Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matt Serra
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Frank Trigg
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Matt Serra
Distance 73.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 8.1%)
Frank Trigg
Distance 40.1% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 14.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 45.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Serra
Head 75.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 17.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.0%)
Frank Trigg
Head 87.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Serra L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Trigg L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 198 / 611 | 32.4% | 38.5% | 14 / 63 | 22.2% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 84 | 70.2% | 67.8% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 76 / 142 | 53.5% | 67.0% | 45 / 71 | 63.4% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 171 / 632 | 27.1% | 36.4% | 63 / 138 | 45.7% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 112 / 147 | 76.2% | 70.7% | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 50 / 58 | 86.2% | 83.0% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Serra L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Trigg L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 255 / 562 | 45.4% | 39.1% | 19 / 71 | 26.8% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 91 / 111 | 82.0% | 68.9% | 4 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 98 / 157 | 62.4% | 68.0% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 286 / 658 | 43.5% | 35.6% | 52 / 109 | 47.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 125 / 134 | 93.3% | 69.6% | 6 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 82.2% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Serra has more cage time on record.