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Michelle Eileen Waterson-Gomez (born January 6, 1986) is an American former
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,
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, stuntwoman, and
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who competed in the
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(UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. Between 2013 and 2014, she was ranked the No. 1 women's atomweight fighter in the world.


Early life

Born in
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and raised in
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, Waterson is of European and Thai descent: her father is American and mother Thai. She began her modeling career in 2004 after she graduated from Aurora Central High School. She then attended the
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, also working as a waitress at
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, until she realized she wanted to pursue a career in fighting.


Early martial arts career

She had an early interest in
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but an inability to pay for classes led her to
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at age 10. Waterson-Gomez holds a black belt in American freestyle karate and has also trained in
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, Brazilian jiu-jitsu,
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and
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. She rose to fame as a contestant on the Muay Thai-themed '' Fight Girls'' reality show on the
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television network. She was also featured as one of the fighters in the
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reality show ''
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''.


Mixed martial arts career

Waterson made her
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debut on February 16, 2007, at Ring of Fire 28: Evolution against Andrea Miller, winning the fight by unanimous decision. She made her debut without having any amateur fights. She faced Freestyle Cage Fighting champion Lynn Alvarez at Ring of Fire 31: Undisputed on December 1, 2007, but lost by submission in the first round. Waterson made her
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debut against Tyra Parker at Strikeforce: Payback on October 3, 2008. She won the fight by rear naked choke submission in the first round. Waterson faced Karina Taylor at Duke City MMA Series 1 on March 1, 2009. She won the fight by armbar submission in the first round. There was some controversy with this fight because Taylor did not tap out to the armbar. On April 11, 2009, Waterson fought former WIBA and IFBA Flyweight Boxing Champion Elena Reid at Apache Gold: Extreme Beatdown. Reid won the fight by TKO in the second round. Waterson faced the debuting Rosary Califano at EB - Beatdown at 4 Bears 6 and won by submission due to a flying armbar in just 15 seconds. She faced Masako Yoshida at Crowbar MMA: Spring Brawl on April 24, 2010. Waterson won the fight by TKO in the first round. Waterson returned to MMA on January 21, 2012. She faced Diana Rael at Jackson's MMA Series 7 and won the fight by rear-naked choke in the first round.


Invicta Fighting Championships

Waterson faced Lacey Schuckman at Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama on October 6, 2012. After three back and forth rounds, Waterson defeated Schuckman via split decision. The bout was named Fight of the Night. Waterson challenged for the Invicta FC Atomweight Championship when she faced Jessica Penne in the main event of Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013. Waterson won the fight via armbar submission in the fourth round to become the Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. On September 6, 2014, Waterson successfully defended her championship against Yasuko Tamada in the main event of Invicta FC 8 via TKO in the third round. Waterson next headlined Invicta FC 10 on December 5, 2014, in Houston against Brazilian Hérica Tibúrcio. She lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the third round.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

