Esparza vs Pennington

When is Esparza vs Pennington?

Carla Esparza is set to fight Tecia Torres during the prelims of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Women’s Strawweight division, which means the weight limit will be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Esparza vs Pennington stats

Carla Esparza steps into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Tecia Torres will make her way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Tecia Torres will mark her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Carla Esparza's UFC record currently stands at 10-5-0, while Tecia Torres' comes in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggest Esparza has an advantage in power over Torres, with a 21% knock out percentage over Torres' 8%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Esparza will have an advantage over Torres, with a 21% submission rate over Torres' 8%.

Carla Esparza is the older woman by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Esparza has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Esparza is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2010, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Torres, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She has fought 12 more professional rounds, 69 to Torres' 57.

Esparza vs Pennington form

Esparza has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In her last fight, she lost to Weili Zhang at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, she had won against Rose Namajunas at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Yan Xiaonan at UFC Vegas 27 on 22nd May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in the United States.

Before that, she had defeated Marina Rodriguez at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

She was victorious against Alexa Grasso at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Tecia Torres has beaten 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she was beaten by Tabatha Ricci at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, she had been defeated by Mackenzie Dern at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, she had won against Angela Hill at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, she had lost to Weili Zhang at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

She had been beaten by Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Carla Esparza has been fighting more than Tecia Torres.

Carla Esparza last fought 1 year, 9 months and 30 days ago, while Tecia Torres' last outing was 4 months ago.

Esparza's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Torres' last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

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