Waterson vs Kowalkiewicz

Who won Waterson vs Kowalkiewicz?

Michelle Waterson-Gomez beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN 2, on Saturday 30th March 2019 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michelle Waterson-Gomez.

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 vs Kowalkiewicz stats

Michelle Waterson-Gomez stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win 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. Karolina Kowalkiewicz marked her 18th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez's UFC record stood at 6-9-0, while Karolina Kowalkiewicz's came in at 9-9-0.

The stats suggested Kowalkiewicz had a slight advantage in power over Waterson, with a 8% knock out percentage over Waterson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kowalkiewicz had an advantage over Waterson, with a 17% submission rate over Waterson's 0%.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez was the same age as Karolina Kowalkiewicz, at 39 years old.

Kowalkiewicz had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Waterson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2007, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Kowalkiewicz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 13 more professional rounds, 76 to Kowalkiewicz's 63.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Michelle Waterson-Gomez had last fought 6 years, 7 months and 1 day ago, while Karolina Kowalkiewicz's last outing had been 6 years, 7 months and 29 days ago.

Waterson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Kowalkiewicz's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 13 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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