Claudia Gadelha vs Carla Esparza — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

Women's Strawweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Saturday, June 9, 2018 · Chicago · Illinois

Claudia Gadelha def. Carla Esparza

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Robert MadrigalBrian Puccillo · 28-29Kelvin Caldwell · 29-28Mike Bell · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Claudia GadelhaRound 3Carla Esparza

9 / 21Sig. strikes16 / 40

43%Accuracy40%

24 / 37Total strikes78 / 110

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns1 / 1

0Sub. attempts0

1:17Control1:06

1.8Pace / min3.2

54%Control share46%

Claudia Gadelha

Targethead 78% · body 22% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Carla Esparza

Targethead 81% · body 13% · leg 6%

Phasedistance 69% · clinch 6% · ground 25%

Statistical signals

Output edgeCarla Esparza landed 16 significant strikes to 9.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upClaudia Gadelha's significant-strike pace moved +125% from R2 to R3, 1.8 against 0.8 per minute.
Accuracy shiftClaudia Gadelha's significant-strike accuracy moved +16 pts, 43% against 27%.
Target shiftClaudia Gadelha's head share of landed strikes moved -22 pts, to 78% head with 22% body and 0% leg.
Phase shiftClaudia Gadelha's ground share of landed strikes moved -25 pts, to 0% on the ground against 100% at distance.
Control swingClaudia Gadelha's control time moved -87s, 77s against 164s.
Accuracy shiftCarla Esparza's significant-strike accuracy moved -12 pts, 40% against 52%.
Defensive driftCarla Esparza absorbed significant strikes +125% faster than in R2, 1.8 against 0.8 per minute.