Carla Esparza

“Cookie Monster”

OctagonStats Rating 1566

10-6-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 1" (155 cm)

Weight115 lbs. (52 kg)

Reach63" (160 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornOct 10, 1987

Age39

DivisionStrawweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.19

Str. Acc39%

SApM2.87

Str. Def54%

TD Avg3.28

TD Acc36%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.3

Recent form

L L W W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

16 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

1 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 8 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate20%

Times finished50%

StreakL2

Best streak6

Avg fight14:01

Octagon time3h 44m

Opp win%70%

ActiveDec. 12, 2014 – Oct. 05, 2024 (11y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced7

Ranked wins5

Best ranked winAlexa Grasso (#2 Women's Flyweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Fight of the Night2

Total bonuses3

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Carla Esparza "Cookie Monster" is a 20-8-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Carla debuted Dec. 12, 2014 vs Rose Namajunas (win). Longest win streak: 6. On a 2-fight losing skid. 11 years active (Dec. 12, 2014–Oct. 05, 2024).

Best wins: Virna Jandiroba (U-DEC R3, Apr. 27, 2019); Yan Xiaonan (KO/TKO Punches R2, May. 22, 2021); Alexa Grasso (M-DEC R3, Sep. 21, 2019).

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Decision grinder

Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	Str	TD	Sub
Oct. 05, 2024	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.	L Tecia Pennington	U-DEC	3	5:00	39 80	4 0	0 0
Nov. 12, 2022	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira	L Zhang Weili	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	1:05	6 37	1 0	0 1
May. 07, 2022	UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje	W Rose Namajunas	S-DEC	5	5:00	30 37	2 1	0 0
May. 22, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt	W Yan Xiaonan	KO/TKO Punches	2	2:58	27 5	3 0	0 0
Jul. 25, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till	W Marina Rodriguez	S-DEC	3	5:00	33 40	5 0	1 0
May. 09, 2020	UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje	W Michelle Waterson-Gomez	S-DEC	3	5:00	45 44	1 0	0 0
Sep. 21, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens	W Alexa Grasso	M-DEC	3	5:00	44 45	4 0	0 1
Apr. 27, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson	W Virna Jandiroba	U-DEC	3	5:00	25 17	4 3	0 0
Sep. 08, 2018	UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till	L Tatiana Suarez	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:33	6 82	0 9	0 0
Jun. 09, 2018	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2	L Claudia Gadelha	S-DEC	3	5:00	43 26	2 4	0 1
Dec. 30, 2017	UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm	W Cynthia Calvillo	U-DEC	3	5:00	48 38	2 1	1 0
Jun. 25, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee	W Maryna Moroz	U-DEC	3	5:00	40 38	6 0	0 1
Feb. 19, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne	L Randa Markos	S-DEC	3	5:00	32 48	4 0	1 0
Apr. 23, 2016	UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux	W Juliana Lima	U-DEC	3	5:00	28 26	5 0	0 0
Mar. 14, 2015	UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos	L Joanna Jedrzejczyk	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:17	4 53	1 0	0 0
Dec. 12, 2014	The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale	W Rose Namajunas	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	1:26	42 28	5 1	1 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.