Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero
Women's Strawweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Claudia Gadelha
BrazilClaudia Gadelha
“Claudinha”
18-5-0
RESULT

Claudia Gadelha def. Carla Esparza (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza
“Cookie Monster”
20-8-0
Saturday, June 9, 2018
United Center, Chicago, United States

Claudia Gadelha defeated Carla Esparza by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero, held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at United Center, Chicago. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Claudia Gadelha won the decision.

Fight stats

Claudia Gadelha
Carla Esparza
0
Knockdowns
0
26 of 64
Significant strikes
43 of 103
41%
Sig. strike accuracy
42%
78 of 124
Total strikes
205 of 288
4 of 5
Takedowns
2 of 4
80%
Takedown accuracy
50%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
5:00
Control time
3:36
Significant strikes by target
23 of 59
Head
33 of 89
3 of 5
Body
3 of 3
0 of 0
Leg
7 of 11
22 of 57
Distance
28 of 79
1 of 2
Clinch
7 of 12
3 of 5
Ground
8 of 12

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 28
Sig. str.
13 of 36
26 of 45
Total str.
44 of 74
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
0:59
Ctrl
1:14
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 15
Sig. str.
14 of 27
28 of 42
Total str.
83 of 104
2 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:44
Ctrl
1:16
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
9 of 21
Sig. str.
16 of 40
24 of 37
Total str.
78 of 110
1 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:17
Ctrl
1:06

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#GadelhaEsparza
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
Kelvin Caldwell
#GadelhaEsparza
1--
2--
3--
Total2829
Brian Puccillo
#GadelhaEsparza
1--
2--
3--
Total2928

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

19
Gadelha
1
Draw
4
Esparza
●29-28 Gadelha×19●29-28 Esparza×4●29-29 Draw
All 24 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

58%
Gadelha
6%
Draw
35%
Esparza
192 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Gadelha56.2%●29-28 Esparza31.8%●29-29 Draw5.7%●30-27 Esparza2.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
65%
Gadelha
R2
85%
Gadelha
R3
92%
Esparza

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Claudia Gadelha
-288
74% implied win probability
Open: -422Best: -253
Carla Esparza
+238
30% implied win probability
Open: +318Best: +265

