Jodie Esquibel

Jodie Esquibel (born 7 May 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.^[1] She has also fought for Invicta FC.^[2][3]

Jodie Esquibel
Born	(1986-05-07) 7 May 1986 (age 39) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Weight	105 lb (48 kg; 7.5 st)
Division	Atomweight Strawweight
Fighting out of	Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Team	Jackson Wink MMA
Years active	2011–present
Professional boxing record
Total	15
Wins	7
By knockout	2
Losses	7
By knockout	1
Draws	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	13
Wins	6
By knockout	1
By decision	5
Losses	7
By submission	1
By decision	6
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Esquibel made her professional MMA debut in April 2011 as part of the Jackson's MMA Series. She won her first two bouts before signing with Invicta Fighting Championships.

Invicta FC

Esquibel made her Invicta FC debut against Liz McCarthy at Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt on January 5, 2013. She won the fight by split decision.^[4]

Esquibel next faced Alex Chambers at Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson on April 5, 2013. She lost the fight via submission in the first round, the first loss of her professional MMA career.^[5]

The Ultimate Fighter

In April 2016, it was announced that Esquibel would be a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia.^[6] She was defeated by Ashley Yoder via split decision in the opening qualifying round.^[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Esquibel made her UFC debut against Karolina Kowalkiewicz on October 21, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till.^[8] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.^[9]

Esquibel was scheduled to face Jessica Aguilar on June 1, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 131.^[10] Aguilar successfully weighed in, but the bout was removed from the card the day of the event by the NYSAC due to a concern over a medical issue with Aguilar.^[11] The pair eventually faced each other at UFC Fight Night 133 on July 14, 2018.^[12] Esquibel lost the bout via unanimous decision.^[13]

Esquibel was scheduled to face Jessica Penne on February 17, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 1.^[14] At the weigh-ins, Penne weighed in at 118 pounds, 2 pounds over the strawweight non-title fight upper limit of 116 pounds. As a result, the bout proceeded at catchweight and Penne was fined 20% of her purse which went to Esquibel.^[15] However Penne then injured herself on the morning of the fight and the bout was cancelled.^[16] The pairs was rescheduled to meet on April 27, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson.^[17] However, it was reported on April 18 that Penne pulled out of the bout due to injury and she was replaced by Angela Hill^[18] Esquibel lost the bout via unanimous decision.^[19]

Esquibel faced Hannah Cifers on August 17, 2019 at UFC 241.^[20] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.^[21]

On March 19, 2020, it was reported that Esquibel was no longer part of the UFC's roster.^[1]

Return to Invicta Fighting Championships

Esquibel faced Liz Tracy at Invicta FC 44: A New Era on August 27, 2021.^[22] Esquibel lost via split decision.^[23]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

13 matches	6 wins	7 losses
By knockout	1	0
By submission	0	1
By decision	5	6

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	6–7	Liz Tracy	Decision (split)	Invicta FC 44: A New Era	August 27, 2021	3	5:00	Kansas City, Kansas, United States	Catchweight (117.2 lbs) bout
Loss	6–6	Hannah Cifers	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 241	August 17, 2019	3	5:00	Anaheim, California, United States
Loss	6–5	Angela Hill	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson	April 27, 2019	3	5:00	Sunrise, Florida, United States
Loss	6–4	Jessica Aguilar	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov	July 14, 2018	3	5:00	Boise, Idaho, United States
Loss	6–3	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	Decision (unanimous)	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till	October 21, 2017	3	5:00	Gdańsk, Poland
Win	6–2	DeAnna Bennett	Decision (split)	Invicta FC 22: Evinger vs. Kunitskaya II	March 25, 2017	3	5:00	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss	5–2	Alexa Grasso	Decision (unanimous)	Invicta FC 18: Grasso vs. Esquibel	July 29, 2016	3	5:00	Kansas City, Missouri, United States	Strawweight debut.
Win	5–1	Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc	Decision (unanimous)	Invicta FC 9: Honchak vs. Hashi	November 1, 2014	3	5:00	Davenport, Iowa, United States
Win	4–1	Jinh Yu Frey	Decision (split)	Invicta FC 8: Waterson vs. Tamada	September 6, 2014	3	5:00	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss	3–1	Alex Chambers	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson	April 5, 2013	1	1:35	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win	3–0	Liz McCarthy	Decision (split)	Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt	January 5, 2013	3	5:00	Kansas City, Kansas, United States	Atomweight debut.
Win	2–0	Amy Riehle	Decision (unanimous)	Jackson's MMA Series 7	January 21, 2012	3	5:00	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Catchweight (109 lbs) bout.
Win	1–0	Brittany Horton	TKO (head kick and punches)	Jackson's MMA Series 4	April 9, 2011	1	3:59	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

^[24]

Professional boxing record

15 fights	7 wins	7 losses
By knockout	2	1
By decision	5	6
Draws	1

15	Win	7–7–1	Mayela Perez	SD	8, 3:00	May 9, 2015	Buffalo Thunder Casino, Pojoaque, New Mexico, USA	NABF female minimumweight title
14	Loss	6–7–1	Eileen Olszewski	UD	6, 2:00	Jan 18, 2014	Five Star Banquet, Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA	vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) International female flyweight title
13	Loss	6–6–1	Ji Hyun Park	SD	10, 2:00	Dec 11, 2011	City Gymnasium, Geoje, South Korea	International Female Boxers Association World minimumweight title
12	Win	6–5–1	Savanna Hill	UD	6, 2:00	Dec 3, 2010	Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
11	Loss	5–5–1	Suzannah Warner	SD	8, 2:00	Dec 4, 2009	Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA	vacant NABF female minimumweight title
10	Loss	5–4–1	Ji Hyun Park	UD	10, 2:00	Jul 25, 2009	City Gymnasium, Bucheon, South Korea	International Female Boxers Association World minimumweight title
9	Loss	5–3–1	Carina Moreno	TKO	9, 1:36	Oct 23, 2008	Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California, USA	WBC World female minimumweight title Women's International Boxing Association World minimumweight title
8	Draw	5–2–1	Ava Knight	MD	4, 2:00	Jan 11, 2008	Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
7	Win	5–2	Melissa Shaffer	SD	5, 2:00	Aug 18, 2007	Sky Ute Casino, Ignacio, Colorado, USA
6	Loss	4–2	Chantel Cordova	UD	4, 2:00	Jan 4, 2007	Harrah's Casino & Resort, Mayetta, Kansas, USA
5	Win	4–1	Holly Kunisch	TKO	1, 1:10	Dec 1, 2006	Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
4	Loss	3–1	Melissa Shaffer	UD	4, 2:00	Sep 9, 2006	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, USA
3	Win	3–0	Melissa Shaffer	UD	4, 2:00	May 13, 2006	Ford Pavilion Expo NM, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
2	Win	2–0	Suzannah Warner	UD	4, 2:00	Oct 28, 2005	Michael Marr Gymnasium, Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA
1	Win	1–0	Doreen Hilton	TKO	2, 1:39	Jun 24, 2005	sleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA