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' 16th 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 11-5-0, 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 13 less professional rounds, 59 to Esparza's 72.

Namajunas vs Esparza form

Namajunas had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Amanda Ribas at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Manon Fiorot at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Carla Esparza 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.

Before that, she had beaten 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.

She had defeated 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.

Activity check

Namajunas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Esparza's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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