Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg

UFC 7-7-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-7-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
52
AgeΔ 2 yrs
54
5'6"
HeightΔ 3"
5'9"
68"
ReachΔ 3"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
190.4
Layoff (months)Δ 7.6 mo
198
LWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Frank Trigg is a submission threat — 1.10 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Frank Trigg owns the mat — in control 44% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Matt Serra is a submission threat — 0.89 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Matt Serra

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 77
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Frank Trigg

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 3 — regional circuit 194

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3331.98/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
742.70/min · norm 3.17
4442.64/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
642.34/min · norm 3.06
39.8%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
47.1%norm 44.9%
46.5%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
51.1%norm 55.25%
50.45/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
10.55/15 · norm 0.38

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

Matt Serra

Distance 73.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 8.1%)

Frank Trigg

Distance 40.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 14.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 45.2% (norm 8.1%)

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

Matt Serra

Head 75.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)

Frank Trigg

Head 87.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Serra L/AAccWelterweight med Trigg L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 198 / 611 32.4% 38.6% 14 / 63 22.2% 38.6%
In the clinch 59 / 84 70.2% 67.8% 15 / 23 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 76 / 142 53.5% 67.2% 45 / 71 63.4% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 171 / 632 27.1% 37.2% 63 / 138 45.7% 37.2%
To the body 112 / 147 76.2% 70.7% 10 / 17 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 50 / 58 86.2% 82.9% 1 / 2 too few to rate 82.9%

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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Serra L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Trigg L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 255 / 562 45.4% 39.0% 19 / 71 26.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 91 / 111 82.0% 68.9% 4 / 11 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 98 / 157 62.4% 68.0% 41 / 49 83.7% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 286 / 658 43.5% 35.6% 52 / 109 47.7% 35.6%
To the body 125 / 134 93.3% 69.6% 6 / 16 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 33 / 38 86.8% 82.1% 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2320.9% acc · 2.05/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.27
1238.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1076.9% def · norm 63.9%
57:3434.2% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
12:0844.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
35:183:08 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
7:544:19 per 15 · norm 3:15
100.89/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
21.10/15 · norm 0.45

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