Michael Trizano vs.
Joe Giannetti
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.
Michael Trizano
Full career not yet synced for Michael Trizano — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Joe Giannetti
Full career not yet synced for Joe Giannetti — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Michael Trizano
Distance 87.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 6.5%)
Joe Giannetti
Distance 92.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michael Trizano
Head 68.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 7.8%)
Joe Giannetti
Head 57.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Trizano L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Giannetti L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 248 / 496 | 50.0% | 40.9% | 27 / 69 | 39.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 70.8% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 69.2% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 159 / 384 | 41.4% | 37.2% | 3 / 43 | 7.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 74 / 108 | 68.5% | 68.2% | 11 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 69 / 72 | 95.8% | 80.7% | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Trizano L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Giannetti L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 308 / 660 | 46.7% | 39.2% | 40 / 67 | 59.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 70.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 23 / 37 | 62.2% | 69.4% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 158 / 477 | 33.1% | 35.9% | 9 / 26 | 34.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 118 / 162 | 72.8% | 67.9% | 7 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 90 / 102 | 88.2% | 81.5% | 26 / 27 | 96.3% | 81.5% |
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 — Trizano has more cage time on record.