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Carla Esparza

Carla Esparza

1043 ELO #500

"Cookie Monster"

MMA 20-8-0 · UFC 10-6-0 · Women's Strawweight · Last fought 1 year and 247 days ago

Carla Esparza "Cookie Monster" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Carla Esparza has 10 wins in the UFC. Carla Esparza lands an average of 2.19 significant strikes per minute and averages 3.28 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Women's Strawweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1043), and have not fought Carla Esparza before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Xiong Jingnan 0-1-0 38 985 0.0 58
Amanda Lemos 9-6-0 39 1059 1.0 16
Molly McCann 7-7-0 36 1001 2.0 42
Karolina Kowalkiewicz 9-10-0 40 972 2.0 71
Talita Alencar 4-1-0 35 1037 3.0 6
Angela Hill 14-16-0 41 1032 3.0 11

Fight Results Breakdown

16
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Rose Namajunas in 2022
Opponent ELO: 1110

Biggest Upset Loss

Randa Markos in 2017
Your ELO: 1022 · Opponent ELO: 998 · Favored by 24

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 1'
Weight
Women's Strawweight
Reach
63'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Oct 10 1987
Age
38
Peak ELO
1075
ELO Rank
500 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
252-101-5
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1061.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1055.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.19
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
39%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.87
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
54%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
3.28
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
36%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.3
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Carla Esparza Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2024-10-05 UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. Tecia Pennington U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2022-11-12 UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Zhang Weili SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 1:05 Loss -
2022-05-07 UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje Rose Namajunas S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-05-22 UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt Yan Xiaonan KO/TKO Punches 2 2:58 Win -
2020-07-25 UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till Marina Rodriguez S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2020-05-09 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Michelle Waterson-Gomez S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-09-21 UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens Alexa Grasso M-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2019-04-27 UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson Virna Jandiroba U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-09-08 UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till Tatiana Suarez KO/TKO Punches 3 4:33 Loss -
2018-06-09 UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Claudia Gadelha S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2017-12-30 UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm Cynthia Calvillo U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-06-25 UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee Maryna Moroz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-02-19 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne Randa Markos S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-04-23 UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux Juliana Lima U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-03-14 UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos Joanna Jedrzejczyk KO/TKO Punches 2 4:17 Loss -
2014-12-12 The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale Rose Namajunas SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 1:26 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Carla Esparza ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
16 2024-10-05 Tecia Pennington 1065 Loss -16 1043
15 2022-11-12 Zhang Weili 1084 Loss -16 1059
14 2022-05-07 Rose Namajunas 1110 Win 0 1075
13 2021-05-22 Yan Xiaonan 1083 Win +22 1075
12 2020-07-25 Marina Rodriguez 1032 Win 0 1053
11 2020-05-09 Michelle Waterson-Gomez 1031 Win 0 1053
10 2019-09-21 Alexa Grasso 1002 Win 0 1053
9 2019-04-27 Virna Jandiroba 1000 Win +14 1053
8 2018-09-08 Tatiana Suarez 1056 Loss -16 1039
7 2018-06-09 Claudia Gadelha 1037 Loss 0 1055
6 2017-12-30 Cynthia Calvillo 1056 Win +17 1055
5 2017-06-25 Maryna Moroz 1022 Win +16 1038
4 2017-02-19 Randa Markos 998 Loss 0 1022
3 2016-04-23 Juliana Lima 1017 Win +17 1022
2 2015-03-14 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 1016 Loss -16 1005
1 2014-12-12 Rose Namajunas 1000 Win +21 1021

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