Esparza vs Grasso

Who won Esparza vs Grasso?

Carla Esparza beat Alexa Grasso by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 17, on Saturday 21st September 2019 at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Carla Esparza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Esparza vs Grasso stats

Carla Esparza stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Alexa Grasso made her way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Carla Esparza's 16th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Alexa Grasso marked her 13th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Carla Esparza's UFC record stood at 10-6-0, while Alexa Grasso's came in at 8-4-1.

The stats suggested Grasso had an advantage in power over Esparza, with a 36% knock out percentage over Esparza's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Esparza had a large advantage over Grasso, boasting a 29% submission rate over Grasso's 0%.

Carla Esparza was the older woman by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Grasso had a height advantage of 4 inches over Esparza. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Esparza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Grasso, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 14 more professional rounds, 72 to Grasso's 58.

Activity check

Esparza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Grasso's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

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