rounds, 76 to Lemos' 41.

Waterson vs Lemos 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.

Lemos had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had been beaten by Virna Jandiroba at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Mackenzie Dern at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, she had been defeated by Weili Zhang at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston.

Before that, she had defeated Marina Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She was victorious against Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Amanda Lemos had been fighting more than Michelle Waterson-Gomez.

Going to this contest, Michelle Waterson-Gomez had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 14 days ago, while Amanda Lemos' last outing had been 9 months and 17 days ago.

Waterson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Lemos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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