Carla Esparza UFC Stats & Fight History

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:11
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	83.5%
Expected Rounds (xR)	2.84
% Fights Inside the Distance	26.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	54-22 (71.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	31-9 (77.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	23-13 (63.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	57.4%
% Time in Control	27.4%
% Time Controlled	15.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	64.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.20
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.17
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.96
Distance Strike Accuracy	30.2%
Distance Strike Defense	63.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	5.23
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.35
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.77
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.82

Career Stats

Statistic	Carla Esparza
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	-0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.4%
Takedown Defense	45.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	4:06
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	11.1%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	88.9%
Avg Fight Time	14:11
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	35.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Takedown Accuracy	44.1%
Takedown Defense	0.0%
Control Time/Fight	4:13

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Tecia Pennington

UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. • Oct 2024

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza39/12332%TD 4/7Ctrl 3:40

Tecia Pennington80/15053%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	6/26	23%	1/3	2:52	—
	Tecia Pennington	13/38	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Carla Esparza	12/43	28%	2/3	0:29	—
	Tecia Pennington	31/55	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Carla Esparza	21/54	39%	1/1	0:19	—
	Tecia Pennington	36/57	63%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Zhang Weili

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira • Nov 2022

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:05

Carla Esparza6/3219%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:55

Zhang Weili37/7847%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	5/27	19%	1/3	0:53	—
	Zhang Weili	33/65	51%	0/0	1:00	—

R2	Carla Esparza	1/5	20%	0/1	0:02	—
	Zhang Weili	4/13	31%	0/0	0:30	—

WIN

vs. Rose Namajunas

UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje • May 2022

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Carla Esparza30/13323%TD 2/11Ctrl 0:22

Rose Namajunas37/13627%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	4/19	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rose Namajunas	4/19	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Carla Esparza	4/22	18%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rose Namajunas	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Carla Esparza	9/32	28%	0/3	0:02	—
	Rose Namajunas	11/36	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Carla Esparza	8/29	28%	2/5	0:20	—
	Rose Namajunas	6/28	21%	0/0	0:02	—

R5	Carla Esparza	5/31	16%	0/2	0:00	—
	Rose Namajunas	13/39	33%	1/1	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Yan Xiaonan

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt • May 2021

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:58

Carla Esparza27/3382%TD 3/3Ctrl 7:18

Yan Xiaonan5/1145%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	13/15	87%	2/2	4:52	—
	Yan Xiaonan	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Carla Esparza	14/18	78%	1/1	2:26	—
	Yan Xiaonan	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marina Rodriguez

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza33/6055%TD 5/9Ctrl 8:54

Marina Rodriguez40/7653%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	8/12	67%	1/2	3:21	—
	Marina Rodriguez	20/33	61%	0/0	0:50	—

R2	Carla Esparza	7/19	37%	1/3	2:28	—
	Marina Rodriguez	14/29	48%	0/0	0:14	—

R3	Carla Esparza	18/29	62%	3/4	3:05	—
	Marina Rodriguez	6/14	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje • May 2020

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza45/10344%TD 1/10Ctrl 0:46

Michelle Waterson-Gomez44/9845%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	5/18	28%	1/1	0:35	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Carla Esparza	15/31	48%	0/3	0:00	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Carla Esparza	25/54	46%	0/6	0:11	—
	Michelle Waterson-Gomez	22/44	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexa Grasso

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens • Sep 2019

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza44/8055%TD 4/11Ctrl 7:12

Alexa Grasso45/10344%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	18/36	50%	2/4	1:31	—
	Alexa Grasso	17/41	41%	0/1	0:10	—

R2	Carla Esparza	13/18	72%	2/3	3:25	—
	Alexa Grasso	6/20	30%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Carla Esparza	13/26	50%	0/4	2:16	—
	Alexa Grasso	22/42	52%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Virna Jandiroba

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza25/5149%TD 4/10Ctrl 5:25

Virna Jandiroba17/3746%TD 3/9Ctrl 3:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	8/12	67%	2/2	2:37	—
	Virna Jandiroba	7/10	70%	1/4	0:43	—

