Women's Strawweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Claudia Gadelha v Carla Esparza
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2, Sat, Jun 9, 2018, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Referee Robert Madrigal
Referee Robert Madrigal
Claudia Gadelha won by Split decision, R3 5:00. Brian Puccillo 28 - 29. Kelvin Caldwell 29 - 28. Mike Bell 28 - 29.
“Claudinha”
Height 5'4", Reach 63", Stance Orthodox, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 4-3-0 in the UFC over 7 fights
“Cookie Monster”
Height 5'1", Reach 63", Stance Orthodox, Age 30 on the night
Coming in 4-2-0 in the UFC over 6 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Claudia Gadelha | Carla Esparza | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 13 of 28 | 1 of 1 | 0:59 | 0 | 13 of 36 | 0 of 2 | 1:14 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 4 of 15 | 2 of 3 | 2:44 | 0 | 14 of 27 | 1 of 1 | 1:16 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 9 of 21 | 1 of 1 | 1:17 | 0 | 16 of 40 | 1 of 1 | 1:06 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 26 of 64 | 4 of 5 | 5:00 | 0 | 43 of 103 | 2 of 4 | 3:36 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.