Carla Esparza
Carla Kristen Esparza (born October 10, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist and wrestler who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is the former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. Esparza was the first UFC Strawweight Champion, the first Invicta FC Strawweight Champion, and was generally considered the best Strawweight fighter in the world during both title reigns. She first earned the UFC championship by winning a 16-woman tournament that was televised on the reality series The Ultimate Fighter. She also competed in Bellator MMA's first women's tournament.
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Carla Esparza at UFC 228 Weigh-In | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Carla Kristen Esparza October 10, 1987 Torrance, California, US | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Cookie Monster | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Redondo Beach, California, US | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st) | ||||||||||||||
| Division | Strawweight | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 63 in (160 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | Redondo Beach, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Team Oyama | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu | ||||||||||||||
| Wrestling | NAIA wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| By knockout | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| By submission | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| By decision | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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