Carla Esparza
"Cookie Monster"
| Age | 38 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Women's Strawweight |
| Height | 155 cm |
| Reach | 160 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
27
fights
19
✅ wins
8
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
3
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
December 12, 2014
UFC debuts
October 05, 2024
UFC last fight
3h44:19
time in the cage
14:01
avg time by combat
62.5%
win rate
20.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1596
as of October 05, 2024
🥇 Peak Elo
1639
on May 07, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
70
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns landed | 89 | 1.09 / round |
| 2. | Total strikes accuracy | 77 | 61% |
| 3. | Ground strikes landed | 76 | 3.32 / round |
| 4. | Control time | 73 | 85s / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 66 | 492 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Knockdowns | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 3. | Body strikes landed | 17 | 1.58 / round |
| 4. | Significant strikes landed | 20 | 10.97 / round |
| 5. | Distance strikes landed | 21 | 6.24 / round |
42
Boxing Score
28
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-3.39
/ round
💫 Strike differential
6.2 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
9.1 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
29.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
62.9%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
79
Wrestling Score
53
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
3.0 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
36.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
47.2%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:25 / round
⏱ Control Time
44s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.3 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
72.3%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
25.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Carla Esparza's UFC Fight History
October 05, 2024 - UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 12, 2022 - UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Women's Strawweight title fight
Loss by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 2 (1:05).
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May 07, 2022 - UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Women's Strawweight title fight
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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May 22, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:58).
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July 25, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 09, 2020 - UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 21, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by majority decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 27, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 08, 2018 - UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (4:33).
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June 09, 2018 - UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 30, 2017 - UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 25, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 19, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
Women's Strawweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 23, 2016 - UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
Women's Strawweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 14, 2015 - UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
Women's Strawweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (4:17).
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December 12, 2014 - The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale
Women's Strawweight title fight
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (1:26).
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Fighter's fights