Carla Esparza

American mixed martial artist

卡拉·埃斯帕扎 · カーラ・エスパルザ

Born

10 October 1987, Torrance

Citizenship

United States, Ecuador

Sport

mixed martial arts

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter

Height

155 cm (5 ft 1 in)

Weight

52 kg (115 lb)

Nickname

Cookie Monster

Carla Kristen Esparza (born October 10, 1987) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and wrestler who most recently competed in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. Esparza was the first UFC Strawweight Champion, the first Invicta FC Strawweight Champion, and was generally considered the best Strawweight fighter in the world during both title reigns. She first earned the UFC championship by winning a 16-woman tournament that was televised on the reality series The Ultimate Fighter. She also competed in Bellator MMA's first women's tournament.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2679034 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.