Welterweight

Francisco Trinaldo

Last fought: Oct 2022

RECORD

Pro

28-9-0

UFC

18-8-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:23
Fight Completion Rate	82.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.48
% Fights Inside the Distance	34.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	122-64 (65.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	79-48 (62.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	43-16 (72.9%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	62.8%
% Time in Control	20.2%
% Time Controlled	17.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	54.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.48
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.36
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.12
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.3%
Distance Strike Defense	64.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.66
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.82
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.24
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.80
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.54
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.14

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 Welterweight field

Francisco Trinaldo 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	Francisco Trinaldo
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	42.0%
Takedown Defense	60.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	3:01
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	27.8%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	61.1%
Avg Fight Time	12:23
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	40.0%
Control Time/Fight	3:41

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Randy Brown

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan • Oct 2022Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo40/6760%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:21

Randy Brown60/14143%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:38KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	9/15	60%	1/3	1:04	—
	Randy Brown	23/49	47%	0/0	0:38	1

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	19/37	51%	0/1	0:50	—
	Randy Brown	25/69	36%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	12/15	80%	0/0	3:27	—
	Randy Brown	12/23	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Danny Roberts

UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje • May 2022Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo80/12465%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:21

Danny Roberts36/11831%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	23/37	62%	0/0	0:21	—
	Danny Roberts	16/57	28%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	34/48	71%	0/1	3:14	—
	Danny Roberts	7/17	41%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	23/39	59%	0/0	0:46	—
	Danny Roberts	13/44	30%	0/0	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Dwight Grant

UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori • Oct 2021Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo36/7051%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:45

Dwight Grant31/13323%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	11/20	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dwight Grant	14/51	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	15/28	54%	0/2	1:08	—
	Dwight Grant	8/48	17%	1/1	0:11	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	10/22	45%	1/1	3:37	—
	Dwight Grant	9/34	26%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Muslim Salikhov

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai • Jun 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo39/12830%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:40

Muslim Salikhov62/11853%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	13/39	33%	0/0	0:02	—
	Muslim Salikhov	26/49	53%	0/0	0:30	1

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	16/48	33%	0/0	0:10	—
	Muslim Salikhov	16/39	41%	0/1	0:16	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	10/41	24%	0/1	0:28	—
	Muslim Salikhov	20/30	67%	2/2	1:21	—

WIN

vs. Jai Herbert

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:30

Francisco Trinaldo30/5852%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:18KD 1

Jai Herbert21/7030%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:20KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	9/20	45%	2/3	3:15	—
	Jai Herbert	4/14	29%	0/0	0:43	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jai Herbert	14/32	44%	0/0	2:37	1

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	12/16	75%	0/0	0:03	1
	Jai Herbert	3/24	12%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. John Makdessi

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo55/12644%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

John Makdessi67/12354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Makdessi	25/35	71%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	19/44	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Makdessi	19/38	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	24/52	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	John Makdessi	23/50	46%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. King Green

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare • Nov 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo31/12225%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:04

King Green50/11543%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	4/13	31%	1/2	0:19	—
	King Green	9/18	50%	0/0	3:15	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	15/58	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	King Green	24/50	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	12/51	24%	0/0	0:45	—
	King Green	17/47	36%	2/2	0:30	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Hernandez

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards • Jul 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo25/5248%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexander Hernandez25/9127%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Hernandez	8/30	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	5/17	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Hernandez	6/23	26%	0/1	0:02	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	12/21	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Hernandez	11/38	29%	0/0	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Evan Dunham

UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders • Sep 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 4:10

Francisco Trinaldo28/6941%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:57KD 1

Evan Dunham25/8529%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	15/30	50%	0/1	0:15	—
	Evan Dunham	14/41	34%	1/2	0:27	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	13/39	33%	0/0	0:42	1
	Evan Dunham	11/44	25%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. James Vick

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros • Feb 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo26/9029%TD 3/3Ctrl 1:34

James Vick68/15843%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:27KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	7/27	26%	2/2	1:09	—
	James Vick	23/61	38%	0/0	0:12	1

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	9/30	30%	1/1	0:21	—
	James Vick	25/50	50%	1/2	0:15	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	10/33	30%	0/0	0:04	—
	James Vick	20/47	43%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jim Miller

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo63/14045%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:42

Jim Miller34/8042%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	8/20	40%	0/0	0:56	—
	Jim Miller	15/24	62%	1/2	2:22	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	31/74	42%	0/0	1:33	—
	Jim Miller	12/36	33%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	24/46	52%	1/1	2:13	—
	Jim Miller	7/20	35%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Kevin Lee

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum • Mar 2017Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:12

Francisco Trinaldo25/5942%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:44

Kevin Lee15/4335%TD 1/8Ctrl 2:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	17/41	41%	0/0	0:40	—
	Kevin Lee	8/23	35%	1/7	1:43	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	8/18	44%	0/1	0:04	—
	Kevin Lee	7/20	35%	0/1	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Paul Felder

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg • Sep 2016Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 2:25

Francisco Trinaldo32/6748%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:21

