Esparza vs Dern

When is Esparza vs Dern?

Carla Esparza could potentially face the challenge of Mackenzie Dern, in Summer 2024.

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

Esparza vs Dern stats

Carla Esparza would step into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Mackenzie Dern would make her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 7 by submission.

The stats suggest Esparza would have a large advantage in power over Dern, boasting a 21% knock out percentage over Dern's 0%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Dern would have a massive advantage over Esparza, boasting a 54% submission rate over Esparza's 21%.

Carla Esparza is the older woman by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Dern has a height advantage of 3 inches over Esparza. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Esparza is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Dern, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She has fought 22 more professional rounds, 69 to Dern's 47.

Esparza vs Dern form

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

In her last fight, she 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.

Mackenzie Dern has beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she was beaten by Amanda Lemos at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Jessica Andrade at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, she had won against Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had lost to Yan Xiaonan at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She had beaten Tecia Torres at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Mackenzie Dern has been fighting more than Carla Esparza.

Carla Esparza last fought 1 year, 5 months and 13 days ago, while Mackenzie Dern's last outing was 2 months and 8 days ago.

Esparza's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Dern's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 16 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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