Rose Namajunasvs
Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza def. Rose Namajunas (Split Decision)
Women's Strawweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, May 7, 2022
Footprint Center, Phoenix, United States
Carla Esparza defeated Rose Namajunas by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje, held Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Footprint Center, Phoenix.
Tale of the Tape
15-8-0
Record
20-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
38
5'5"
Height
5'1"
65"
Reach
63"
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Stance
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Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.50
SLpM
2.19
41%
Str. Acc.
39%
3.38
SApM
2.87
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile
1.47
TD Avg.
3.28
48%
TD Acc.
36%
62%
TD Def.
47%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Rose Namajunas · 3-2
- LUFC 324: Gaethje vs PimblettSat, Jan 24, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Moreno vs AlbaziSat, Nov 2, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Ribas vs NamajunasSat, Mar 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
Carla Esparza · 3-2
- LUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- LUFC 281: Adesanya vs PereiraSat, Nov 12, 2022Submission · R2 · 1:05 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 274: Oliveira vs GaethjeSat, May 7, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. TillSat, Jul 25, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Common Opponents
Rose Namajunas
Carla Esparza
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 19 fights · 16 fights
54.7
Avg sig. strikes
30.8
1.53
Avg takedowns
3.06
3:05
Avg control time
3:58
105
Career high strikes
48
8
Career high TDs
6
Strike Distribution
Rose Namajunas
Strike target
Carla Esparza
72%
Head
74%
19%
Body
14%
10%
Leg
12%
Rose Namajunas
Strike position
Carla Esparza
84%
Distance
57%
7%
Clinch
13%
9%
Ground
30%
Fight stats
Rose Namajunas
Carla Esparza
0
Knockdowns
0
37 of 136
Significant strikes
30 of 133
27%
Sig. strike accuracy
23%
38 of 137
Total strikes
30 of 133
1 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 11
100%
Takedown accuracy
18%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:10
Control time
0:22
Significant strikes by target
30 of 122
Head
15 of 108
6 of 12
Body
4 of 11
1 of 2
Leg
11 of 14
36 of 135
Distance
27 of 128
1 of 1
Clinch
3 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
4 of 19
Sig. str.
4 of 19
4 of 19
Total str.
4 of 19
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
3 of 14
Sig. str.
4 of 22
3 of 14
Total str.
4 of 22
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
11 of 36
Sig. str.
9 of 32
11 of 36
Total str.
9 of 32
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
6 of 28
Sig. str.
8 of 29
7 of 29
Total str.
8 of 29
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:20
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
13 of 39
Sig. str.
5 of 31
13 of 39
Total str.
5 of 31
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:08
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)