Francisco Trinaldo vs. Leandro Silva
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
Leandro Silva
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 27 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 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%)
Leandro Silva
Distance 90.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.0% (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%)
Leandro Silva
Head 64.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.1% (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 | Silva L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 703 / 1789 | 39.3% | 37.9% | 210 / 454 | 46.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 168 / 238 | 70.6% | 67.3% | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 138 / 203 | 68.0% | 69.1% | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 616 / 1723 | 35.8% | 35.0% | 122 / 326 | 37.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 277 / 375 | 73.9% | 69.1% | 64 / 105 | 61.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 116 / 132 | 87.9% | 81.9% | 58 / 71 | 81.7% | 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 Silva L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 679 / 1932 | 35.1% | 38.9% | 145 / 463 | 31.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 100 / 134 | 74.6% | 68.6% | 29 / 56 | 51.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 81 / 125 | 64.8% | 68.0% | 38 / 54 | 70.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 442 / 1598 | 27.7% | 35.1% | 111 / 417 | 26.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 249 / 390 | 63.8% | 68.1% | 48 / 78 | 61.5% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 169 / 203 | 83.3% | 81.5% | 53 / 78 | 67.9% | 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.