R2	Carla Esparza	9/20	45%	1/6	0:43	—
	Virna Jandiroba	7/15	47%	1/3	1:42	—

R3	Carla Esparza	8/19	42%	1/2	2:05	—
	Virna Jandiroba	3/12	25%	1/2	1:23	—

LOSS

vs. Tatiana Suarez

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:33

Carla Esparza6/1060%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:04

Tatiana Suarez82/9884%TD 9/11Ctrl 12:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatiana Suarez	34/41	83%	3/3	4:37	—

R2	Carla Esparza	5/6	83%	0/1	0:04	—
	Tatiana Suarez	15/17	88%	4/6	4:11	—

R3	Carla Esparza	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tatiana Suarez	33/40	82%	2/2	4:10	—

LOSS

vs. Claudia Gadelha

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza43/10342%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:36

Claudia Gadelha26/6441%TD 4/5Ctrl 5:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	13/36	36%	0/2	1:14	—
	Claudia Gadelha	13/28	46%	1/1	0:59	—

R2	Carla Esparza	14/27	52%	1/1	1:16	—
	Claudia Gadelha	4/15	27%	2/3	2:44	—

R3	Carla Esparza	16/40	40%	1/1	1:06	—
	Claudia Gadelha	9/21	43%	1/1	1:17	—

WIN

vs. Cynthia Calvillo

UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm • Dec 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza48/13835%TD 2/9Ctrl 0:22

Cynthia Calvillo38/11234%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	6/19	32%	0/0	0:12	—
	Cynthia Calvillo	11/17	65%	1/1	3:51	—

R2	Carla Esparza	20/47	43%	2/4	0:09	—
	Cynthia Calvillo	16/40	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Carla Esparza	22/72	31%	0/5	0:01	—
	Cynthia Calvillo	11/55	20%	0/1	0:30	—

WIN

vs. Maryna Moroz

UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee • Jun 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza40/9542%TD 6/14Ctrl 6:22

Maryna Moroz38/11932%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	11/31	35%	1/3	2:15	—
	Maryna Moroz	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Carla Esparza	18/32	56%	1/5	1:45	—
	Maryna Moroz	15/44	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Carla Esparza	11/32	34%	4/6	2:22	—
	Maryna Moroz	10/39	26%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Randa Markos

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne • Feb 2017

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza32/13224%TD 4/10Ctrl 2:45

Randa Markos48/11044%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	10/29	34%	1/1	1:15	—
	Randa Markos	26/49	53%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Carla Esparza	13/51	25%	1/1	1:06	—
	Randa Markos	10/25	40%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Carla Esparza	9/52	17%	2/8	0:24	—
	Randa Markos	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Juliana Lima

UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux • Apr 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carla Esparza28/4267%TD 5/7Ctrl 9:35

Juliana Lima26/4360%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	7/13	54%	1/1	3:20	—
	Juliana Lima	10/15	67%	0/2	0:26	—

R2	Carla Esparza	5/11	45%	1/3	3:28	—
	Juliana Lima	8/16	50%	0/1	0:28	—

R3	Carla Esparza	16/18	89%	3/3	2:47	—
	Juliana Lima	8/12	67%	0/0	1:21	—

LOSS

vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos • Mar 2015

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:17

Carla Esparza4/2218%TD 1/17Ctrl 1:09

Joanna Jedrzejczyk53/10550%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	3/12	25%	1/9	0:49	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	11/41	27%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Carla Esparza	1/10	10%	0/8	0:20	—
	Joanna Jedrzejczyk	42/64	66%	0/0	0:24	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Rose Namajunas

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale • Dec 2014

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:26

Carla Esparza42/9047%TD 5/7Ctrl 5:03

Rose Namajunas28/7239%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carla Esparza	19/54	35%	3/4	0:41	—
	Rose Namajunas	18/47	38%	1/2	0:18	—

R2	Carla Esparza	19/31	61%	1/2	3:09	—
	Rose Namajunas	9/23	39%	0/1	0:05	—

R3	Carla Esparza	4/5	80%	1/1	1:13	—
	Rose Namajunas	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

Carla Esparza

Career Analytics

Career Stats

Last 5 Averages

Fight History

Prior to UFC