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Carla Esparza vs Rose Namajunas: matchup preview

Data-assisted matchup research · UFC profile statistics

Carla EsparzaRose Namajunas
Esparza vs NamajunasTHE MATCHUP / BY THE NUMBERS

The matchup

Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas are paired in the provider’s UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje card at Women's Strawweight. This matchup has a supplied result; use the breakdown below for the outcome and available round statistics.

Start with the tape

Carla Esparza has a supplied overall MMA record of 20–8–0. Rose Namajunas has a supplied overall MMA record of 15–8–0. These records describe overall MMA competition and should not be read as UFC-only records. Height, reach and stance give context for the matchup, but none of those figures alone establishes an advantage or predicts a result.

Carla EsparzaTALE OF THE TAPERose Namajunas
20–8–0MMA record15–8–0
37Age34
61 inHeight65 in
63 inReach65 in
115.5 lbWeight125.5 lb
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Team Oyama - Irvine, CATeamGrudge Training Center
2.19Sig. strikes / min3.5
2.87Strikes absorbed / min3.38
39.0%Striking accuracy41.0%
54.0%Strike defense64.0%
3.28Takedowns / 15 min1.47
19.0%Takedown accuracy27.0%
47.0%Takedown defense62.0%
0.27Sub. attempts / 15 min0.35
14.02 minAverage fight time15.62 min

How to read the numbers

Significant strikes landed per minute describes a fighter’s recorded striking output, while strikes absorbed per minute describes the opposing output they have taken. Accuracy is a share of attempts, so it should be considered alongside volume and the opponents faced. These are profile aggregates from the source, not measurements taken specifically against this opponent.

Takedowns and submission attempts are expressed per fifteen minutes. That common time basis lets you compare activity, but it does not establish which fighter will control this particular matchup. Takedown accuracy and defense are separate figures: one describes completed attempts, while the other describes resisting the opponent’s attempts. A missing figure remains a dash rather than being treated as zero.

Fight time and the full picture

Average fight time offers context about the length of a fighter’s recorded bouts. It is not a forecast of how long this fight will last. For more context, open each profile’s fight history to review opponents, results, methods and the dates of previous appearances. Those details help keep a rate statistic in perspective.

Open the interactive comparison to change either fighter, or open the bout breakdown for supplied outcomes and round-by-round totals. The event guide covers the listed start and card.

Source: connected Cito UFC fighter and bout feeds. This data-assisted research page refreshes with the feed; it is not a separately reported article. Missing broadcast details and running times are not inferred.