On April 28, 2015, it was reported that Waterson had officially signed with the UFC and was expected to compete in the Women's Strawweight division. Waterson made her promotional debut against Angela Magaña on July 12, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale. She won the fight via submission in the third round. Waterson was next expected to meet Tecia Torres at UFC 194. However, she was forced to pull out of the bout on November 24, 2015, citing a knee injury. After over a year-and-a-half away from the sport due to injuries, Waterson returned in December 2016 to face Paige VanZant in the main event at UFC on Fox 22. She won the fight via technical submission due to a rear naked choke in the first round. The win also earned Waterson her first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Waterson fought Rose Namajunas on April 15, 2017, at UFC on Fox 24. She lost via rear naked choke. Waterson faced Tecia Torres on December 2, 2017, at UFC 218. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Waterson faced Cortney Casey at UFC on Fox 29 on April 14, 2018. She won the fight via split decision. Waterson next faced Felice Herrig on October 6, 2018, at UFC 229. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Waterson fought Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC on ESPN 2 on March 30, 2019. She won the fight via unanimous decision. Waterson faced
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on October 12, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 161. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Waterson was scheduled to face Carla Esparza on April 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris. Due to the
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, the event was eventually postponed and the bout eventually took place on May 9, 2020 at
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. She lost the fight via split decision. Waterson was scheduled to meet Angela Hill on August 22, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 15. However, due to some personal reasons on Waterson's side, the bout was moved three weeks later to UFC Fight Night 177. She won the fight via split decision. This fight earned her the '' Fight of the Night'' award. After the fight, Waterson was awarded her BJJ brown belt in the octagon from her coach, Gracie Barra's Rafael 'Barata' Freitas. Waterson was scheduled to face Amanda Ribas on January 24, 2021 at UFC 257. However, Waterson pulled out of the bout in early December due to undisclosed reasons. She was replaced by
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. In May 2021, Waterson clarified that the reason for withdrawal was the loss of two grandparents. Waterson faced
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in a flyweight bout on May 8, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 24. She lost the fight via unanimous decision. Waterson was scheduled to face Amanda Ribas on March 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 205. However, the bout was postponed to UFC 274 on May 7, 2022 due to Waterson sustaining an undisclosed injury. Waterson faced
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on July 16, 2022, at UFC on ABC 3. She lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the second round. Waterson faced Luana Pinheiro on April 8, 2023 at UFC 287. She lost the close bout via split decision. Waterson faced
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in a rematch on September 23, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 228. She lost the fight via technical knockout in round two. Waterson was expected to face Gillian Robertson on June 1, 2024, at UFC 302. However, for unknown reasons, the bout was moved and eventually took place at UFC 303 on June 29, 2024. She lost the fight via unanimous decision, and subsequently announced her retirement from mixed martial arts competition.


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed martial arts

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** Performance of the Night (One time) ** Fight of the Night (One time) **Tied (
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, Cynthia Calvillo, Marion Reneau & Istela Nunes) for the second longest losing streak in UFC Women's history (5) * Invicta Fighting Championships ** Invicta FC Atomweight Championship (One time) ***One successful title defense **Fight of the Night (Two times) *Women's MMA Awards **2013 Atomweight of the Year **2013 Fight of the Year vs. Jessica Penne on April 5 **2014 Fight of the Year vs. Hérica Tibúrcio on December 5 *AwakeningFighters.com WMMA Awards **2013 Atomweight of the Year **2014 Atomweight of the Year *FightBooth.com **2014 Most Vulgar Display of Power Award (Beatdown of the Year) vs. Yasuko Tamada * MMAjunkie.com **2020 September Fight of the Month


Personal life

Waterson is married to former U.S. Armed Forces amateur boxing champion Joshua Gomez. On September 16, 2010, Waterson announced that she was pregnant with her first child and recently engaged. She gave birth to a daughter on March 18, 2011. Waterson got her "Karate Hottie" nickname while a spokesmodel for a bikini website.


Media appearances

In 2008, Knockouts released a calendar featuring her. She is featured in the music video for Head Crusher, the first single from the Endgame album by the American
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. Waterson performed some stunts for Natalie Portman in the Marvel movie ''
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''. On June 24, 2014, she appeared on ''
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'' but failed to qualify when she fell on the first obstacle. She was also featured on ''
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''. She was the central character of the 2016 documentary Fight Mom. In 2017, Waterson competed on the special mini-series for the
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reality show '' The Challenge'' titled '' Champs vs. Stars''. That same year, she was featured in '' The Body Issue''.


Selected filmography


Mixed martial arts record

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Joanna Jędrzejczyk Joanna Jędrzejczyk (, born August 18, 1987) is a Polish former professional mixed martial artist, Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. Jędrzejczyk competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she holds several records and is a forme ...
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List of female mixed martial artists This is a list of notable ''female'' mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. A * Mariya Agapova - ( UFC, Invicta) * Jessica Aguilar - ( UFC, Bellator, WSOF) * Hitomi Akano - ( M-1, Strikeforce, Pancrase, JEWELS, Smackgi ...


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