Carla EsparzaWrestler

Women's Strawweight · 20-8 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'1"
154.94 cm
Reach
5'3"
160.02 cm
Age
39
Elo Rating
1594.6

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 57 Women's Strawweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Averages 3.28 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 96% of Women's Strawweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 2.87 significant strikes per minute — better than 85% of Women's Strawweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands only 2.19 significant strikes per minute — worse than 96% of Women's Strawweight fighters
  • Stops only 47% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 78% of Women's Strawweight fighters
  • Lands just 39% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 77% of Women's Strawweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.19
    Bottom 4%
  • Striking accuracy
    39%
    Bottom 23%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.87
    Top 15%
  • Striking defense
    54%
    Top 49%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    3.28
    Top 4%
  • Takedown accuracy
    36%
    Bottom 45%
  • Takedown defense
    47%
    Bottom 22%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.30
    Bottom 48%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1601, higher than 93% of Women's Strawweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1595).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Rodriguez7:58Xiaonan25:00Namajunas6:05Weili15:00Pennington
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LTecia Pennington
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
2024-10-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LZhang WeiliTitle
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
2022-11-12 · Submission, R2 1:05
WRose NamajunasTitle
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
2022-05-07 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WYan Xiaonan
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
2021-05-22 · KO/TKO, R2 2:58
WMarina Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
2020-07-25 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WMichelle Waterson-Gomez
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
2020-05-09 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WAlexa Grasso
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
2019-09-21 · Decision - Majority, R3 5:00
WVirna Jandiroba
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
2019-04-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LTatiana Suarez
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
2018-09-08 · KO/TKO, R3 4:33
LClaudia Gadelha
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2018-06-09 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WCynthia Calvillo
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
2017-12-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMaryna Moroz
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
2017-06-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LRanda Markos
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
2017-02-19 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WJuliana Lima
UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
2016-04-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJoanna JedrzejczykTitle
UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
2015-03-14 · KO/TKO, R2 4:17
WRose NamajunasTitle
The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale
2014-12-12 · Submission, R3 1:26