Namajunas vs Esparza

Who won Namajunas vs Esparza?

Carla Esparza beat Rose Namajunas by split decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 274, on Saturday 7th May 2022 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Carla Esparza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Women’s Strawweight championship.

Namajunas vs Esparza stats

Rose Namajunas stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Carla Esparza made her way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Rose Namajunas' 17th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2014. Carla Esparza marked her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Rose Namajunas' UFC record stood at 11-6-0, while Carla Esparza's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested that Namajunas and Esparza have similar power, both with a 18% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Namajunas had a large advantage over Esparza, boasting a 45% submission rate over Esparza's 24%.

Rose Namajunas was the younger woman by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Namajunas had a height advantage of 4 inches over Esparza. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Namajunas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 2 years and 10 months later than Esparza, whose first professional fight was in 2010. She had fought 8 less professional rounds, 64 to Esparza's 72.

Namajunas vs Esparza form

Namajunas 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 won against Weili Zhang at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had beaten Weili Zhang at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Jessica Andrade at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, she had lost to Jessica Andrade at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

She was victorious against Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Esparza had won all 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

She had won against Cynthia Calvillo at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rose Namajunas had been fighting more than Carla Esparza.

Going to this contest, Rose Namajunas had last fought 3 years, 4 months and 7 days ago, while Carla Esparza's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 6 days ago.

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Esparza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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