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Carla Esparza vs Zhang Weili

Result, odds and stats · Strawweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Nov 12, 2022Odds at the close
Zhang Weili def. Carla Esparza · submission, round 2 (1:05)
Underdog
Carla
Esparza
Women's Strawweight
Record
19-6
UFC
10-4
Age
35
Height
5'1"
Reach
63"
Stance
Orthodox
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EsparzaWeili
Closing line
24%76%
Favourite
Zhang
Weili
Women's Strawweight
Record
22-3
UFC
6-2
Age
33
Height
5'4"
Reach
63"
Stance
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Fight stats

Carla EsparzaZhang Weili
Significant strikes6 of 3237 of 78
Knockdowns00
Takedowns1 of 40 of 0
Control time0:551:30
Submission attempts01

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

9
28
Round 1
12
21
Round 2
■ Carla Esparza ■ Zhang Weili Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Carla Esparza
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
Mar 2015 · Jedrzejczyk landed 5.3 more a minute
Zhang Weili
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Jun 2022 · landed 3.5 more significant strikes a minute
Rose Namajunas
Carla Esparza
Won · decision, 5 rounds
May 2022 · Namajunas landed 0.3 more a minute
Zhang Weili
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Nov 2021 · Namajunas landed 0.1 more a minute

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