Carla Esparzavs
Zhang Weili
Zhang Weili def. Carla Esparza (Submission)
Women's Strawweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, November 12, 2022
Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Zhang Weili defeated Carla Esparza by Submission in round 2 (1:05) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira, held Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Tale of the Tape
20-8-0
Record
26-4-0
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
36
5'1"
Height
5'4"
63"
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
2.19
SLpM
4.66
39%
Str. Acc.
52%
2.87
SApM
2.63
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
3.28
TD Avg.
1.96
36%
TD Acc.
44%
47%
TD Def.
63%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
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
Zhang Weili · 4-1
- LVeChain UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs MakhachevSat, Nov 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 300: Pereira vs HillSat, Apr 13, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 292: Sterling vs O'MalleySat, Aug 19, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
- WUFC 281: Adesanya vs PereiraSat, Nov 12, 2022Submission · R2 · 1:05 · Women's Strawweight
Common Opponents
Carla Esparza
Zhang Weili
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 16 fights · 12 fights
30.8
Avg sig. strikes
74.8
3.06
Avg takedowns
2.17
3:58
Avg control time
4:45
48
Career high strikes
165
6
Career high TDs
6
Strike Distribution
Carla Esparza
Strike target
Zhang Weili
74%
Head
60%
14%
Body
16%
12%
Leg
24%
Carla Esparza
Strike position
Zhang Weili
57%
Distance
59%
13%
Clinch
8%
30%
Ground
33%
Fight stats
Carla Esparza
Zhang Weili
0
Knockdowns
0
6 of 32
Significant strikes
37 of 78
19%
Sig. strike accuracy
47%
19 of 50
Total strikes
42 of 90
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
25%
Takedown accuracy
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0
Submission attempts
1
1
Reversals
1
0:55
Control time
1:30
Significant strikes by target
6 of 31
Head
20 of 58
0 of 1
Body
8 of 9
0 of 0
Leg
9 of 11
6 of 31
Distance
24 of 63
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 1
Ground
13 of 15
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
5 of 27
Sig. str.
33 of 65
18 of 45
Total str.
38 of 77
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:53
Ctrl
1:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
1 of 5
Sig. str.
4 of 13
1 of 5
Total str.
4 of 13
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
0:02
Ctrl
0:30
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)