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Women's Strawweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Joanna Jedrzejczyk won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1497
Carla Esparza
Elo1427

Carla EsparzavsJoanna JedrzejczykUFC Prediction Result

UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · Saturday, March 14, 2015Dallas, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Joanna Jedrzejczyk won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:17

Style matchupCarla Esparza: WrestlervsJoanna Jedrzejczyk: Striker

Classic wrestler-vs-striker. The wrestler historically gets the edge if they can close distance and finish takedowns.

Model Prediction: Carla Esparza wins(72.9%)

Actual result: Joanna Jedrzejczyk wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Carla Esparza at -160 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Joanna Jedrzejczyk has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Striker vs grappler stylistic clash — fight location (standing vs ground) typically decides it.

Tale of the Tape

Carla Esparza
Red Corner
VS
Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Blue Corner
-160
(62%)
Vegas Odds
+140
(42%)
1497
Elo
1427
38
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'1"
Height
5'6"
160.02 cm
Reach
165.1 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Carla EsparzaL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Marina Rodriguez · Jul 20
W
KOvs Yan Xiaonan · May 21
W
vs Rose Namajunas · May 22
L
SUBvs Zhang Weili · Nov 22
L
vs Tecia Pennington · Oct 24
latest
Joanna JedrzejczykL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Tecia Torres · Jul 18
L
vs Valentina Shevchenko · Dec 18
W
vs Michelle Waterson · Oct 19
L
vs Weili Zhang · Mar 20
L
KOvs Zhang Weili · Jun 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Carla EsparzaMetricJoanna Jedrzejczyk
2.19
Strikes / min
6.28
2.87
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
54%
Strike defense
62%
3.28
TDs / 15 min
0.27
47%
Takedown defense
80%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.68Δ 3.71 — meaningful gap+3.03

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1516 vs 1532Strikes42.0 vs 42.0Takedowns5.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 1.0
Carla EsparzaJoanna Jedrzejczyk

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Carla Esparza(10 fights)Joanna Jedrzejczyk(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +69.5|Blue -69.5
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -1.5|Blue +1.5
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +1.0|Blue -1.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Carla EsparzaTargetJoanna Jedrzejczyk

By target zone

3
16% acc · 75%
Head
50
50% acc · 94%
1
50% acc · 25%
Body
3
75% acc · 6%
0
0% acc
Leg
0

By position

2
11% acc · 50%
Distance
32
43% acc · 60%
2
67% acc · 50%
Clinch
16
64% acc · 30%
0
Ground
5
100% acc · 9%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Carla Esparza rounds
0
even
2
Joanna Jedrzejczyk rounds
Round 1Joanna Jedrzejczyk edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns1
Control0:49
11Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:05Control
Round 2Joanna Jedrzejczyk edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:20
42Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:24Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
4 / 22
Sig Strikes
53 / 105
17.5%
Sig Str %
45.5%
6 / 24
Total Strikes
55 / 107
1 / 17
TDs
0 / 0
5.5%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:09
Ctrl Time
0:29

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Joanna Jedrzejczyk11 / 4113 / 430 / 00
1Carla Esparza3 / 125 / 141 / 90
2Joanna Jedrzejczyk42 / 6442 / 640 / 00
2Carla Esparza1 / 101 / 100 / 80

Carla Esparza

StanceOrthodox
Height61.0"
Reach63.0"
Fights15

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach65.0"
Fights15