Rodriguez vs Waterson

Who won Rodriguez vs Waterson?

Marina Rodriguez beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 26, on Saturday 8th May 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marina Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Rodriguez vs Waterson stats

Marina Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

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

This was Marina Rodriguez's 14th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2018. Michelle Waterson-Gomez marked her 15th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Marina Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 7-5-2, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's came in at 6-9-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Rodriguez and Waterson would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Marina Rodriguez was the younger woman by 2 years, at 37 years old.

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

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2015, 8 years and 1 month later than Waterson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 12 less professional rounds, 64 to Waterson's 76.

Rodriguez vs Waterson form

Rodriguez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Mackenzie Dern at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Michelle Waterson-Gomez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Amanda Ribas at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She had lost to Carla Esparza at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Before that, she had defeated Felice Herrig at UFC 229 on 6th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She was victorious 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Marina Rodriguez had last fought 3 years and 25 days ago, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 18 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Waterson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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