Carla Esparza

Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza

First Name: Carla Last Name: Esparza
Nickname: Cookie Monster
Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1987 Age: 37
Weight: 57.0 Height: 155.0
Reach: 0.0
Location: Redondo Beach, California, United States
Hometown: Redondo Beach, California, United States
Fighting Styles: Wrestling
Affiliations: Team Oyama
Fight Stats
Record 19 - 8 Last 5 Fights
Total Fights 30 fights Professional Fights 27 fights
Amateur Fights 0 fights Years Fighting 14 years
Days Last Fought 32 days Rounds Fought 72 rounds
Finish Wins 8 finishes Finish Losses 4 finish losses
Finish Win Percentage 42 % Finish Loss Percentage 50 %
Knockout Wins 0 KOs Knockout Losses 1 KO losses
TKO Wins 4 TKOs TKO Losses 1 TKO losses
KO/TKO Win Percentage 21 % KO/TKO Loss Percentage 25 %
Submission Wins 4 subs Submission Losses 2 sub losses
Submission Win Percentage 21 % Submission Loss Percentage 25 %
Decision Wins 11 decision wins Decision Losses 4 decision losses
Decision Win Percentage 57 % Decision Loss Percentage 50 %
Unanimous Decision Wins 6 UD wins Unanimous Decision Losses 1 UD losses
Split Decision Wins 4 SD wins Split Decision Losses 3 SD losses

Professional Fights

Carla Esparza
Loss

Carla Esparza

(19 - 7)

UFC 307

October 05, 2024 Saturday
6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT

Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Tecia Pennington
Win

Tecia Pennington

(13 - 7)
Carla Esparza
Loss

Carla Esparza

(19 - 6)

UFC 281

November 12, 2022 Saturday
6 PM ET / 3 PM PT

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 2 Time: 1:05

Weili Zhang
Win

Weili Zhang

(21 - 3)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(18 - 6)

UFC 274

May 07, 2022 Saturday
5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT

Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Decision (Split) Round: 5 Time: 5:00

Rose Namajunas
Loss

Rose Namajunas

(16 - 4)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(17 - 6)

UFC Fight Night 188

May 22, 2021 Saturday
4 PM ET / 1 PM PT

UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 2:58

Xiao Nan Yang
Loss

Xiao Nan Yang

(15 - 1, 1 NC)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(16 - 6)

UFC on ESPN 14

July 25, 2020 Saturday
5 PM ET / 2 PM PT

Flash Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Marina Alcalde Rodriguez
Loss

Marina Alcalde Rodriguez

(12 - 0 - 2)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(15 - 6)

UFC 249

May 09, 2020 Saturday
6 PM ET / 3 PM PT

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(14 - 6)

UFC Fight Night 159

September 21, 2019 Saturday
5 PM ET / 2 PM PT

Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico

Decision (Majority) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Alexa Grasso
Loss

Alexa Grasso

(10 - 2)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(13 - 6)

UFC on ESPN+ 8

April 27, 2019 Saturday
5:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM PT

BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Virna Jandiroba
Loss

Virna Jandiroba

(13 - 0)
Carla Esparza
Loss

Carla Esparza

(13 - 5)

UFC 228

September 08, 2018 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 3 Time: 4:33

Carla Esparza
Loss

Carla Esparza

(13 - 4)

UFC 225

June 09, 2018 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

United Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Claudia Gadelha
Win

Claudia Gadelha

(15 - 3)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(12 - 4)

UFC 219

December 30, 2017 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Cynthia Calvillo
Loss

Cynthia Calvillo

(11 - 1)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(11 - 4)

UFC Fight Night 112

June 25, 2017 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Maryna Moroz
Loss

Maryna Moroz

(8 - 1)
Carla Esparza
Loss

Carla Esparza

(11 - 3)

UFC Fight Night 105

February 19, 2017 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Randa Markos
Win

Randa Markos

(8 - 5)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(10 - 3)

UFC 197

April 23, 2016 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Juliana Lima
Loss

Juliana Lima

(8 - 2)
Carla Esparza
Loss

Carla Esparza

(10 - 2)

UFC 185

March 14, 2015 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, United States

KO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 4:17

Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(9 - 2)

TUF 20 Finale

December 12, 2014 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 3 Time: 1:26

Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(8 - 2)

Invicta FC 4

January 05, 2013 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 5 Time: 5:00

Bec Rawlings
Loss

Bec Rawlings

(4 - 1)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(7 - 2)

Invicta FC 3

October 06, 2012 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 2:53

Lynn Alvarez
Loss

Lynn Alvarez

(5 - 2)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(6 - 2)

Invicta FC 2

July 28, 2012 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 2 Time: 4:28

Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(5 - 2)

XFC 15

December 02, 2011 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, United States

Decision (Unanimous) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Felice Herrig
Loss

Felice Herrig

(5 - 3)
Carla Esparza
Loss

Carla Esparza

(5 - 1)

Bellator Fighting Championships 46

June 25, 2011 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

ECSC

April 15, 2011 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Clovis Civic Center, Clovis, New Mexico, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 0:53

Crowbar MMA - Winter Brawl

December 10, 2010 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

Decision (Split) Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Nina Ansaroff
Loss

Nina Ansaroff

(2 - 0)
Carla Esparza
Loss

Carla Esparza

(3 - 0)

Bellator Fighting Championships 24

August 12, 2010 Thursday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States

Submission (Armbar) Round: 2 Time: 0:57

Megumi Fujii
Win

Megumi Fujii

(20 - 0)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(2 - 0)

NMEF / RMBB

July 16, 2010 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Douglas County Fairgrounds, Castle Rock, Colorado, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 2 Time: 2:37

Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(1 - 0)

LBFN 8

April 18, 2010 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Hall of Champions Gym, Long Beach, California, United States

Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round: 2 Time: 2:16

Karina Hallinan
Loss

Karina Hallinan

(1 - 1)
Carla Esparza
Win

Carla Esparza

(DEBUT)

RITC 3

February 19, 2010 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Pomona, California, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 0:48

Cassie Trost
Loss

Cassie Trost

(DEBUT)