Esparza vs Rodriguez

Who won Esparza vs Rodriguez?

Carla Esparza beat Marina Rodriguez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Island 3, on Saturday 25th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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 Rodriguez stats

Carla Esparza stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Marina Rodriguez made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Carla Esparza's 16th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Marina Rodriguez marked her 14th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Carla Esparza's UFC record stood at 10-6-0, while Marina Rodriguez's came in at 7-5-2.

The stats suggested Esparza had an advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 19% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Esparza had a large advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 25% submission rate over Rodriguez's 0%.

Carla Esparza was the same age as Marina Rodriguez, at 37 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Esparza. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Esparza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. She had fought 8 more professional rounds, 72 to Rodriguez's 64.

Esparza vs Rodriguez form

Esparza had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight before this contest, she had lost to Weili Zhang at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Rose Namajunas at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Yan Xiaonan at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in the United States.

Before that, she had defeated Marina Rodriguez at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She was victorious against Alexa Grasso at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Activity check

Esparza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 6 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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