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Francisco Trinaldo vs.
Piotr Hallmann

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

18-8-0 Francisco Trinaldo · UFC
2-4-0 Piotr Hallmann · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

18-8-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
48
AgeΔ 9.1 yrs
38.9
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
46.2
Layoff (months)Δ 82.7 mo
128.9
LWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
The read

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.

Piotr Hallmann hunts takedowns — 2.55 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Piotr Hallmann owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Francisco Trinaldo rarely shoots — 0.98 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

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

Piotr Hallmann

Full career not yet synced for Piotr Hallmann — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10093.13/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2813.98/min · norm 3.42
8602.67/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2243.17/min · norm 3.37
45.2%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
46.0%norm 43.5%
60.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
58.7%norm 56.3%
50.23/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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%)

Piotr Hallmann

Distance 72.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 19.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.2% (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%)

Piotr Hallmann

Head 66.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.1% (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/AAccLightweight med Hallmann L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 703 / 1789 39.3% 37.9% 172 / 442 38.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 168 / 238 70.6% 67.3% 70 / 119 58.8% 67.3%
On the ground 138 / 203 68.0% 69.1% 39 / 50 78.0% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 616 / 1723 35.8% 35.0% 150 / 408 36.8% 35.0%
To the body 277 / 375 73.9% 69.1% 86 / 135 63.7% 69.1%
To the legs 116 / 132 87.9% 81.9% 45 / 68 66.2% 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Hallmann L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 679 / 1932 35.1% 38.9% 174 / 455 38.2% 38.9%
In the clinch 100 / 134 74.6% 68.6% 43 / 79 54.4% 68.6%
On the ground 81 / 125 64.8% 68.0% 7 / 9 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 442 / 1598 27.7% 35.1% 155 / 449 34.5% 35.1%
To the body 249 / 390 63.8% 68.1% 45 / 70 64.3% 68.1%
To the legs 169 / 203 83.3% 81.5% 24 / 24 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

2142.0% acc · 0.98/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1244.4% acc · 2.55/15 · norm 1.38
4460.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2271.0% def · norm 64.0%
64:5920.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
18:1725.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
54:562:33 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
15:273:16 per 15 · norm 2:46
110.51/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.42/15 · norm 0.49

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

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