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Women's Strawweight
3 Rounds
Carla Esparza won · U-DEC R3
Elo1497
Carla Esparza
Elo1529

Carla EsparzavsVirna JandirobaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · Saturday, April 27, 2019Sunrise, Florida, USA

Official fight result

Carla Esparza won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupCarla Esparza: WrestlervsVirna Jandiroba: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Carla Esparza wins(68.2%)

Actual result: Carla Esparza wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Carla Esparza at -130 American odds

+$77 profit

$177 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Virna Jandiroba has 25pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Carla Esparza
Red Corner
VS
Virna Jandiroba
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1497
Elo
1529
38
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'1"
Height
5'3"
160.02 cm
Reach
162.56 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
Virna Jandiroba
oldest →
W
vs Loopy Godinez · Mar 24
W
SUBvs Amanda Lemos · Jul 24
W
vs Yan Xiaonan · Apr 25
L
vs Mackenzie Dern · Oct 25
W
DECvs Tabatha Ricci · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Carla EsparzaMetricVirna Jandiroba
2.19
Strikes / min
2.27
2.87
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
54%
Strike defense
55%
3.28
TDs / 15 min
3.13
47%
Takedown defense
72%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.68evenly matched on net striking-0.59

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1488 vs 1500Strikes29.0 vs Takedowns2.7 vs Sub Atts0.43 vs Form-0.5 vs 0.0
Carla EsparzaVirna Jandiroba

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Carla Esparza(10 fights)Virna Jandiroba(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 -31.9|Blue +31.9
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -48.3|Blue +48.3
Grappler Score
Red -49.4|Blue +49.4
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Carla EsparzaTargetVirna Jandiroba

By target zone

18
42% acc · 72%
Head
13
39% acc · 76%
6
86% acc · 24%
Body
4
100% acc · 24%
1
100% acc · 4%
Leg
0

By position

12
40% acc · 48%
Distance
13
43% acc · 76%
8
67% acc · 32%
Clinch
3
50% acc · 18%
5
56% acc · 20%
Ground
1
100% acc · 6%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Carla Esparza rounds
1
even
0
Virna Jandiroba rounds
Round 1Carla Esparza edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns2
Control2:37
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:43Control
Round 2Even round
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns1
Control0:43
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:42Control
Round 3Carla Esparza edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns1
Control2:05
3Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:23Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
25 / 51
Sig Strikes
17 / 37
51%
Sig Str %
47%
97 / 128
Total Strikes
64 / 89
4 / 10
TDs
3 / 9
55.3%
TD %
36%
0
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
2
5:25
Ctrl Time
3:48

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Virna Jandiroba7 / 1022 / 261 / 40
1Carla Esparza8 / 1226 / 322 / 20
2Virna Jandiroba7 / 1524 / 351 / 30
2Carla Esparza9 / 2028 / 401 / 60
3Virna Jandiroba3 / 1218 / 281 / 20
3Carla Esparza8 / 1943 / 561 / 20

Carla Esparza

StanceOrthodox
Height61.0"
Reach63.0"
Fights15

Virna Jandiroba

StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights13