Waterson-Gomez vs Robertson

Who won Waterson-Gomez vs Robertson?

Gillian Robertson beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gillian Robertson.

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-Gomez vs Robertson stats

Michelle Waterson-Gomez stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Gillian Robertson made her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Michelle Waterson-Gomez's 15th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2015. Gillian Robertson marked her 18th 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 Gillian Robertson's came in at 12-6-0.

The stats suggested Waterson had a slight advantage in power over Robertson, with a 17% knock out percentage over Robertson's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Robertson had an advantage over Waterson, with a 69% submission rate over Waterson's 50%.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez was the older woman by 10 years, at 39 years old.

Robertson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Waterson. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Waterson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made her debut in 2007, 9 years earlier than Robertson, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 24 more professional rounds, 76 to Robertson's 52.

Waterson-Gomez vs Robertson 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.

Robertson 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 beaten Polyana Viana at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, she had been beaten by Tabatha Ricci at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Piera Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, she was victorious against Mariya Agapova at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song on 17th September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had been defeated by JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Michelle Waterson-Gomez had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 10 days ago, while Gillian Robertson's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 13 days ago.

Waterson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Robertson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Waterson-Gomez vs Robertson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:15 PM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Waterson-Gomez vs Robertson?

Michelle Waterson-Gomez was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Gillian Robertson made her way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.