Luana Pinheiro vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez — UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Luana Pinheiro vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Women's Strawweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

Luana PinheiroWinner

11-5-0

Michelle Waterson-Gomez

“The Karate Hottie”

18-13-0

Photo: ESPN · via Wikimedia Commons

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

Saturday, April 8, 2023 · Miami · Florida

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Result

Luana Pinheiro def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Larry FolsomEric Colon · 29-28Chris Lee · 28-29Eliseo Rodriguez · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Luana PinheiroRound 3Michelle Waterson-Gomez

10 / 29Sig. strikes22 / 59

34%Accuracy37%

13 / 34Total strikes28 / 67

0Knockdowns0

0 / 3Takedowns1 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

0:37Control1:01

2.0Pace / min4.4

38%Control share62%

Luana Pinheiro

Targethead 20% · body 60% · leg 20%

Phasedistance 90% · clinch 10% · ground 0%

Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Targethead 18% · body 36% · leg 45%

Phasedistance 68% · clinch 32% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeMichelle Waterson-Gomez landed 22 significant strikes to 10.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace downLuana Pinheiro's significant-strike pace moved -47% from R2 to R3, 2.0 against 3.8 per minute.
Target shiftLuana Pinheiro's head share of landed strikes moved -27 pts, to 20% head with 60% body and 20% leg.
Pace upMichelle Waterson-Gomez's significant-strike pace moved +16% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 3.8 per minute.
Target shiftMichelle Waterson-Gomez's head share of landed strikes moved -29 pts, to 18% head with 36% body and 45% leg.
Grappling pressureMichelle Waterson-Gomez attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 2 against 0.
Control swingMichelle Waterson-Gomez's control time moved +61s, 61s against 0s.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Luana Pinheiro

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

44Luana Pinheiro sig. strikes

61Michelle Waterson-Gomez sig. strikes

3rounds observed

-47%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Luana Pinheiro)