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Claudia GadelhaCarla Esparza
20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%Apr 24May 10May 25Jun 10Apr 24, 7:48 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -400 (80%)Apr 26, 9:45 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -395 (80%)May 20, 12:24 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -403 (80%)May 21, 1:24 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -407 (80%)May 21, 8:00 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -417 (81%)May 22, 7:36 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -424 (81%)May 23, 3:51 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -430 (81%)Jun 2, 11:42 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -427 (81%)Jun 3, 10:27 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -431 (81%)Jun 4, 5:18 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -451 (82%)Jun 4, 6:06 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -454 (82%)Jun 4, 6:18 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -472 (83%)Jun 5, 12:54 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -483 (83%)Jun 5, 4:36 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -491 (83%)Jun 5, 4:39 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -493 (83%)Jun 5, 4:12 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -496 (83%)Jun 5, 8:57 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -496 (83%)Jun 6, 4:57 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -503 (83%)Jun 6, 2:00 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -517 (84%)Jun 7, 1:06 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -519 (84%)Jun 7, 1:51 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -520 (84%)Jun 7, 3:57 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -527 (84%)Jun 7, 7:27 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -529 (84%)Jun 7, 9:33 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -529 (84%)Jun 7, 9:51 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -531 (84%)Jun 7, 9:57 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -531 (84%)Jun 7, 9:42 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -547 (85%)Jun 8, 10:54 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -543 (84%)Jun 8, 3:21 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -538 (84%)Jun 9, 2:12 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -521 (84%)Jun 9, 4:33 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -513 (84%)Jun 9, 4:48 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -494 (83%)Jun 9, 4:57 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -481 (83%)Jun 9, 5:00 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -484 (83%)Jun 9, 5:03 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -479 (83%)Jun 9, 5:06 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -471 (82%)Jun 9, 5:09 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -474 (83%)Jun 9, 5:24 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -481 (83%)Jun 9, 8:18 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -452 (82%)Jun 9, 12:00 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -454 (82%)Jun 9, 12:12 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -454 (82%)Jun 9, 2:48 PM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -448 (82%)Jun 10, 12:33 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -442 (82%)Jun 10, 1:24 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -427 (81%)Jun 10, 4:30 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -430 (81%)Jun 10, 5:21 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -440 (81%)Jun 10, 5:21 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -430 (81%)Jun 10, 5:24 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -457 (82%)Jun 10, 5:30 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -455 (82%)Jun 10, 6:21 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -455 (82%)Jun 10, 6:42 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -457 (82%)Jun 10, 6:48 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -441 (82%)Jun 10, 6:51 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -411 (80%)Jun 10, 6:54 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -396 (80%)Jun 10, 6:57 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -388 (80%)Jun 10, 7:00 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -376 (79%)Jun 10, 7:03 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -380 (79%)Jun 10, 7:15 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -373 (79%)Jun 10, 7:21 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -373 (79%)Jun 10, 7:30 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -357 (78%)Jun 10, 7:36 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -340 (77%)Jun 10, 7:42 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -341 (77%)Jun 10, 7:45 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -335 (77%)Jun 10, 7:48 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -315 (76%)Jun 10, 7:48 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -295 (75%)Jun 10, 7:54 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -266 (73%)Jun 10, 7:57 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -268 (73%)Jun 10, 7:57 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -286 (74%)Jun 10, 8:00 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -260 (72%)Jun 10, 8:03 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -267 (73%)Jun 10, 8:06 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -276 (73%)Jun 10, 8:09 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -279 (74%)Jun 10, 8:12 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -282 (74%)Jun 10, 8:24 AM UTC · Claudia Gadelha -288 (74%)Apr 24, 7:48 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +275 (27%)Apr 26, 9:45 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +298 (25%)May 20, 12:24 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +311 (24%)May 21, 1:24 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +314 (24%)May 21, 8:00 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +321 (24%)May 22, 7:36 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +325 (24%)May 23, 3:51 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +326 (23%)Jun 2, 11:42 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +328 (23%)Jun 3, 10:27 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +330 (23%)Jun 4, 5:18 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +341 (23%)Jun 4, 6:06 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +344 (23%)Jun 4, 6:18 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +353 (22%)Jun 5, 12:54 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +354 (22%)Jun 5, 4:36 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +354 (22%)Jun 5, 4:39 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +356 (22%)Jun 5, 4:12 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +358 (22%)Jun 5, 8:57 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +358 (22%)Jun 6, 4:57 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +368 (21%)Jun 6, 2:00 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +374 (21%)Jun 7, 1:06 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +375 (21%)Jun 7, 1:51 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +376 (21%)Jun 7, 3:57 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +382 (21%)Jun 7, 7:27 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +383 (21%)Jun 7, 9:33 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +383 (21%)Jun 7, 9:51 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +385 (21%)Jun 7, 9:57 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +385 (21%)Jun 7, 9:42 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +393 (20%)Jun 8, 10:54 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +390 (20%)Jun 8, 3:21 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +391 (20%)Jun 9, 2:12 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +386 (21%)Jun 9, 4:33 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +381 (21%)Jun 9, 4:48 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +369 (21%)Jun 9, 4:57 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +362 (22%)Jun 9, 5:00 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +363 (22%)Jun 9, 5:03 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +359 (22%)Jun 9, 5:06 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +356 (22%)Jun 9, 5:09 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +357 (22%)Jun 9, 5:24 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +360 (22%)Jun 9, 8:18 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +346 (22%)Jun 9, 12:00 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +348 (22%)Jun 9, 12:12 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +348 (22%)Jun 9, 2:48 PM UTC · Carla Esparza +342 (23%)Jun 10, 12:33 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +337 (23%)Jun 10, 1:24 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +329 (23%)Jun 10, 4:30 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +332 (23%)Jun 10, 5:21 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +336 (23%)Jun 10, 5:21 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +331 (23%)Jun 10, 5:24 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +347 (22%)Jun 10, 5:30 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +342 (23%)Jun 10, 6:21 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +342 (23%)Jun 10, 6:42 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +344 (23%)Jun 10, 6:48 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +334 (23%)Jun 10, 6:51 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +320 (24%)Jun 10, 6:54 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +310 (24%)Jun 10, 6:57 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +304 (25%)Jun 10, 7:00 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +298 (25%)Jun 10, 7:03 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +299 (25%)Jun 10, 7:15 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +294 (25%)Jun 10, 7:21 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +294 (25%)Jun 10, 7:30 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +285 (26%)Jun 10, 7:36 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +276 (27%)Jun 10, 7:42 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +276 (27%)Jun 10, 7:45 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +274 (27%)Jun 10, 7:48 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +262 (28%)Jun 10, 7:48 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +249 (29%)Jun 10, 7:54 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +234 (30%)Jun 10, 7:57 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +235 (30%)Jun 10, 7:57 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +243 (29%)Jun 10, 8:00 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +220 (31%)Jun 10, 8:03 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +225 (31%)Jun 10, 8:06 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +229 (30%)Jun 10, 8:09 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +232 (30%)Jun 10, 8:12 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +235 (30%)Jun 10, 8:24 AM UTC · Carla Esparza +238 (30%)-288+238
SportsbookClaudia GadelhaCarla Esparza
BetOnline-260+220
Bookmaker-270+217
Bovada-275+215
Pinnacle-253+220
sports-interaction-375+265
unibet-265+200

