Lightweight

Abel Trujillo

Last fought: Dec 2017

RECORD

Pro

15-8-0 (1 NC)

UFC

6-4-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:22
Fight Completion Rate	62.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.88
% Fights Inside the Distance	63.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	42-24 (63.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	21-15 (58.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-8 (72.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	52.7%
% Time in Control	18.3%
% Time Controlled	29.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	38.8%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.68
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.25
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.57
Distance Strike Accuracy	30.0%
Distance Strike Defense	63.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.59
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.60
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.05
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.99
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.38
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.99

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Abel Trujillo League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Abel Trujillo
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.3
Strike Differential	0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.5%
Takedown Defense	40.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:44
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	9:22
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Takedown Accuracy	31.2%
Takedown Defense	53.8%
Control Time/Fight	1:39

Fight History

LOSS

vs. John Makdessi

UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos • Dec 2017Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Abel Trujillo29/9132%TD 1/6Ctrl 1:37

John Makdessi47/10445%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	7/19	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	John Makdessi	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	1

R2	Abel Trujillo	9/36	25%	1/3	1:01	—
	John Makdessi	16/41	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Abel Trujillo	13/36	36%	0/2	0:36	—
	John Makdessi	19/35	54%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. James Vick

UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie • Feb 2017Lightweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 3, 0:49

Abel Trujillo11/3333%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:16

James Vick25/6737%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	3/12	25%	1/2	1:48	—
	James Vick	4/24	17%	0/0	0:13	—

R2	Abel Trujillo	5/18	28%	0/2	0:28	—
	James Vick	19/38	50%	1/2	1:48	—

R3	Abel Trujillo	3/3	100%	0/1	0:00	—
	James Vick	2/5	40%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Jordan Rinaldi

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt • May 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Abel Trujillo35/8044%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:05

Jordan Rinaldi18/5831%TD 2/7Ctrl 3:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	7/22	32%	1/1	1:43	—
	Jordan Rinaldi	6/29	21%	0/2	0:09	—

R2	Abel Trujillo	3/10	30%	1/1	1:07	—
	Jordan Rinaldi	2/5	40%	1/1	3:03	—

R3	Abel Trujillo	25/48	52%	1/1	1:15	—
	Jordan Rinaldi	10/24	42%	1/4	0:40	—

WIN

vs. Tony Sims

UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit • Jan 2016Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:18

Abel Trujillo4/1136%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:17

Tony Sims5/1242%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	4/11	36%	0/2	0:17	—
	Tony Sims	5/12	42%	1/1	0:12	—

WIN

vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 • Nov 2015Lightweight

DQ (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:45

Abel Trujillo0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Gleison Tibau3/560%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	0/0	—	0/0	0:02	—
	Gleison Tibau	3/5	60%	2/3	1:28	—

LOSS

vs. Tony Ferguson

UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II • Dec 2014Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:19

Abel Trujillo15/7620%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:01KD 1

Tony Ferguson20/5536%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	14/65	22%	2/2	1:06	1
	Tony Ferguson	13/41	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Abel Trujillo	1/11	9%	0/3	0:55	—
	Tony Ferguson	7/14	50%	1/1	2:02	—

WIN

vs. Jamie Varner

UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 • Feb 2014Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:32

Abel Trujillo18/7923%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Jamie Varner36/9638%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	6/43	14%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jamie Varner	7/32	22%	0/0	2:01	—

R2	Abel Trujillo	12/36	33%	0/2	0:09	1
	Jamie Varner	29/64	45%	0/0	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Roger Bowling

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 • Dec 2013Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:35

Abel Trujillo43/6467%TD 5/6Ctrl 2:12

Roger Bowling9/3327%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	33/48	69%	3/4	1:07	—
	Roger Bowling	6/30	20%	0/1	0:42	—

R2	Abel Trujillo	10/16	62%	2/2	1:05	—
	Roger Bowling	3/3	100%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Roger Bowling

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 • Aug 2013Lightweight

CNC • Rd 2, 4:57

Abel Trujillo50/12341%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:36

Roger Bowling43/10441%TD 4/5Ctrl 2:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	24/53	45%	1/1	1:26	—
	Roger Bowling	13/33	39%	1/1	0:43	—

R2	Abel Trujillo	26/70	37%	0/0	0:10	—
	Roger Bowling	30/71	42%	3/4	1:31	—

LOSS

vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 • May 2013Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Abel Trujillo11/3037%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:37

Khabib Nurmagomedov23/4057%TD 21/27Ctrl 10:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	2/10	20%	1/1	1:25	—
	Khabib Nurmagomedov	4/9	44%	7/8	2:13	—

R2	Abel Trujillo	8/17	47%	0/0	0:08	—
	Khabib Nurmagomedov	13/19	68%	5/8	3:47	—

R3	Abel Trujillo	1/3	33%	0/0	0:04	—
	Khabib Nurmagomedov	6/12	50%	9/11	4:26	—

WIN

vs. Marcus LeVesseur

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz • Dec 2012Lightweight

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 2, 3:56

Abel Trujillo57/7576%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:03KD 1

Marcus LeVesseur9/1656%TD 2/10Ctrl 4:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Abel Trujillo	34/41	83%	0/0	0:28	—
	Marcus LeVesseur	6/10	60%	2/9	3:50	—

R2	Abel Trujillo	23/34	68%	1/1	2:35	1
	Marcus LeVesseur	3/6	50%	0/1	0:17	—

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com