Danny Roberts vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Danny Roberts
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 6 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Francisco Trinaldo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.32 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Danny Roberts
Distance 80.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 8.1%)
Francisco Trinaldo
Distance 80.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Danny Roberts
Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)
Francisco Trinaldo
Head 77.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Roberts L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Trinaldo L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 262 / 823 | 31.8% | 38.6% | 703 / 1789 | 39.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 82 / 118 | 69.5% | 67.8% | 168 / 238 | 70.6% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 61 / 83 | 73.5% | 67.2% | 138 / 203 | 68.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 233 / 800 | 29.1% | 37.2% | 616 / 1723 | 35.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 106 / 146 | 72.6% | 70.7% | 277 / 375 | 73.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 66 / 78 | 84.6% | 82.9% | 116 / 132 | 87.9% | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Roberts L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Trinaldo L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 315 / 731 | 43.1% | 39.0% | 679 / 1932 | 35.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 105 / 159 | 66.0% | 68.9% | 100 / 134 | 74.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 54 / 77 | 70.1% | 68.0% | 81 / 125 | 64.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 336 / 774 | 43.4% | 35.6% | 442 / 1598 | 27.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 92 / 137 | 67.2% | 69.6% | 249 / 390 | 63.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 46 / 56 | 82.1% | 82.1% | 169 / 203 | 83.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Trinaldo has more cage time on record.