Professional Record
19-8-0
CEPhoto pending
Current Elo Rating
1712
True Contender System
Women’s Strawweight Ranking
Not currently ranked
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
Not currently ranked
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 155 cm
- Reach
- 160 cm
- Weight
- 52.4 kg
- Age
- 38 years
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, United States
- UFC debut
- December 12, 2014
- Team / gym
- Team Oyama - Irvine, CA
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Carla Esparza has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Carla Esparzavs.Tecia Pennington
L · Decision · R3
- Event
- UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
- Date
- October 5, 2024
- Elo change
- -34
Career Statistics
Professional Record
19-8-0
UFC Record
10-6-0
16 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,712
Peak Elo
1,791
Wins by method
1KO/TKO1Submissions8Decisions
Finish rate20%
From peak-79
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Achievements and career
- Title fight record: 2-2
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 6 straight wins
Elo History
16 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1712
Peak Elo
1791
Total
+212
UFC Fight History
Oct 05, 2024
Decision · R3 · 5:00
−80 effective Elo for inactivity
Elo
1712
Change
-34
Nov 12, 2022
Submission · R2 · 1:05
Elo
1746
Change
-45
May 07, 2022
Decision · R5 · 5:00
Elo
1791
Change
+81
May 22, 2021
KO/TKO · R2 · 2:58
Elo
1710
Change
+54
Jul 26, 2020
Decision · R3 · 5:00
Elo
1656
Change
+20
May 09, 2020
Decision · R3 · 5:00
Elo
1636
Change
+22
Sep 21, 2019
Decision · R3 · 5:00
Elo
1613
Change
+20
Apr 27, 2019
Decision · R3 · 5:00
Elo
1594
Change
+27
Sep 08, 2018
KO/TKO · R3 · 4:33
Elo
1566
Change
-50
Jun 09, 2018
Decision · R3 · 5:00
Elo
1616
Change
-24
Dec 30, 2017
Decision · R3 · 5:00
Elo
1641
Change
+32
Jun 25, 2017
Decision · R3 · 5:00
Elo
1608
Change
+32
Feb 19, 2017
Decision · R3 · 5:00
Elo
1576
Change
-29
Apr 23, 2016
Decision · R3 · 5:00
−40 effective Elo for inactivity
Elo
1605
Change
+46
Mar 14, 2015
KO/TKO · R2 · 4:17
Elo
1559
Change
-59
Dec 12, 2014
Submission · R3 · 1:26
Elo
1618
Change
+118
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 05, 2024 | L | Tecia Pennington −80 effective Elo for inactivity | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1712 | -34 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | L | Zhang Weili | Submission · R2 · 1:05 | 1746 | -45 |
| May 07, 2022 | W | Rose Namajunas | Decision · R5 · 5:00 | 1791 | +81 |
| May 22, 2021 | W | Yan Xiaonan | KO/TKO · R2 · 2:58 | 1710 | +54 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | W | Marina Rodriguez | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1656 | +20 |
| May 09, 2020 | W | Michelle Waterson-Gomez | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1636 | +22 |
| Sep 21, 2019 | W | Alexa Grasso | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1613 | +20 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | W | Virna Jandiroba | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1594 | +27 |
| Sep 08, 2018 | L | Tatiana Suarez | KO/TKO · R3 · 4:33 | 1566 | -50 |
| Jun 09, 2018 | L | Cláudia Gadelha | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1616 | -24 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | W | Cynthia Calvillo | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1641 | +32 |
| Jun 25, 2017 | W | Maryna Moroz | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1608 | +32 |
| Feb 19, 2017 | L | Randa Markos | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1576 | -29 |
| Apr 23, 2016 | W | Juliana Lima −40 effective Elo for inactivity | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | 1605 | +46 |
| Mar 14, 2015 | L | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | KO/TKO · R2 · 4:17 | 1559 | -59 |
| Dec 12, 2014 | W | Rose Namajunas | Submission · R3 · 1:26 | 1618 | +118 |
Competitive Profile
Carla Esparza’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.