Francisco Trinaldo vs.
John Makdessi
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
John Makdessi
Full career not yet synced for John Makdessi — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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%)
John Makdessi
Distance 93.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.3% (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%)
John Makdessi
Head 63.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.5% (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 | Makdessi L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 703 / 1789 | 39.3% | 37.9% | 1249 / 2520 | 49.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 168 / 238 | 70.6% | 67.3% | 64 / 115 | 55.7% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 138 / 203 | 68.0% | 69.1% | 27 / 55 | 49.1% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 616 / 1723 | 35.8% | 35.0% | 678 / 1707 | 39.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 277 / 375 | 73.9% | 69.1% | 325 / 567 | 57.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 116 / 132 | 87.9% | 81.9% | 337 / 416 | 81.0% | 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 Trinaldo L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Makdessi L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 679 / 1932 | 35.1% | 38.9% | 942 / 3050 | 30.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 100 / 134 | 74.6% | 68.6% | 41 / 66 | 62.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 81 / 125 | 64.8% | 68.0% | 25 / 38 | 65.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 442 / 1598 | 27.7% | 35.1% | 572 / 2497 | 22.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 249 / 390 | 63.8% | 68.1% | 204 / 363 | 56.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 169 / 203 | 83.3% | 81.5% | 232 / 294 | 78.9% | 81.5% |
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.