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Women's Strawweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Saturday, September 21, 2019 · Mexico City · Distrito Federal
Result
Carla Esparza def. Alexa Grasso
Majority Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Jason HerzogBrian Puccillo · 28-28Doug Crosby · 28-29Rick Winter · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00
Carla EsparzaRound 3Alexa Grasso
13 / 26Sig. strikes22 / 42
50%Accuracy52%
23 / 39Total strikes35 / 57
0Knockdowns0
0 / 4Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts1
2:16Control0:04
2.6Pace / min4.4
97%Control share3%
Carla Esparza
Targethead 69% · body 15% · leg 15%
Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%
Alexa Grasso
Targethead 95% · body 5% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 68% · clinch 0% · ground 32%
Statistical signals
Output edgeAlexa Grasso landed 22 significant strikes to 13.Control edgeCarla Esparza held 136s of control to 4s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R2
- Accuracy shiftCarla Esparza's significant-strike accuracy moved -22 pts, 50% against 72%.
- Phase shiftCarla Esparza's ground share of landed strikes moved -69 pts, to 0% on the ground against 92% at distance.
- Control swingCarla Esparza's control time moved -69s, 136s against 205s.
- Defensive driftCarla Esparza absorbed significant strikes +267% faster than in R2, 4.4 against 1.2 per minute.
- Pace upAlexa Grasso's significant-strike pace moved +267% from R2 to R3, 4.4 against 1.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftAlexa Grasso's significant-strike accuracy moved +22 pts, 52% against 30%.
- Target shiftAlexa Grasso's head share of landed strikes moved +12 pts, to 95% head with 5% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftAlexa Grasso's ground share of landed strikes moved +15 pts, to 32% on the ground against 68% at distance.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Carla Esparza
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Alexa Grasso
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
44Carla Esparza sig. strikes
45Alexa Grasso sig. strikes
3rounds observed
+267%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Alexa Grasso)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 3 rounds · UFC Stats
44 / 80Sig. strikes45 / 103
55%Accuracy44%
115 / 157Total strikes103 / 169
0Knockdowns0
4 / 11Takedowns0 / 1
0Sub attempts1
7:12Control0:19
27Head41
11Body4
6Leg0
Carla EsparzaAlexa Grasso
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
20-8-0Record17-5-1
31Age26
5'1"Height5'5"
63"Reach66"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
2.19Sig. str./min4.11
3.28TD / 15 min0.40
Carla Esparza6-4 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
17%Finish rate
