Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza 5/7/22 - UFC Picks & Predictions
Rose Namajunas is coming here standing at 5’5” and 115 pounds. The reach for Namajunas is sitting at 65 inches. The overall record for Rose is sitting at 12-4-0.
The fighting stance that has been used for Rose is that of an orthodox fighter. Rose has been seen to use the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu style and Mixed Martial Arts. The last 5 bouts have seen Namajunas go 4-1. The loss was by a KO/TKO. The wins have been by 2 split and 1 unanimous decision, but also with a KO/TKO.
On the other hand Carla Esparza is coming in standing at only 5’1” and 116 pounds. The reach for Esparza is sitting at 63 inches so far. The career mark for Carla is sitting at 19-6-0.
With the fighting stance that is being orthodox as well. Carla is coming in with a fighting style of being a wrestling type of fighter. The last 5 bouts for Esparza have all been wins. The fights have 2 split decisions, 1 medical decision, 1 unanimous decision, but also a KO/TKO win.
Carla is a good fighter, but in this title fight Esparza is coming in and is outmatched completely. Namajunas is throwing 4.01 significant strikes per minute vs 2.34 from Esparza and that could definitely be a telling side, but also giving up the reach and height advantage does not bode well for Esparza either. Still, the scrappy underdog is more accurate with the strikes and that could make the difference, but in this cases most likely not. UFC 274 Winner Prediction, Rose Namajunas.
