Zhang Weili vs Carla Esparza — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Zhang Weili vs Carla Esparza

Women's Strawweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira

Saturday, November 12, 2022 · New York City · New York

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Result

Zhang Weili def. Carla Esparza

Submission (Rear Naked Choke From back crucifix) · Round 2 · 1:05 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Keith PetersonSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Submission · R2 · 1:05

Zhang WeiliRound 2Carla Esparza

4 / 13Sig. strikes1 / 5

31%Accuracy20%

4 / 13Total strikes1 / 5

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 1

1Sub. attempts0

0:30Control0:02

3.7Pace / min0.9

94%Control share6%

Zhang Weili

Targethead 25% · body 50% · leg 25%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Carla Esparza

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeZhang Weili landed 4 significant strikes to 1.Striking edgeZhang Weili struck at 31% accuracy to 20%.

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

What changed from R1

Pace downZhang Weili's significant-strike pace moved -44% from R1 to R2, 3.7 against 6.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftZhang Weili's significant-strike accuracy moved -20 pts, 31% against 51%.
Target shiftZhang Weili's head share of landed strikes moved -33 pts, to 25% head with 50% body and 25% leg.
Phase shiftZhang Weili's ground share of landed strikes moved -39 pts, to 0% on the ground against 100% 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.

Zhang Weili

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.

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.

Fight summary

37Zhang Weili sig. strikes

6Carla Esparza sig. strikes

2rounds observed

-44%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Zhang Weili)

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.