Paul Felder33/8439%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	18/31	58%	0/1	1:32	—
	Paul Felder	17/42	40%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	10/27	37%	1/2	2:35	—
	Paul Felder	12/25	48%	0/0	0:11	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	4/9	44%	0/0	0:14	—
	Paul Felder	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yancy Medeiros

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo117/17567%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:32

Yancy Medeiros51/16331%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:36KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	35/50	70%	0/2	1:36	—
	Yancy Medeiros	15/51	29%	0/1	0:42	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	36/65	55%	0/0	0:16	—
	Yancy Medeiros	21/76	28%	0/0	0:11	1

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	46/60	77%	2/2	1:40	—
	Yancy Medeiros	15/36	42%	0/0	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Ross Pearson

UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz • Jan 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo51/11246%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:05

Ross Pearson28/8533%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	9/29	31%	1/1	0:01	—
	Ross Pearson	8/29	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	24/42	57%	0/0	0:53	—
	Ross Pearson	7/26	27%	1/1	0:22	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	18/41	44%	0/2	0:11	—
	Ross Pearson	13/30	43%	1/1	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Chad Laprise

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira • Aug 2015Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:43

Francisco Trinaldo17/3647%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38KD 1

Chad Laprise8/1747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	17/36	47%	0/0	0:38	1
	Chad Laprise	8/17	47%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Norman Parke

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves • May 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo66/19135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46

Norman Parke25/8330%TD 4/12Ctrl 6:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	19/61	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Norman Parke	6/25	24%	2/4	2:17	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	38/108	35%	0/0	0:29	—
	Norman Parke	14/43	33%	0/6	0:05	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	9/22	41%	0/0	0:17	—
	Norman Parke	5/15	33%	2/2	3:54	—

WIN

vs. Akbarh Arreola

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare • Mar 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo39/11534%TD 3/3Ctrl 9:17

Akbarh Arreola34/7446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	7/20	35%	1/1	4:53	—
	Akbarh Arreola	6/7	86%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	13/30	43%	1/1	3:18	—
	Akbarh Arreola	12/24	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	19/65	29%	1/1	1:06	—
	Akbarh Arreola	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Leandro Silva

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski • Sep 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo36/5467%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:58

Leandro Silva26/4065%TD 4/8Ctrl 6:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	16/24	67%	0/2	2:01	—
	Leandro Silva	5/11	45%	1/3	1:15	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	5/10	50%	0/0	0:18	—
	Leandro Silva	8/10	80%	3/3	4:22	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	15/20	75%	0/0	1:39	—
	Leandro Silva	13/19	68%	0/2	1:14	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Chiesa

UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw • May 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo13/3438%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Michael Chiesa19/7027%TD 2/7Ctrl 8:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	4/4	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Chiesa	12/34	35%	1/4	2:30	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	6/16	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Chiesa	3/15	20%	0/1	3:14	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Chiesa	4/21	19%	1/2	3:07	—

WIN

vs. Jesse Ronson

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi • Feb 2014Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo55/14837%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:58

Jesse Ronson53/12642%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	22/51	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jesse Ronson	18/48	38%	0/1	0:22	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	13/51	25%	0/1	0:40	—
	Jesse Ronson	23/43	53%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	20/46	43%	1/3	1:18	—
	Jesse Ronson	12/35	34%	0/1	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Piotr Hallmann

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader • Sep 2013Lightweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 2, 3:50

Francisco Trinaldo22/4351%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:43KD 1

Piotr Hallmann42/8748%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	21/40	52%	1/1	0:50	1
	Piotr Hallmann	21/61	34%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	1/3	33%	0/3	0:53	—
	Piotr Hallmann	21/26	81%	2/2	2:22	—

WIN

vs. Mike Rio

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold • May 2013Lightweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 3:08

Francisco Trinaldo5/862%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:57

Mike Rio5/1145%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	5/8	62%	1/1	0:57	—
	Mike Rio	5/11	45%	1/3	1:00	—

WIN

vs. CJ Keith

UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping • Jan 2013Lightweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 1:50

Francisco Trinaldo12/1963%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:59

CJ Keith3/933%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	11/16	69%	1/3	3:03	—
	CJ Keith	3/4	75%	0/1	1:06	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	1/3	33%	1/2	0:56	—
	CJ Keith	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar • Oct 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Francisco Trinaldo45/9746%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:09KD 1

Gleison Tibau36/6357%TD 5/6Ctrl 6:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	19/39	49%	0/0	0:41	—
	Gleison Tibau	15/23	65%	3/4	2:01	—

R2	Francisco Trinaldo	18/42	43%	0/0	3:28	1
	Gleison Tibau	2/9	22%	0/0	0:14	—

R3	Francisco Trinaldo	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gleison Tibau	19/31	61%	2/2	4:23	—

WIN

vs. Delson Heleno

UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 • Jun 2012Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:21

Francisco Trinaldo21/2681%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:10

Delson Heleno3/475%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Francisco Trinaldo	21/26	81%	0/0	1:10	—
	Delson Heleno	3/4	75%	0/4	1:07	—

Last updated: 2026-08-24 | Data source: UFCStats.com