Jim Miller vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jim Miller
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 28 | 18 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 28 tier-1/2 wins · 29 finish wins over 59 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-17 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Francisco Trinaldo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
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
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jim Miller
Distance 81.2% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 9.1% (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)
Jim Miller
Head 77.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.6% (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 | Miller L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Trinaldo L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 945 / 2547 | 37.1% | 38.3% | 703 / 1789 | 39.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 194 / 303 | 64.0% | 67.5% | 168 / 238 | 70.6% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 183 / 287 | 63.8% | 68.8% | 138 / 203 | 68.0% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 775 / 2431 | 31.9% | 35.1% | 616 / 1723 | 35.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 266 / 372 | 71.5% | 69.1% | 277 / 375 | 73.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 281 / 334 | 84.1% | 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 Miller L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Trinaldo L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1185 / 3031 | 39.1% | 38.8% | 679 / 1932 | 35.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 174 / 255 | 68.2% | 68.6% | 100 / 134 | 74.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 195 / 307 | 63.5% | 68.0% | 81 / 125 | 64.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1055 / 2895 | 36.4% | 35.2% | 442 / 1598 | 27.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 351 / 496 | 70.8% | 68.2% | 249 / 390 | 63.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 148 / 202 | 73.3% | 81.5% | 169 / 203 | 83.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Miller has more cage time on record.