Georges St-Pierre vs.
Frank Trigg
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.
Georges St-Pierre
Full career not yet synced for Georges St-Pierre — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 17-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500
Frank Trigg
Full career not yet synced for Frank Trigg — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 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)
Georges St-Pierre
Distance 68.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.6% (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)
Georges St-Pierre
Head 74.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.4% (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 | St-Pierre L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Trigg L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 755 / 1689 | 44.7% | 38.6% | 14 / 63 | 22.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 97 / 125 | 77.6% | 67.8% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 461 / 656 | 70.3% | 67.2% | 45 / 71 | 63.4% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 850 / 1847 | 46.0% | 37.2% | 63 / 138 | 45.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 245 / 341 | 71.8% | 70.7% | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 218 / 282 | 77.3% | 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 St-Pierre L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Trigg L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 351 / 1613 | 21.8% | 39.0% | 19 / 71 | 26.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 141 | 66.0% | 68.9% | 4 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 68.0% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 289 / 1504 | 19.2% | 35.6% | 52 / 109 | 47.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 114 / 182 | 62.6% | 69.6% | 6 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 93 / 156 | 59.6% | 82.1% | 6 / 6 | 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 — St-Pierre has more cage time on record.