Carla Esparza "Cookie Monster"

Women's Strawweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record10-6 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record59-25-2 (70.2%) across 16 opponents
Last 5 opponents32-12-2 (72.7%) across 5 opponents
Age39
Height5' 1"
Reach63"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute2.19
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.87
Striking accuracy39%
Striking defense54%
Takedowns per 15 minutes3.28
Takedowns landed / attempted36%
Takedown defense47%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.27
Average fight time14 min

UFC wins: 1 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 8 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2024-10-05Tecia Pennington9-7StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
2022-11-12Zhang Weili6-2WrestlerLSubmission R2 1:05 (title)UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
2022-05-07Rose Namajunas9-3StrikerWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
2021-05-22Yan Xiaonan6-0StrikerWKO/TKO R2 2:58UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
2020-07-25Marina Rodriguez2-0-2StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
2020-05-09Michelle Waterson-Gomez5-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
2019-09-21Alexa Grasso3-2StrikerWDecision - Majority R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
2019-04-27Virna JandirobaUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
2018-09-08Tatiana Suarez3-0GrapplerLKO/TKO R3 4:33UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till
2018-06-09Claudia Gadelha4-3GrapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2017-12-30Cynthia Calvillo3-0Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
2017-06-25Maryna Moroz3-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee
2017-02-19Randa Markos2-3BalancedLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
2016-04-23Juliana Lima2-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
2015-03-14Joanna Jedrzejczyk2-0BalancedLKO/TKO R2 4:17 (title)UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
2014-12-12Rose NamajunasUFC debut—WSubmission R3 1:26 (title)The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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