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Marlen Esparza vs Samantha Salazar — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Marlen Esparza

Samantha Salazar

Marlen Esparza (15-3) and Samantha Salazar (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Esparza

15

Wins1 KO · 7%

3

Losses

0

Draws18 tracked bouts

Salazar

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Esparza leads 1–0

Marlen Esparza and Samantha Salazar have met 1 time; Esparza leads 1–0.

Marlen Esparza and Samantha Salazar have met 1 time; Esparza leads 1–0.
Met2017May 6Series
Marlen EsparzaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Samantha SalazarFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Esparza 6 · Salazar 0 of 6 measurable rows
EsparzaSalazar
Record†
15-3 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
83.3% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 1
1 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
6.67%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
7% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.2
2.2 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 18
18
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Marlen Esparza: 5′3″
Samantha Salazar: No height on file
Reachnot held
Marlen Esparza: 64″
Samantha Salazar: No reach on file
Agenot held
Marlen Esparza: 37
Samantha Salazar: No date of birth
Stance
Marlen Esparza: Orthodox
Samantha Salazar: Not recorded

Marlen Esparza left, Samantha Salazar right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Marlen Esparza15 wins · from 18 tracked bouts

Marlen Esparza: 15 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (7%) and 14 on the cards (93%). Counted from 18 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 7%14 on the cards 93%

Samantha Salazar1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Samantha Salazar: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Marlen Esparza 18, Samantha Salazar 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Marlen Esparza had won one in a row before losing a decision to Yokasta Valle. Esparza last boxed on Mar 29, 2025 — 575 days ago.WWLWL

Guzman Aug 2022Alaniz Jul 2023Alaniz Apr 2024Muciño Dec 2024Valle Mar 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

Samantha Salazar last boxed on May 6, 2017 — 3,459 days ago. Salazar had won one in a row before losing a decision to Marlen Esparza.WL

Metcalf Jan 2016Esparza May 20171.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Marlen Esparza and Samantha Salazar ever fought each other?
Yes. Marlen Esparza and Samantha Salazar met once on May 6, 2017, and Marlen Esparza won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 6, 2017 · Esparza · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Esparza or Salazar?
Marlen Esparza is 15-3 and Samantha Salazar is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Marlen Esparza has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Esparza15–383.3%

Salazar1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Esparza or Salazar?
Marlen Esparza has 1 knockout win and Samantha Salazar has 0. Marlen Esparza has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Esparza16.7%

Salazar0

The Numbers ↓
Do Esparza and Salazar have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Marlen Esparza and Samantha Salazar have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Esparza and Salazar?
This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Marlen Esparza and 2 bouts tracked for Samantha Salazar. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Esparza18bouts

Salazar2bouts

How They Win ↓

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Marlen Esparza vs Samantha Salazar — Records, Stats & Common Opponents