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UFC 281 · Women's Strawweight title fight · Main card

Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili

Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 10:00 PM ET · 5 rounds

Zhang Weili def. Carla Esparza by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 2 at 1:05. Women's Strawweight title fight, 5 rounds, UFC 281, Nov 12, 2022. UFC records going in: Esparza 10-4, Weili 6-2.

Result

Zhang Weili won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 2 at 1:05. Women's Strawweight title fight.

Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili by the numbers

Carla Esparza		Zhang Weili
10-4	UFC record going in	6-2
–	Pro record today	26-4-0
–	Wins by KO/TKO	11
–	Wins by submission	8
–	Wins by decision	7
39	Age	37
5 ft 1 in	Height	5 ft 4 in
63 in	Reach	63 in
Orthodox	Stance	Switch
USA	Country	China

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Esparza vs. Weili head-to-head

Esparza and Weili have not met in the UFC before this fight.

UFC results on Bandwagon begin in November 1993.

Esparza vs. Weili: common opponents

2 fighters both met in the UFC before this fight.

Opponent	Esparza	Weili
Joanna Jedrzejczyk	Loss, KO/TKO, R2 (Mar 2015)	Win, KO/TKO, R2 (Jun 2022) Win, Decision, Split, R5 (Mar 2020)
Rose Namajunas	Win, Decision, Split, R5 (May 2022) Win, Submission, R3 (Dec 2014)	Loss, Decision, Split, R5 (Nov 2021) Loss, KO/TKO, R1 (Apr 2021)

Last bouts

Carla Esparza: last 5 UFC bouts

Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza Title or interim title fight UFC 274 · Women's Strawweight · 5 roundsCarla Esparza won by Decision - Split, round 5 at 5:00Namajunas vs. Esparza fight page
Yan Xiaonan vs. Carla Esparza UFC Fight Night · Women's Strawweight · 3 roundsCarla Esparza won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 2:58Xiaonan vs. Esparza fight page
Carla Esparza vs. Marina Rodriguez UFC Fight Night · Women's Strawweight · 3 roundsCarla Esparza won by Decision - Split, round 3 at 5:00Esparza vs. Rodriguez fight page
Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez UFC 249 · Women's Strawweight · 3 roundsCarla Esparza won by Decision - Split, round 3 at 5:00Esparza vs. Waterson-Gomez fight page
Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso UFC Fight Night · Women's Strawweight · 3 roundsCarla Esparza won by Decision - Majority, round 3 at 5:00Esparza vs. Grasso fight page

Zhang Weili: last 5 UFC bouts

Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk UFC 275 · Women's Strawweight · 3 roundsZhang Weili won by KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist), round 2 at 2:28Weili vs. Jedrzejczyk fight page
Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili Title or interim title fight UFC 268 · Women's Strawweight · 5 roundsRose Namajunas won by Decision - Split, round 5 at 5:00Namajunas vs. Weili fight page
Zhang Weili vs. Rose Namajunas Title or interim title fight UFC 261 · Women's Strawweight · 5 roundsRose Namajunas won by KO/TKO (Kick), round 1 at 1:18Weili vs. Namajunas fight page
Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk Title or interim title fight UFC 248 · Women's Strawweight · 5 roundsZhang Weili won by Decision - Split, round 5 at 5:00Weili vs. Jedrzejczyk fight page
Jessica Andrade vs. Zhang Weili Title or interim title fight UFC Fight Night · Women's Strawweight · 5 roundsZhang Weili won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 0:42Andrade vs. Weili fight page