Carla Esparza stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Carla Esparza, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 16
- Strikes landed / min
- 2.19
- Strike accuracy
- 39%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 2.87
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 3.28
- Control time
- 28%
- Average fight time
- 14:01
Rates are computed over the 16 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Carla Esparza sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #1 Most takedowns landed, Women's Strawweight49
- #3 Most control time, Women's Strawweight1h 3m
- #3 Longest win streak, Women's Strawweight6
- #4 Most decision wins, Women's Strawweight8
- #5 Most takedowns in a round, Women's Strawweight4
- #5 Takedowns per 15 minutes, Women's Strawweight3.3
- #5 Most title fight wins, Women's Strawweight2
- #6 Most wins, Women's Strawweight10
UFC
- #11 Longest average fight time, Women's Strawweight14:01
- #11 Most takedowns in a fight, Women's Strawweight6
- #21 Highest share of control time, Women's Strawweight28.3%
- #22 Most submission attempts, Women's Strawweight4
- #23 Most significant strikes landed, Women's Strawweight492
- #25 Most finishes, Women's Strawweight2
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
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| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2024 | UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. | Tecia Pennington | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 39 of 123 | 80 of 150 | 116 of 215 | 4 of 7 | 0 | 0 | 3:40 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira | Zhang Weili | LOSS · SUB · R2 1:05 | 6 of 32 | 37 of 78 | 19 of 50 | 1 of 4 | 0 | 0 | 0:55 |
| May 7, 2022 | UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje | Rose Namajunas | WIN · SD · R5 5:00 | 30 of 133 | 37 of 136 | 30 of 133 | 2 of 11 | 0 | 0 | 0:22 |
| May 22, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs Garbrandt | Yan Xiaonan | WIN · TKO · R2 2:58 | 27 of 33 | 5 of 11 | 170 of 194 | 3 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:18 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till | Marina Rodriguez | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 33 of 60 | 40 of 76 | 118 of 152 | 5 of 9 | 0 | 1 | 8:54 |
| May 9, 2020 | UFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje | Michelle Waterson-Gomez | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 45 of 103 | 44 of 98 | 48 of 106 | 1 of 10 | 0 | 0 | 0:46 |
| Sep 21, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens | Alexa Grasso | WIN · MD · R3 5:00 | 44 of 80 | 45 of 103 | 115 of 157 | 4 of 11 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson | Virna Jandiroba | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 25 of 51 | 17 of 37 | 97 of 128 | 4 of 10 | 0 | 0 | 5:25 |
| Sep 8, 2018 | UFC 228: Woodley vs Till | Tatiana Suarez | LOSS · TKO · R3 4:33 | 6 of 10 | 82 of 98 | 12 of 18 | 0 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:04 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero | Claudia Gadelha | LOSS · SD · R3 5:00 | 43 of 103 | 26 of 64 | 205 of 288 | 2 of 4 | 0 | 0 | 3:36 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs Holm | Cynthia Calvillo | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 48 of 138 | 38 of 112 | 62 of 153 | 2 of 9 | 0 | 1 | 0:22 |
| Jun 25, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee | Maryna Moroz | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 40 of 95 | 38 of 119 | 142 of 204 | 6 of 14 | 0 | 0 | 6:22 |
| Feb 19, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Browne | Randa Markos | LOSS · SD · R3 5:00 | 32 of 132 | 48 of 110 | 37 of 137 | 4 of 10 | 0 | 1 | 2:45 |
| Apr 23, 2016 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | Juliana Lima | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 28 of 42 | 26 of 43 | 130 of 167 | 5 of 7 | 0 | 0 | 9:35 |
| Mar 14, 2015 | UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos | Joanna Jedrzejczyk | LOSS · TKO · R2 4:17 | 4 of 22 | 53 of 105 | 6 of 24 | 1 of 17 | 0 | 0 | 1:09 |
| Dec 12, 2014 | The Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned | Rose Namajunas | WIN · SUB · R3 1:26 | 42 of 90 | 28 of 72 | 107 of 180 | 5 of 7 | 0 | 1 | 5:03 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head363 of 1072
- Body71 of 101
- Leg58 of 74
Totals across 16 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance280 of 935
- Clinch63 of 106
- Ground149 of 206
Totals across 16 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Namajunas2 fights | 2–0 | 72 of 223 | 7 of 18 | 0 | 5:25 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 10-6-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 2.19per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 39%
- SApM
- 2.87per min
- Str. Def.
- 54%
- Takedowns
- 3.28per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 36%
- TD Def.
- 47%
- Submission attempts
- 0.3per 15 min
Top 31% in the UFC
Top 10% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Pro MMASource: UFCalendar
- Significant strikes
- 2.19per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 39%
- SApM
- 2.87per min
- Str. Def.
- 54%
- Takedowns
- 3.28per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 36%
- TD Def.
- 47%
- Submission attempts
- 0.3per 15 min
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