Namajunas vs Waterson

Who won Namajunas vs Waterson?

Rose Namajunas beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC on FOX 24, on Saturday 15th April 2017 at Sprint Center in Kansas City.

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).

Namajunas vs Waterson stats

Rose Namajunas stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Rose Namajunas' 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Michelle Waterson-Gomez marked her 15th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Rose Namajunas' UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's came in at 6-9-0.

The stats suggested that Namajunas and Waterson have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Namajunas had a massive advantage over Waterson, boasting a 80% submission rate over Waterson's 0%.

Rose Namajunas was the younger woman by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Namajunas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Waterson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Namajunas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 5 years and 10 months later than Waterson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 12 less professional rounds, 64 to Waterson's 76.

Namajunas vs Waterson form

Namajunas had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Weili Zhang at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Jessica Andrade at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, she had defeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

She was victorious against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

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

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had been beaten by 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 defeated 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 lost to 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 been beaten by 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

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

Going to this contest, Rose Namajunas had last fought 4 years and 13 days ago, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 14 days ago.

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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.

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