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Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza
14-6 · USA
VS
Alexa Grasso
Alexa Grasso
11-2 · MEX
September 21, 2019 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Strawweight · 3 rounds
115.0lb
Weigh-in
116.0lb
Carla Esparza def. Alexa Grasso by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Esparza18/362/401:31
Grasso17/410/100:10
R2
Esparza13/182/303:25
Grasso6/200/000:05
R3
Esparza13/260/402:16
Grasso22/420/000:04
Total
Esparza44/804/1107:12
Grasso45/1030/100:19

Scorecards

Esparza vs Grasso

RdBrian PuccilloDouglas CrosbyRick WinterCommunity
R110-910-910-99.6-9.4
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R38-109-109-108.6-10
Total28-2829-2829-2828.1-28.5

Media (14 cards) · avg 28.828 · 11 Esparza · 0 Grasso · 3 draws

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Esparza-Grasso.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
EsparzaWin probabilityGrasso
19.8%80.2%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
7%
Decision
77%
Expected fight time: 13.0 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Esparza, blue toward Grasso. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Esparza20%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%12%
Submission4%19%
Decision14%69%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 44
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.1)act 4
Grasso80%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%17%
Submission3%4%
Decision64%79%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2966)act 45
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~88 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R28%
R35%
Distance77%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Esparza
35.4%+179
Grasso
-17963.4%
Most takedownstie 33.9%
Esparza
53.4%-420
Grasso
+42012.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Esparza
Expected: 37.2
37
Over 37
42.0%
+134
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.2%
-134
04794
Grasso
Expected: 50.7
50.5
Over 50.5
42.7%
+134
Under 50.5
57.3%
-134
064127
Takedowns — over/under
Esparza
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.4%
+101
Exactly 1
23.0%
push
Under 1
38.6%
-101
035
Grasso
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.4%
+328
Under 0.5
76.6%
-328
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 13.0 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Esparza19.8%42.9%−23.1+125
Grasso80.2%57.1%+23.1-145

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
58.2Striking73.8
Grasso +15.6
51.4Grappling47.6
Esparza +3.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EsparzaGrasso
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1542
Pound-for-pound
1545
1542
Divisional
1545
1461
Striking offense
1490
1509
Striking defense
1515
1513
Grappling offense
1487
1488
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'1"
Height
5'5"
63"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.14
Strikes landed / min
5.79
39%
Strike accuracy
42%
2.84
Strikes absorbed / min
3.78
53%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.24
36%
Takedown accuracy
50%
47%
Takedown defense
64%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
56%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
20%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Carla Esparza
  • WVirna JandirobaU-DEC R3
    Close -1305mo before
  • LTatiana SuarezKO/TKO R3
    Close +3351y before
  • LClaudia GadelhaS-DEC R3
    Close +2301y 3mo before
  • WCynthia CalvilloU-DEC R3
    Close +1801y 9mo before
  • WMaryna MorozU-DEC R3
    Close -2152y 3mo before
Alexa Grasso
  • WKarolina KowalkiewiczU-DEC R3
    Close -1253mo before
  • LTatiana SuarezSUB R1
    Close +4251y 4mo before
  • WRanda MarkosS-DEC R3
    Close -2202y 2mo before
  • LFelice HerrigU-DEC R3
    Close -3802y 8mo before
  • WHeather ClarkU-DEC R3
    Close -6202y 10mo before
Esparza — win / loss by method
Record: 14-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 2 losses
W
21% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
5win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Grasso — win / loss by method
Record: 11-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
4 (50%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Esparza
Grasso
9
UFC fights
5
125.3 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
62.7 min · 12.5 avg
16y 5m
Career length
13y 7m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Esparza
Grasso
73W–11L · 86.9%
Overall
42W–19L · 68.9%
38W–4L · 90.5%
Wins
26W–13L · 66.7%
35W–7L · 83.3%
Losses
16W–6L · 72.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Esparza
Grasso
59W–20L · 74.7%
Overall
21W–9L · 70.0%
29W–16L · 64.4%
Wins
21W–9L · 70.0%
30W–4L · 88.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Esparza
Grasso
2.67
Landed / min
6.64
28.7%
Accuracy
37.1%
65.8%
Defense
69.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
42.5%
Time at distance
67.9%
Grappling & control
Esparza
Grasso
3.47
Takedowns / 15 min
0.24
36.3%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
47.1%
Takedown defense
63.6%
0.36
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.48
53.8%
Control share
39.2%
Strike target map
Esparza
  • Head73%(195)div 62%
  • Body16%(43)div 22%
  • Legs11%(30)div 16%
Grasso
  • Head58%(211)div 62%
  • Body21%(77)div 22%
  • Legs21%(75)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Carla Esparza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Alexa Grasso
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.