Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez Betting Prediction
One of the bigger upcoming UFC fights on the card this weekend is this matchup between women’s strawweights Marina Rodriguez and Michelle Waterson-Gomez. The two of them are ranked in the top 12 of the division. Awin this weekend in a rematch of their 2021 fight can propel either of them into a wide-open top half of the rankings.
Read more for a closer look at this bout and for the official Rodriguez vs Waterson-Gomez prediction ahead of making your picks on this weekend’s betting slate.
Rodriguez vs. Waterson-Gomez Information
Marina Rodriguez vs Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Location of the game: UFC APEX Las Vegas, NV.
Date and Time: Saturday, September 23. 10:00 PM ET
How to Watch: ESPN+
Last Fight Record
Rodriguez is coming off back-to-back losses, including the most recent to Virna Jandiroba in March.
Waterson-Gomez is looking to get back in the winning column after suffering three straight losses. Including one against Marina Rodriguez in a main-event fight in 2021.
Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez Betting Analysis
Marina Rodriguez
Rodriguez is a Brazilian mixed martial artist with a professional record of 16-3-2 with six TKO/KO wins and one submission at the age of 36. Her martial arts background started only ten years ago when she wanted a workout to do to lose some weight and stay active as she was starting a career sitting down at a desk being a graphic designer.
Ten years later, Rodriguez is now the No.8 ranked strawweight fighter in the world. She’s listed at 5’6” with a 65” reach while fighting out of the orthodox stance. She has very impressive striking numbers, averaging 4.58 significant strikes landed per minute while only absorbing 2.94 per minute. With her exciting style of fighting, Rodriguez has earned both a fight-of-the-night and performance-of-the-night bonus in her UFC career.
Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Waterson-Gomez is an American martial artist with a professional MMA record of 18-11, with three TKO/KO wins and nine submissions. After beginning a career as a model and waitress, she decided to pursue martial arts after graduating high school. A late start, just like her opponent.
“The Karate Hottie” was one of the first stars in women’s MMA when she became the No.1 ranked atomweight fighter in the world and world champion in the Invicta FC organization. This after being featured on the TV show “Fight Girls”. And before there was even a platform for women in the UFC. Waterson-Gomez is listed at only 5’3” and has a 62” reach.
After years of working with a great team at Jackson-Wink MMA, she now averages 1.40 takedowns per 15 minutes in the UFC.
Updates
No injuries have been reported to the UFC.
Rodriguez vs. Waterson-Gomez Betting Preview
Making UFC picks can be very difficult, especially when the fight you are betting on is a rematch of a fight that was close–but also two years ago. The official Rodriguez vs Waterson-Gomez prediction can’t be done until we preview the available betting lines and watch the tape on both women.
According to UFC fights odds, Rodriguez is a sizeable -290 betting favorite over the +245 Waterson-Gomez. This bout is heavily favored to make it the full 15 minutes at -325. The under 2.5 round total is +275 to hit on Saturday night.
Octagon Evolution
This is an interesting fight to watch the film on because they have fought each other. The only issue is that their first meeting was two years ago. You have to assume they have both changed quite a bit in the octagon.
Rodriguez had success while letting her hands go on the inside and winning the fight on the scorecards due to her output and ability to land punches.
Waterson-Gomez had all of her success at a distance, even though she is the smaller woman in this matchup. Her Karate style of push kicks and nifty switch kicks gave Rodriguez trouble if she wasn’t taking the chance of putting pressure on Waterson-Gomez.
The only takedown of their first bout was from Waterson-Gomez. And that might be a key part of her game plan in this rematch.
Marina Rodriguez vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez Betting Prediction
- After breaking down their first meeting and looking at all the analytics behind this matchup. The official Rodriguez vs Waterson-Gomez prediction is that Rodriguez will get her hand raised in a decision over the legendary fighter.
This might be an unfortunate result for Waterson-Gomez fans, and she will put up a good fight. The output of Rodriguez will end up being what gives her the edge on the scorecard again. This has the potential to win the fight of the night this weekend.
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