Carla Esparza vs Zhang Weili

Carla Esparza vs Zhang Weili: Matchup Breakdown

Carla Esparza is 10-6 in the Women's Strawweight division with a 62.5% win rate. Zhang Weili is 10-3 at Women's Strawweight, winning 76.9% of the time. Carla Esparza is listed as retired. Zhang Weili is listed as active.

They have met 1 time. Zhang Weili leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira on Nov 12, 2022, won by Zhang Weili by Submission in round 2.

Zhang Weili holds the higher ELO rating, 1,255 to 1,012. Career peaks are 1,081 for Carla Esparza and 1,272 for Zhang Weili. Carla Esparza has 1 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 10 victories, a 20% finish rate. Zhang Weili has 2 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins, finishing 40% of the time.

Carla Esparza stands 5' 1" with a reach of 63" and fights orthodox. Zhang Weili is 5' 4" with a reach of 63", switch. Their reach is identical. Carla Esparza is 38, Zhang Weili 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. Zhang Weili has landed 929 at 52.7% with 26 takedowns and 57:44 of control.

Carla Esparza has 4 title fights (2 won) against 9 (6 won) for Zhang Weili. They share 5 common opponents: Tecia Pennington, Rose Namajunas, Yan Xiaonan, Tatiana Suarez, Joanna Jedrzejczyk.