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Claudia Gadelha vs Carla Esparza?

Claudia Gadelha defeated Carla Esparza by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero, held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at United Center, Chicago. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Claudia Gadelha won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Claudia Gadelha vs Carla Esparza?

The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Claudia Gadelha won the decision.

Was Claudia Gadelha vs Carla Esparza a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 58% of 192 fan cards scored it for Claudia Gadelha; 83% of 23 media scores picked Claudia Gadelha.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Robert Madrigal
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Claudia Gadelha 51%49% Carla Esparza

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Women's Strawweight roster (78 fighters)

Claudia Gadelha
Grappling Specialist
3 edges
Carla Esparza
Grappling Specialist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

53Power88
57Speed91
55Precision90
81Durability93
95Engine95
96Wrestling91
85Ground93

Biggest edge Carla Esparza, Kick speed +38

Attribute by attribute

Claudia Gadelha is on the left of every row, Carla Esparza on the right.
54Punch power88
51Kick power88
61Punch speed91
52Kick speed90
55Accuracy90
96Takedowns91
76Ground striking93
94Submissions93
96Chin95
65Body strength90
95Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

18-5-0
Record
20-8-0
1760
Power Index rating
1756
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
38
5'4"
163 cm
Height
5'1"
155 cm
63"
160 cm
Reach
63"
160 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States / Ecuador

Striking Profile

3.31
SLpM
2.19
41%
Str. Acc.
39%
4.57
SApM
2.87
57%
Str. Def.
54%

Grappling Profile

3.03
TD Avg.
3.28
42%
TD Acc.
36%
58%
TD Def.
47%
0.70
Sub. Avg.
0.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Claudia Gadelha · 3-2
  • L
    Yan Xiaonan
    UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Teixeira · Nov 8, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Angela Hill
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Harris · May 16, 2020
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Randa Markos
    UFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 7, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Nina Nunes
    UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega · Dec 9, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Carla Esparza
    UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero · Jun 9, 2018
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Carla Esparza · 2-3
  • L
    Tecia Pennington
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Zhang Weili
    UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira · Nov 12, 2022
    Submission · R2 · 1:05 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Rose Namajunas
    UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje · May 7, 2022
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Danielle Kelly
    Fury Pro Grappling 3 · Dec 30, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 4:26
  • W
    Yan Xiaonan
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt · May 22, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:58 · Women's Strawweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 16 fights
49.2
Avg sig. strikes
30.8
3.00
Avg takedowns
3.06
4:28
Avg control time
3:58
111
Career high strikes
48
7
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Claudia Gadelha
Strike target
Carla Esparza
83%
Head
74%
13%
Body
14%
4%
Leg
12%
Claudia Gadelha
Strike position
Carla Esparza
79%
Distance
57%
11%
Clinch
13%
11%
Ground
30%