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Women's Strawweight
3 Rounds
Marina Rodriguez won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1483
Marina Rodriguez
Elo1481

Marina RodriguezvsMichelle Waterson-GomezUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · Saturday, September 23, 2023Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Marina Rodriguez won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:42

Style matchupMarina Rodriguez: Well-roundedvsMichelle Waterson-Gomez: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Marina Rodriguez wins(65.5%)

Actual result: Marina Rodriguez wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Marina Rodriguez at -360 American odds

+$28 profit

$128 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Marina Rodriguez enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Michelle Waterson-Gomez enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Marina Rodriguez
Red Corner
VS
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Blue Corner
-360
(78%)
Vegas Odds
+260
(28%)
1483
Elo
1481
39
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'3"
165.1 cm
Reach
157.48 cm

Recent Form

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

Marina RodriguezL5 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Amanda Lemos · Nov 22
L
vs Virna Jandiroba · May 23
L
vs Jessica Andrade · Apr 24
L
vs Iasmin Lucindo · Oct 24
L
KOvs Gillian Robertson · May 25
latest
Michelle Waterson-GomezL3 streak
oldest →
L
SUBvs Amanda Lemos · Jul 22
L
vs Luana Pinheiro · Apr 23
L
vs Gillian Robertson · Jun 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Marina RodriguezMetricMichelle Waterson-Gomez
4.51
Strikes / min
3.42
3.01
Strikes absorbed / min
4.25
55%
Strike defense
48%
0.27
TDs / 15 min
1.39
61%
Takedown defense
69%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.50Δ 2.33 — meaningful gap-0.83

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1546 vs 1472Strikes4.8 vs 3.4Takedowns0.2 vs 1.4Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.60Form-0.4 vs -1.0
Marina RodriguezMichelle Waterson-Gomez

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Marina Rodriguez(10 fights)Michelle Waterson-Gomez(4 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 +2.0|Blue -2.0
Recent Form
Red +0.6|Blue -0.6
Striker Score
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -28.0|Blue +28.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Marina RodriguezTargetMichelle Waterson-Gomez

By target zone

47
67% acc · 67%
Head
7
30% acc · 54%
22
73% acc · 31%
Body
5
71% acc · 38%
1
50% acc · 1%
Leg
1
50% acc · 8%

By position

12
52% acc · 17%
Distance
4
24% acc · 31%
53
73% acc · 76%
Clinch
7
78% acc · 54%
5
83% acc · 7%
Ground
2
33% acc · 15%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Marina Rodriguez rounds
0
even
0
Michelle Waterson-Gomez rounds
Round 1Marina Rodriguez edged it
Sig. strikes51
Takedowns1
Control1:07
10Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:09Control
Round 2Marina Rodriguez edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:56
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:40Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
70 / 102
Sig Strikes
13 / 32
69%
Sig Str %
37.5%
90 / 130
Total Strikes
16 / 37
1 / 1
TDs
1 / 6
100%
TD %
10%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:03
Ctrl Time
2:49

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Michelle Waterson-Gomez10 / 2013 / 251 / 50
1Marina Rodriguez51 / 7567 / 991 / 10
2Michelle Waterson-Gomez3 / 123 / 120 / 10
2Marina Rodriguez19 / 2723 / 310 / 00

Marina Rodriguez

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights13

Michelle Waterson-Gomez

StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach62.0"
Fights4