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Women's Strawweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Saturday, April 14, 2018 · Glendale · Arizona
Result
Michelle Waterson-Gomez def. Cortney Casey
Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Chris TognoniChris Flores · 28-29Sal D'amato · 29-28Dave Hagen · 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
Michelle Waterson-GomezRound 3Cortney Casey
22 / 27Sig. strikes9 / 33
81%Accuracy27%
27 / 33Total strikes19 / 43
0Knockdowns0
1 / 2Takedowns0 / 1
0Sub. attempts1
1:42Control0:56
4.4Pace / min1.8
65%Control share35%
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Targethead 41% · body 36% · leg 23%
Phasedistance 82% · clinch 5% · ground 14%
Cortney Casey
Targethead 56% · body 22% · leg 22%
Phasedistance 44% · clinch 22% · ground 33%
Statistical signals
Output edgeMichelle Waterson-Gomez landed 22 significant strikes to 9.Striking edgeMichelle Waterson-Gomez struck at 81% accuracy to 27%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Pace upMichelle Waterson-Gomez's significant-strike pace moved +38% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 3.2 per minute.
- Target shiftMichelle Waterson-Gomez's head share of landed strikes moved -22 pts, to 41% head with 36% body and 23% leg.
- Phase shiftMichelle Waterson-Gomez's ground share of landed strikes moved -18 pts, to 14% on the ground against 82% at distance.
- Control swingMichelle Waterson-Gomez's control time moved -64s, 102s against 166s.
- Pace downCortney Casey's significant-strike pace moved -18% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 2.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftCortney Casey's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 27% against 44%.
- Target shiftCortney Casey's head share of landed strikes moved -17 pts, to 56% head with 22% body and 22% leg.
- Phase shiftCortney Casey's ground share of landed strikes moved +15 pts, to 33% on the ground against 44% at distance.
- Defensive driftCortney Casey absorbed significant strikes +38% faster than in R2, 4.4 against 3.2 per minute.
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.
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.
Cortney Casey
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
61Michelle Waterson-Gomez sig. strikes
36Cortney Casey sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+38%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Michelle Waterson-Gomez)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · UFC Stats
61 / 84Sig. strikes36 / 96
73%Accuracy38%
77 / 103Total strikes64 / 126
0Knockdowns0
3 / 4Takedowns0 / 1
0Sub attempts3
6:05Control1:42
30Head22
13Body7
18Leg7
Michelle Waterson-GomezCortney Casey
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
18-13-0Record10-10-0
32Age30
5'3"Height5'7"
62"Reach67"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
3.42Sig. str./min4.29
1.39TD / 15 min0.39
Michelle Waterson-Gomez5-9 in archive
0KO/TKO wins
2Sub wins
40%Finish rate
