Francisco Trevino vs. Sage Northcutt

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 6-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
6-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
44
AgeΔ 14 yrs
30
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
130.2
Layoff (months)Δ 33.4 mo
96.8
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Sage Northcutt carries real power — 0.40 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Sage Northcutt is hard to hit — absorbs 1.96 sig. strikes per minute, vs a 3.37 Lightweight norm.
Francisco Trevino is wasteful with body shots — only 41% land, vs a 69% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Francisco Trevino

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 121

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Sage Northcutt

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 73
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 10

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.65 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

822.65/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2673.58/min · norm 3.42
752.42/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1461.96/min · norm 3.37
42.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
52.4%norm 43.5%
64.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
59.0%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.40/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Francisco Trevino

Distance 80.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.0%)

Sage Northcutt

Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Francisco Trevino

Head 61.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 24.9% (norm 7.9%)

Sage Northcutt

Head 76.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Trevino L/AAccLightweight med Northcutt L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 56 / 156 35.9% 37.9% 162 / 381 42.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 20 / 28 71.4% 67.3% 51 / 63 81.0% 67.3%
On the ground 6 / 9 too few to rate 69.1% 54 / 66 81.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 38 / 118 32.2% 35.0% 173 / 390 44.4% 35.0%
To the body 11 / 27 40.7% 69.1% 52 / 70 74.3% 69.1%
To the legs 33 / 48 68.8% 81.9% 42 / 50 84.0% 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Trevino L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Northcutt L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 43 / 156 27.6% 38.9% 107 / 296 36.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 19 / 35 54.3% 68.6% 6 / 12 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 13 / 19 too few to rate 68.0% 33 / 48 68.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 54 / 177 30.5% 35.1% 87 / 262 33.2% 35.1%
To the body 13 / 23 too few to rate 68.1% 15 / 31 48.4% 68.1%
To the legs 8 / 10 too few to rate 81.5% 44 / 63 69.8% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
222.2% acc · 0.97/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
934.6% acc · 1.81/15 · norm 1.38
741.2% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1041.7% def · norm 64.0%
4:1113.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
12:5717.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
10:034:52 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
28:595:49 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
30.60/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Northcutt has more cage time on record.