Carla Esparza vs Tecia Pennington

Carla Esparza vs Tecia Pennington: Matchup Breakdown

Carla Esparza is 10-6 in the Women's Strawweight division with a 62.5% win rate. Tecia Pennington is 11-8 at Women's Strawweight, winning 57.9% of the time. Carla Esparza is listed as retired. Tecia Pennington is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Tecia Pennington leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. on Oct 5, 2024, won by Tecia Pennington by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Carla Esparza holds the higher ELO rating, 1,012 to 993. Career peaks are 1,081 for Carla Esparza and 1,090 for Tecia Pennington. Carla Esparza has 1 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 10 victories, a 20% finish rate. Tecia Pennington has 1 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 18.2% of the time.

Carla Esparza stands 5' 1" with a reach of 63" and fights orthodox. Tecia Pennington is 5' 1" with a reach of 60", orthodox. That is a 3-inch reach advantage for Carla Esparza. Carla Esparza is 38, Tecia Pennington is 36.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Carla Esparza has landed 492 significant strikes at 39.5% accuracy with 49 takedowns and 1h 3m of control time. Tecia Pennington has landed 1,257 at 48% with 10 takedowns and 41:53 of control.

Carla Esparza has 4 title fights (2 won) against 0 (0 won) for Tecia Pennington. They share 6 common opponents: Zhang Weili, Rose Namajunas, Marina Rodriguez, Michelle Waterson-Gomez, Juliana Lima, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.