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Women's Strawweight
3 Rounds
Michelle Waterson won · U-DEC R3
Elo1483
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Elo1493

Karolina KowalkiewiczvsMichelle WatersonUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Saturday, March 30, 2019Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Official fight result

Michelle Waterson won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Model Prediction: Karolina Kowalkiewicz wins(52.8%)

Actual result: Michelle Waterson wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Karolina Kowalkiewicz at -160 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Karolina Kowalkiewicz enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Red Corner
VS
Michelle Waterson
Blue Corner
-160
(62%)
Vegas Odds
+140
(42%)
1483
Elo
1493
40
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'3"
Height
5'3"
162.56 cm
Reach
157.48 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Karolina KowalkiewiczL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Vanessa Demopoulos · May 23
W
vs Diana Belbita · Oct 23
L
vs Iasmin Lucindo · May 24
L
vs Denise Gomes · Nov 24
L
KOvs Julia Polastri · Oct 25
latest
Michelle Waterson
oldest →
W
vs Felice Herrig · Oct 18
L
vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk · Oct 19
L
vs Carla Esparza · May 20
W
vs Angela Hill · Sep 20
L
vs Marina Rodriguez · May 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Karolina KowalkiewiczMetricMichelle Waterson
5.54
Strikes / min
5.77
Strikes absorbed / min
56%
Strike defense
0.36
TDs / 15 min
74%
Takedown defense
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1535 vs 1535Strikes75.6 vs 45.7Takedowns0.1 vs 1.7Sub Atts0.00 vs 1.00Form-0.1 vs 0.5
Karolina KowalkiewiczMichelle Waterson

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Karolina Kowalkiewicz(10 fights)Michelle Waterson(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -9.9|Blue +9.9
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red +2.2|Blue -2.2
Grappler Score
Red -0.8|Blue +0.8
Layoff
Red +28.0|Blue -28.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights19

Michelle Waterson

StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach62.0"
Fights3