Francisco Trinaldo vs.
Delson Heleno
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Francisco Trinaldo
Full career not yet synced for Francisco Trinaldo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 11-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Delson Heleno
Full career not yet synced for Delson Heleno — 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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
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%)
Delson Heleno
Distance 50.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 50.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
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%)
Delson Heleno
Head 50.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 25.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 25.0% (norm 8.4%)
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 | Heleno L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 703 / 1789 | 39.3% | 37.9% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 168 / 238 | 70.6% | 67.3% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 138 / 203 | 68.0% | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 616 / 1723 | 35.8% | 35.0% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| To the body | 277 / 375 | 73.9% | 69.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 116 / 132 | 87.9% | 81.9% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 · Middleweight: 174 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 Heleno L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 679 / 1932 | 35.1% | 38.9% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 100 / 134 | 74.6% | 68.6% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 81 / 125 | 64.8% | 68.0% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 442 / 1598 | 27.7% | 35.1% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| To the body | 249 / 390 | 63.8% | 68.1% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 169 / 203 | 83.3% | 81.5% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Trinaldo has more cage time on record.