Record & Stats
Record19-8 (8 finishes)Born
Oct 10, 1987
Age
38Y, 11M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
8 (30%)
KO/TKO
4 (15%)
Submissions
4 (15%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins2Record1-2UFC×2Strawweight
Carla Esparza MMA record
Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza retired with a professional MMA record of 19-8 (8 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 27 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Esparza's most recent fight was a loss to Tecia Pennington on Oct 5, 2024.
Esparza won championships at strawweight, with two title captures in the UFC. She went 1-2 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Oct 5, 2024 | 36 | Tecia Pennington | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 26 | Nov 12, 2022 | 35 | Zhang Weili | L | SUB | 2 | Rear-naked choke | − UFC Women's Championship | Strawweight | UFC |
| 25 | May 7, 2022 | 34 | Rose Namajunas | W | SD | 5 | — | + UFC Women's Championship | Strawweight | UFC |
| 24 | May 22, 2021 | 33 | Yan Xiaonan | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 23 | Jul 26, 2020 | 32 | Marina Rodriguez | W | SD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 22 | May 9, 2020 | 32 | Michelle Waterson-Gomez | W | SD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 21 | Sep 21, 2019 | 31 | Alexa Grasso | W | MD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 20 | Apr 27, 2019 | 31 | Virna Jandiroba | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 19 | Sep 8, 2018 | 30 | Tatiana Suarez | L | TKO | 3 | Punches and elbows | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 18 | Jun 9, 2018 | 30 | Cláudia Gadelha | L | SD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 17 | Dec 30, 2017 | 30 | Cynthia Calvillo | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 16 | Jun 25, 2017 | 29 | Maryna Moroz | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 15 | Feb 19, 2017 | 29 | Randa Markos | L | SD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 14 | Apr 23, 2016 | 28 | Juliana Lima | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Strawweight | UFC |
| 13 | Mar 14, 2015 | 27 | Joanna Jędrzejczyk | L | TKO | 2 | Punches | − UFC Women's Championship | Strawweight | UFC |
| 12 | Dec 12, 2014 | 27 | Rose Namajunas | W | SUB | 3 | Rear-naked choke | + Inaugural UFC Women's Championship | Strawweight | TUF |
| 11 | Jan 5, 2013 | 25 | Bec Rawlings | W | UD | 5 | — | + Inaugural Invicta FC Championship | Strawweight | Invicta FC |
| 10 | Oct 6, 2012 | 24 | Lynn Alvarez | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Flyweight | Invicta FC |
| 9 | Jul 28, 2012 | 24 | Sarah Schneider | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | — | Flyweight | Invicta FC |
| 8 | Dec 2, 2011 | 24 | Felice Herrig | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Flyweight | XFC |
| 7 | Jun 25, 2011 | 23 | Jessica Aguilar | L | SD | 3 | — | — | Flyweight | Bellator |
| 6 | Apr 15, 2011 | 23 | Yadira Anzaldua | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | — | Flyweight | — |
| 5 | Dec 10, 2010 | 23 | Nina Ansaroff | W | SD | 3 | — | — | Flyweight | Crowbar MMA |
| 4 | Aug 12, 2010 | 22 | Megumi Fujii | L | SUB | 2 | Armbar | — | Flyweight | Bellator |
| 3 | Jul 16, 2010 | 22 | Lacey Schuckman | W | SUB | 2 | Rear-naked choke | — | — | — |
| 2 | Apr 18, 2010 | 22 | Karina Hallinan | W | SUB | 2 | Rear-naked choke | — | — | — |
| 1 | Feb 19, 2010 | 22 | Cassie Trost | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | — | Respect in the Cage |