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.
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.
Marlen Esparza vs Shelly Barnett — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Marlen Esparza leads 1–0- Marlen Esparza wonEsparza vs BarnettMar 5, 2021 · UD
The Numbers
- 15-3 (edge)
- Record
- 0-4
- 83.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 1 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 6.67%
- KO rate
- —
- 6%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 1
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.9
- 20
- Bouts tracked
- 4
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′3″ (160 cm)
- Height
- —
- 64″ (163 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 37
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Flyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyMarlen Esparza · 16 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
15
Other
0
Shelly Barnett · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (20 and 4 respectively), 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
Marlen Esparza
LWLLW
L1 streak · last fought Mar 29, 2025
Shelly Barnett
LLLL
L4 streak · last fought Mar 19, 2022
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Marlen Esparza or Shelly 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Marlen Esparza or Shelly Barnett?
- Marlen Esparza has 1 knockout win and Shelly Barnett has 0. Marlen Esparza has more.
- Do Marlen Esparza and Shelly 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 Marlen Esparza and Shelly Barnett?
- This comparison is drawn from 20 bouts tracked for Marlen Esparza and 4 bouts tracked for Shelly Barnett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.