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Kevin Lee vs. Francisco Trinaldo

UFC 11-8-0 vs. 18-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-8-0
UFC record
18-8-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
34
AgeΔ 14 yrs
48
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
77"
ReachΔ 7"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
39.7
Layoff (months)Δ 8.9 mo
48.6
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kevin Lee hunts takedowns — 3.18 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Kevin Lee owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 19% 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

Kevin Lee

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 119
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 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

8433.88/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
10093.13/min · norm 3.44
7813.60/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8602.67/min · norm 3.38
42.3%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
45.2%norm 43.65%
50.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.7%norm 56.3%
10.07/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
50.23/15 · norm 0.25

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

Kevin Lee

Distance 77.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 18.0% (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)

Kevin Lee

Head 87.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.2% (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 Lee L/AAccLightweight med Trinaldo L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 500 / 1537 32.5% 38.3% 703 / 1789 39.3% 38.3%
In the clinch 73 / 98 74.5% 67.5% 168 / 238 70.6% 67.5%
On the ground 270 / 360 75.0% 68.8% 138 / 203 68.0% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 653 / 1746 37.4% 35.1% 616 / 1723 35.8% 35.1%
To the body 166 / 225 73.8% 69.1% 277 / 375 73.9% 69.1%
To the legs 24 / 24 too few to rate 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 Lee L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Trinaldo L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 650 / 1405 46.3% 38.8% 679 / 1932 35.1% 38.8%
In the clinch 64 / 84 76.2% 68.6% 100 / 134 74.6% 68.6%
On the ground 67 / 83 80.7% 68.0% 81 / 125 64.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 514 / 1235 41.6% 35.2% 442 / 1598 27.7% 35.2%
To the body 146 / 202 72.3% 68.2% 249 / 390 63.8% 68.2%
To the legs 121 / 135 89.6% 81.5% 169 / 203 83.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4643.4% acc · 3.18/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
2142.0% acc · 0.98/15 · norm 1.34
3075.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
4460.3% def · norm 63.7%
89:3241.2% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
64:5920.2% of cage time · norm 18.95%
16:101:07 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
54:562:33 per 15 · norm 2:50
110.76/15 · 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.