Muslim Salikhov vs.
Francisco Trinaldo
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.
Muslim Salikhov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Francisco Trinaldo
Full career not yet synced for Francisco Trinaldo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 11-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 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)
Muslim Salikhov
Distance 88.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.9% (norm 8.1%)
Francisco Trinaldo
Distance 80.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Muslim Salikhov
Head 70.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
Francisco Trinaldo
Head 77.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Salikhov L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Trinaldo L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 358 / 759 | 47.2% | 38.6% | 703 / 1789 | 39.3% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 67.8% | 168 / 238 | 70.6% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 41 / 59 | 69.5% | 67.2% | 138 / 203 | 68.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 226 / 602 | 37.5% | 37.2% | 616 / 1723 | 35.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 125 / 176 | 71.0% | 70.7% | 277 / 375 | 73.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 76 / 82 | 92.7% | 82.9% | 116 / 132 | 87.9% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Salikhov L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Trinaldo L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 291 / 881 | 33.0% | 39.0% | 679 / 1932 | 35.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 85 | 71.8% | 68.9% | 100 / 134 | 74.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 68.0% | 81 / 125 | 64.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 201 / 731 | 27.5% | 35.6% | 442 / 1598 | 27.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 108 / 172 | 62.8% | 69.6% | 249 / 390 | 63.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 66 / 94 | 70.2% | 82.1% | 169 / 203 | 83.3% | 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 — Trinaldo has more cage time on record.