Michelle Waterson | |
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![]() Waterson interviewed after UFC 229 | |
Born | Michelle Eileen Waterson January 6, 1986 Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
Other names | The Karate Hottie |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1] |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
Division | Atomweight (2012–2015) Strawweight (2007–2012, 2015–present) |
Reach | 62 in (157 cm)[2] |
Style | Karate, Muay Thai, BJJ |
Stance | Southpaw |
Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Team | Jackson Wink MMA Academy |
Rank | Black belt in American Freestyle Karate[3] Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[4] under Rafael de Freitas and Roberto Alencar[5] |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 26 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 9 |
By decision | 6 |
Losses | 8 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 4 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Michelle Waterson (born January 6, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist and model who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (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.[6] As of January 25, 2021 she is #8 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings.[7]