Esparza vs Waterson

When is Esparza vs Waterson?

Carla Esparza could set to fight Michelle Waterson-Gomez, in Summer 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 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 Waterson 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.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez would make her way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

The stats suggest Esparza would have a slight advantage in power over Waterson, with a 21% knock out percentage over Waterson's 17%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Waterson would have a large advantage over Esparza, boasting a 50% submission rate over Esparza's 21%.

Carla Esparza is the younger woman by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Waterson has a height advantage of 2 inches over Esparza. Despite this, she has 1-inch reach advantage.

Esparza is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2010, 3 years later than Waterson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She has fought 4 less professional rounds, 69 to Waterson's 73.

Esparza vs Waterson 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.

Michelle Waterson-Gomez has beaten 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she was beaten by Marina Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Luana Pinheiro at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York.

Before that, she had been beaten by Marina Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had won against Angela Hill at UFC Vegas 10 on 12th September 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Michelle Waterson-Gomez has been fighting more than Carla Esparza.

Carla Esparza last fought 1 year, 5 months and 13 days ago, while Michelle Waterson-Gomez's last outing was 7 months and 2 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.

Waterson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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