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Jai Herbert vs. Francisco Trinaldo

UFC 5-5-1 vs. 18-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-5-1
UFC record
18-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
38
AgeΔ 10 yrs
48
6'1"
HeightΔ 4"
5'9"
77"
ReachΔ 7"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 48.3 mo
48.6
WWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jai Herbert carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jai Herbert rarely shoots — 0.37 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Francisco Trinaldo rarely shoots — 0.98 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jai Herbert

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Francisco Trinaldo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 188
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.32 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3953.24/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
10093.13/min · norm 3.44
4013.29/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8602.67/min · norm 3.38
40.4%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
45.2%norm 43.65%
52.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.7%norm 56.3%
60.74/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
50.23/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jai Herbert

Distance 88.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.0%)

Francisco Trinaldo

Distance 80.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jai Herbert

Head 74.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.0%)

Francisco Trinaldo

Head 77.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Herbert L/AAccLightweight med Trinaldo L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 311 / 866 35.9% 38.3% 703 / 1789 39.3% 38.3%
In the clinch 56 / 65 86.2% 67.5% 168 / 238 70.6% 67.5%
On the ground 28 / 46 60.9% 68.8% 138 / 203 68.0% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 207 / 732 28.3% 35.1% 616 / 1723 35.8% 35.1%
To the body 119 / 160 74.4% 69.1% 277 / 375 73.9% 69.1%
To the legs 69 / 85 81.2% 81.8% 116 / 132 87.9% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Herbert L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Trinaldo L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 300 / 717 41.8% 38.8% 679 / 1932 35.1% 38.8%
In the clinch 60 / 75 80.0% 68.6% 100 / 134 74.6% 68.6%
On the ground 41 / 55 74.5% 68.0% 81 / 125 64.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 223 / 590 37.8% 35.2% 442 / 1598 27.7% 35.2%
To the body 76 / 114 66.7% 68.2% 249 / 390 63.8% 68.2%
To the legs 102 / 143 71.3% 81.5% 169 / 203 83.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
320.0% acc · 0.37/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
2142.0% acc · 0.98/15 · norm 1.34
2464.9% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
4460.3% def · norm 63.7%
20:3916.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
64:5920.2% of cage time · norm 18.95%
29:073:34 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
54:562:33 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
110.51/15 · norm 0.48

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