# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/carla-esparza
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:25:57.026Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/carla-esparza"
name: "Carla Esparza"
slug: "carla-esparza"
description: "Carla Kristen Esparza 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."
tagline: "American mixed martial artist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Carla_Esparza_2022_01.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1987-10-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51.85
  momentum:             2.007486106570775
  historical:           15.41563466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/CarlaEsparza1"
    handle:    "CarlaEsparza1"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/carlaesparza1/"
    handle:    "carlaesparza1"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/100044468107991"
    handle:    "100044468107991"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4985212/"
    handle:    "nm4985212"
sources:
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    title: "卡拉·埃斯帕扎"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "كارلا أسبرتسا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Esparza"
    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Esparza"
    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Esparza"
    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Esparza"
    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "کارلا اسپارزا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Esparza"
    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Esparza"
    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "カーラ・エスパルザ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Esparza"
    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Esparza"
    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1131593"
    title: "Carla Esparza"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump