Jędrzejczyk vs Waterson

Who won Jędrzejczyk vs Waterson?

Joanna Jedrzejczyk beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 19, on Saturday 12th October 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Joanna Jedrzejczyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Jędrzejczyk vs Waterson stats

Joanna Jedrzejczyk stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

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

Michelle Waterson-Gomez marked her 15th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk's UFC record stood at 10-5-0, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's came in at 6-9-0.

The stats suggested Jedrzejczyk had a large advantage in power over Waterson, boasting a 27% knock out percentage over Waterson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Jedrzejczyk had a slight advantage over Waterson, with a 7% submission rate over Waterson's 0%.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk was the younger woman by 2 years, at 37 years old.

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

Jedrzejczyk was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made her debut in 2012, 5 years and 3 months later than Waterson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 7 less professional rounds, 69 to Waterson's 76.

Jędrzejczyk vs Waterson form

Joanna Jedrzejczyk had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had lost to Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, she had won against Tecia Pennington at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Rose Namajunas at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Before that, she had been defeated by Rose Namajunas 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.

She had beaten Jessica Andrade at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Previous to that, she was victorious against Felice Herrig at UFC 229 on 6th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had won against Cortney Casey at UFC on FOX 29 on 14th April 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, she had lost to Tecia Pennington at UFC 218 on 2nd December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.

She had been beaten by Rose Namajunas at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Sprint Center, Kansas City.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Joanna Jedrzejczyk had last fought 6 years, 5 months and 22 days ago, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's last outing had been 6 years and 2 months ago.

Jedrzejczyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 17 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Waterson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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