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Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza
12-4 · USA
VS
December 30, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Strawweight · 3 rounds
115.5lb
Weigh-in
116.0lb
Carla Esparza def. Cynthia Calvillo by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Esparza6/190/000:12
Calvillo11/171/103:51
R2
Esparza20/472/400:09
Calvillo16/400/100:00
R3
Esparza22/720/500:01
Calvillo11/550/100:30
Total
Esparza48/1382/900:22
Calvillo38/1121/304:21

Scorecards

Esparza vs Calvillo

RdJunichiro KamijoMarcos RosalesSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-99.9-9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.2

Media (21 cards) · avg 2928 · 21 Esparza · 0 Calvillo

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

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 probabilityCalvillo
58.5%41.5%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
5%
Decision
78%
Expected fight time: 13.1 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 Calvillo. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Esparza58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%17%
Submission3%5%
Decision45%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (2660)act 48
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.2)act 2
Calvillo42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%17%
Submission2%5%
Decision33%78%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 38
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.1)act 1
Combined totals~91 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R25%
R36%
Distance78%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Esparza
50.9%-106
Calvillo
+10647.9%
Most takedownstie 31.4%
Esparza
45.0%-191
Calvillo
+19123.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Esparza
Expected: 46.3
46.5
Over 46.5
42.2%
+137
Under 46.5
57.8%
-137
058116
Calvillo
Expected: 44.8
45
Over 45
41.5%
+137
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
57.0%
-137
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Esparza
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
37.7%
+111
Exactly 1
20.6%
push
Under 1
41.7%
-111
035
Calvillo
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.2%
+149
Under 0.5
59.8%
-149
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 13.1 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
Esparza58.5%34.2%+24.3+180
Calvillo41.5%65.8%−24.3-220

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
59.2Striking66.1
Calvillo +6.9
70.2Grappling73.2
Calvillo +3.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
EsparzaCalvillo
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1540
Pound-for-pound
1556
1540
Divisional
1555
1469
Striking offense
1502
1506
Striking defense
1503
1527
Grappling offense
1513
1513
Grappling defense
1513
Physical
30 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'1"
Height
5'4"
63"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.22
Strikes landed / min
3.65
38%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.94
Strikes absorbed / min
3.34
57%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.79
Takedowns / 15 min
1.87
38%
Takedown accuracy
57%
83%
Takedown defense
50%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.7
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
33%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
188
Days since last fight
167
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Carla Esparza
  • WMaryna MorozU-DEC R3
    Close -2156mo before
  • LRanda MarkosS-DEC R3
    Close -26010mo before
  • WJuliana LimaU-DEC R3
    Close -1901y 8mo before
  • LJoanna JedrzejczykKO/TKO R2
    Close -1602y 10mo before
  • WRose NamajunasSUB R3
    Close -1103y 1mo before
Cynthia Calvillo
  • WJoanne WoodU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose -1705mo before
  • WPearl GonzalezSUB R3
    Close -2809mo before
  • WAmanda CooperSUB R1
    Close -17010mo before
Esparza — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
42% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (33%)Submission(50%) 1
3 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Calvillo — win / loss by method
Record: 6-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (67%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (33%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Esparza
Calvillo
5
UFC fights
3
65.7 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
32.1 min · 10.7 avg
16y 5m
Career length
9y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Esparza
Calvillo
32W–8L · 80.0%
Overall
19W–5L · 79.2%
18W–4L · 81.8%
Wins
19W–5L · 79.2%
14W–4L · 77.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Esparza
Calvillo
59W–20L · 74.7%
Overall
9W–5L · 64.3%
29W–16L · 64.4%
Wins
9W–5L · 64.3%
30W–4L · 88.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Esparza
Calvillo
1.87
Landed / min
5.01
23.6%
Accuracy
36.8%
65.2%
Defense
66.9%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
49.6%
Time at distance
67.9%
Grappling & control
Esparza
Calvillo
4.79
Takedowns / 15 min
1.87
38.2%
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
83.3%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.46
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.74
87.9%
Control share
84.0%
Strike target map
Esparza
  • Head79%(116)div 63%
  • Body18%(26)div 22%
  • Legs3%(4)div 16%
Calvillo
  • Head43%(50)div 63%
  • Body39%(46)div 22%
  • Legs18%(21)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.

Cynthia Calvillo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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