Francisco Trinaldo vs. CJ Keith
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
CJ Keith
Full career not yet synced for CJ Keith — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Francisco Trinaldo
Distance 80.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)
CJ Keith
Distance 68.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 18.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Francisco Trinaldo
Head 77.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.9%)
CJ Keith
Head 68.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 25.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Trinaldo L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Keith L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 703 / 1789 | 39.3% | 37.9% | 3 / 11 | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 168 / 238 | 70.6% | 67.3% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 138 / 203 | 68.0% | 69.1% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 616 / 1723 | 35.8% | 35.0% | 5 / 11 | too few to rate | 35.0% |
| To the body | 277 / 375 | 73.9% | 69.1% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 116 / 132 | 87.9% | 81.9% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 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 Trinaldo L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Keith L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 679 / 1932 | 35.1% | 38.9% | 3 / 13 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 100 / 134 | 74.6% | 68.6% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 81 / 125 | 64.8% | 68.0% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 442 / 1598 | 27.7% | 35.1% | 10 / 24 | too few to rate | 35.1% |
| To the body | 249 / 390 | 63.8% | 68.1% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 169 / 203 | 83.3% | 81.5% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 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.