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Marlen Esparza vs Shelly Barnett — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸FLYWEIGHT

Marlen Esparza

Shelly Barnett

Marlen Esparza (15-3) and Shelly Barnett (0-4 across 4 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

Barnett

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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 Shelly Barnett have met 1 time; Esparza leads 1–0.

Marlen Esparza and Shelly Barnett have met 1 time; Esparza leads 1–0.
Met2021Mar 5Series
Marlen EsparzaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Shelly BarnettFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Esparza 6 · Barnett 0 of 6 measurable rows
EsparzaBarnett
Record†
15-3 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
83.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 1
1 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
6.67%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
7%—
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.2
2.2 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 18
18
4

† 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″
Shelly Barnett: No height on file
Reachnot held
Marlen Esparza: 64″
Shelly Barnett: No reach on file
Agenot held
Marlen Esparza: 37
Shelly Barnett: No date of birth
Stance
Marlen Esparza: Orthodox
Shelly Barnett: Not recorded

Marlen Esparza left, Shelly Barnett 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%

Shelly Barnett0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Shelly Barnett: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Barnett yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Marlen Esparza 18, Shelly Barnett 4 — 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 — 573 days ago.WWLWL

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

Shelly Barnett last boxed on Mar 19, 2022 — 1,679 days ago. Barnett had lost four straight.LLLL

Galle Jan 2020Esparza Mar 2021Vincent Nov 2021Ali Mar 20221.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Marlen Esparza and Shelly Barnett ever fought each other?
Yes. Marlen Esparza and Shelly Barnett met once on March 5, 2021, and Marlen Esparza won by UD.
The meeting

WMar 5, 2021 · Esparza · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Esparza or Barnett?
Marlen Esparza is 15-3 and Shelly Barnett is 0-4 across the 4 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%

Barnett0–40%

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

Esparza16.7%

Barnett0

The Numbers ↓
Do Esparza and Barnett have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Marlen Esparza and Shelly Barnett have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Esparza and Barnett?
This comparison is drawn from 18 bouts tracked for Marlen Esparza and 4 bouts tracked for Shelly Barnett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Esparza18bouts

Barnett4bouts

How They Win ↓

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