Carla Esparza vs Yan Xiaonan

Carla Esparza vs Yan Xiaonan: Matchup Breakdown

Carla Esparza is 10-6 in the Women's Strawweight division with a 62.5% win rate. Yan Xiaonan is 9-5 at Women's Strawweight, winning 64.3% of the time. Carla Esparza is listed as retired. Yan Xiaonan is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Carla Esparza leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt on May 22, 2021, won by Carla Esparza by KO/TKO in round 2.

Carla Esparza holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,018 to 1,017. Career peaks are 1,108 for Carla Esparza and 1,124 for Yan Xiaonan. Carla Esparza has 1 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 10 victories, a 20.0% finish rate. Yan Xiaonan has 1 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 11.1% of the time.

Carla Esparza stands 5' 1" with a reach of 63" and fights orthodox. Yan Xiaonan is 5' 5" with a reach of 63", orthodox. Their reach is identical. Carla Esparza is 38, Yan Xiaonan is 37.

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 03m of control time. Yan Xiaonan has landed 935 at 44.8% with 11 takedowns and 0h 15m of control.

Carla Esparza has 4 title fights (2 won) against 1 (0 won) for Yan Xiaonan. They share 4 common opponents: Zhang Weili, Marina Rodriguez, Virna Jandiroba, Claudia Gadelha.