Michelle Waterson
| Michelle Waterson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michelle E. Waterson January 6, 1986 Aurora, Colorado |
| Other names | The Karate Hottie |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) |
| Division |
Atomweight (2012-2015) Strawweight (2007-2012, 2015-) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Team | Jackson Wink MMA Academy |
| Rank | Black belt in American Freestyle Karate Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Michelle E. Waterson (born January 6, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She is the former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion. As of February 10, 2017, she is ranked #7 in the UFC strawweight division.
Waterson was the #6-ranked pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world by MMARising.com and the #1-ranked Atomweight (105 lbs) according to the Unified Women's and Fight Matrix all by the end of 2013.
Born in Colorado Springs and raised in Aurora, Waterson is of Thai descent. She began her modeling career in 2004 after she graduated from Aurora Central High School.
A karate student since the age of 10, Waterson holds a black belt in American Free Style Karate and has also trained in WuShu, Muay Thai, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing and wrestling.
Waterson rose to fame as a contestant on the Muay Thai-themed Fight Girls reality show on the Oxygen television network. She was also featured as one of the fighters in the MTV/MTV2 reality show Bully Beatdown.
Waterson made her MMA debut on February 16, 2007, at Ring of Fire 28: Evolution against Andrea Miller and won the fight by unanimous decision.
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.
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