Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Women's StrawweightPerformance of the Night3 rounds scheduled
Yan Xiaonan
19-5-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Carla Esparza def. Yan Xiaonan (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 2:58
WIN
Carla Esparza
Cookie Monster
20-8-0
Saturday, May 22, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Carla Esparza defeated Yan Xiaonan by TKO in round 2 (2:58) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt, held Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Yan Xiaonan
Carla Esparza
0
Knockdowns
0
5 of 11
Significant strikes
27 of 33
45%
Sig. strike accuracy
82%
31 of 41
Total strikes
170 of 194
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 3
-
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
7:18
Significant strikes by target
4 of 10
Head
27 of 33
1 of 1
Body
0 of 0
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
2 of 7
Distance
1 of 2
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
3 of 4
Ground
26 of 31

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
2 of 5
Sig. str.
13 of 15
24 of 29
Total str.
104 of 117
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:52
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
3 of 6
Sig. str.
14 of 18
7 of 12
Total str.
66 of 77
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:26

Betting Odds

Yan Xiaonan
-134
57% implied win probability
Open: -174Best: -124
Carla Esparza
+107
48% implied win probability
Open: +142Best: +117

Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.

SportsbookYan XiaonanCarla Esparza
BetAnything-137+117
BetOnline-135+115
Bookmaker-135+105
Bovada-130+110
Cloudbet-167+117
DraftKings-124+100
FanDuel-130+108
MyBookie-130+100
Pinnacle-125+109
sportsbetio-137-110
sports-interaction-140+115
unibet-124+100

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won Yan Xiaonan vs Carla Esparza?

Carla Esparza defeated Yan Xiaonan by TKO in round 2 (2:58) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt, held Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Yan Xiaonan 49%51% 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 (9 fighters)

Yan Xiaonan
Complete Fighter
7 edges
Carla Esparza
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

93Power88
95Speed91
93Precision90
93Durability93
97Engine95
90Wrestling91
89Ground93

Biggest edge Yan Xiaonan, Punch power +7

Attribute by attribute

Yan Xiaonan is on the left of every row, Carla Esparza on the right.
95Punch power88
90Kick power88
96Punch speed91
94Kick speed90
93Accuracy90
90Takedowns91
91Ground striking93
86Submissions93
94Chin95
91Body strength90
97Cardio95

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

Tale of the Tape

19-5-0 (1 NC)
Record
20-8-0
1764
Power Index rating
1769
0
Win Streak
0
37
Age
38
5'5"
165 cm
Height
5'1"
155 cm
63"
160 cm
Reach
63"
160 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
China
Nationality
United States / Ecuador

Striking Profile

4.69
SLpM
2.19
45%
Str. Acc.
39%
3.23
SApM
2.87
60%
Str. Def.
54%

Grappling Profile

0.84
TD Avg.
3.28
73%
TD Acc.
36%
64%
TD Def.
47%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.30

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Yan Xiaonan · 3-2
  • L
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes · Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    UFC Macau: Yan vs Figueiredo · Nov 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill · Apr 13, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    UFC 288: Sterling vs Cejudo · May 6, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:20 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan · Oct 1, 2022
    Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Carla Esparza · 2-3
  • L
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira · Nov 12, 2022
    Submission · R2 · 1:05 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje · May 7, 2022
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Fury Pro Grappling 3 · Dec 30, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 4:26
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt · May 22, 2021
    TKO · R2 · 2:58 · Women's Strawweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 16 fights
70.5
Avg sig. strikes
30.8
0.85
Avg takedowns
3.06
1:13
Avg control time
3:58
150
Career high strikes
48
5
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Yan Xiaonan
Strike target
Carla Esparza
65%
Head
74%
13%
Body
14%
21%
Leg
12%
Yan Xiaonan
Strike position
Carla Esparza
87%
Distance
57%
8%
Clinch
13%
6%
Ground
30%