Carla Esparza vs Randa Markos
Carla Esparza is 20-8-0; Randa Markos is 11-12-1. Randa Markos is 2 years older than Carla Esparza. Randa Markos is 3" · 8 cm taller than Carla Esparza. They have met once: Carla Esparza 0, Randa Markos 1.
“Cookie Monster” · 20-8-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · SubmissionWin · Split Decision
Women's StrawweightMet once
“Quiet Storm” · 11-12-1
Win · Unanimous DecisionLoss · DisqualificationLoss · Unanimous Decision
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Style & credentials
Carla Esparza
Freestyle WrestlingBJJ
- —Brown belt · BJJ
- 2009All-American · WCWA Nationals
- 2008All-American · WCWA Nationals
- —Menlo CollegeWomen's wrestling · 2006-2010
Randa Markos
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
- —Purple belt · BJJFabio Lima
- —Bronze · Canadian National Championships
- —Champion · Ontario Openabsolute
- —Champion · Joslins No Gi
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
74%76%
Head
14%11%
Body
12%13%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Carla Esparzalast 16 fights
57%13%30%
Randa Markoslast 18 fights
61%21%18%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Carla Esparza Randa Markos
Strikes landed / min
2.192.97
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Carla Esparza · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersRanda Markos · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.873.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Carla Esparza · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersRanda Markos · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.281.12
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Carla Esparza · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersRanda Markos · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
36%29%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Carla Esparza · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersRanda Markos · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
47%53%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Carla Esparza · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fightersRanda Markos · Below avg · better than 30% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Carla Esparza · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersRanda Markos · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.19
Strikes landed / min2.97
2.87
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.10
3.28 / 9.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.12 / 3.9
36%
Takedown accuracy29%
47%
Takedown defence53%
3:58
Control time / fight3:16
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Carla Esparza15 UFC fights · 402 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44%176/689
4%18/34
8%34/42
Clinch
4%18/37
7%30/38
0%1/3
Ground
26%106/153
3%14/14
1%5/9
Randa Markos17 UFC fights · 619 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
47%293/1012
4%25/43
8%50/68
Clinch
13%81/115
6%35/41
4%26/30
Ground
15%95/118
2%14/15
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Carla Esparza12 of 27 ended early · 44%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Randa Markos7 of 23 ended early · 30%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Carla Esparza3-2
- LUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.· Oct 5, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WUFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje· May 7, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till· Jul 26, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- WUFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje· May 9, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens· Sep 21, 2019MD · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson· Apr 27, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- LUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero· Jun 9, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm· Dec 30, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee· Jun 25, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne· Feb 19, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux· Apr 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned· Dec 12, 2014Submission · R3 · 1:26 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WLynn AlvarezInvicta FC 3· Oct 6, 2012TKO · R1 · 2:53 · Strawweight
- WSarah SchneiderInvicta FC 2· Jul 28, 2012TKO · R2 · 4:28 · Strawweight
- W
- LBFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 46· Jun 25, 2011Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WYadira AnzalduaEvolution Combat Sports Championship· Apr 15, 2011Submission
- W
- L
- WLacey SchuckmanAnnhilation· Jul 16, 2010Submission
- WKarina HallinanLong Beach Fight Night· Apr 18, 2010Submission
- WCassie TrostRespect in the Cage· Feb 19, 2010Submission
Randa Markos1-4
- WUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori· Oct 23, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka· May 1, 2021Disqualification · R1 · 4:16 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Felder vs Dos Anjos· Nov 14, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Woodley· Sep 19, 2020Submission · R1 · 3:44 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira· Mar 14, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Askren· Oct 26, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 239: Jones vs Santos· Jul 6, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis· Mar 23, 2019Submission · R1 · 4:24 · Women's Strawweight
- DUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders· Sep 22, 2018DRAW · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2· Jul 28, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Brunson 2· Jan 27, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Pettis vs Moreno· Aug 5, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne· Feb 19, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson· Jun 18, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2· Dec 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi· Apr 25, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned· Dec 12, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WLynnell HouseProvincial FC 2· Mar 8, 2014Submission · R1 · 1:57 · Strawweight
- L
- WKara KirshProvincial FC 1· Oct 26, 2013Unanimous Decision · Strawweight
- WAshley NicholsWreck MMA 2.0· Mar 28, 2013Submission · R1 · 3:06 · Catchweight
- WAl-Lanna JonesImpact Fight League· Nov 17, 2012Submission
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Carla EsparzaRanda Markos
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sun, Jul 26, 2020DDraw · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 22, 2018
- WMajority Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 21, 2019LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 5, 2017
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jun 9, 2018LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jul 6, 2019
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 23, 2016WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jan 27, 2018
Frequently asked questions
Have Carla Esparza and Randa Markos ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne (Sun, Feb 19, 2017), where Randa Markos won by Split Decision.
What are the records of Carla Esparza and Randa Markos?
Carla Esparza is 20-8-0 and Randa Markos is 11-12-1.
Who has the longer reach, Carla Esparza or Randa Markos?
Neither. Both have a 63" · 160 cm reach.
Who is taller, Carla Esparza or Randa Markos?
Randa Markos is taller at 5'4" · 163 cm; Carla Esparza stands 5'1" · 155 cm.
Who is older, Carla Esparza or Randa Markos?
Randa Markos is 41 and Carla Esparza is 39.
Who has more finishes, Carla Esparza or Randa Markos?
Carla Esparza has 8 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Randa Markos has 4 wins (0 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).
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