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Renato Verissimo vs. Frank Trigg

UFC 1-2-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
53
AgeΔ 1 yrs
54
6'1"
HeightΔ 4"
5'9"
—
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
263.9
Layoff (months)Δ 63.5 mo
200.4
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Renato Verissimo is a submission threat — 2.82 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.44 Welterweight norm.
Frank Trigg is a submission threat — 1.10 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.44 Welterweight norm.
Frank Trigg owns the mat — in control 44% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Renato Verissimo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 63

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.15 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Frank Trigg

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 3 — regional circuit 194

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

330.89/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
742.70/min · norm 3.17
481.29/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
642.34/min · norm 3.08
47.1%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
47.1%norm 44.75%
47.3%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
51.1%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
10.55/15 · norm 0.38

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

Renato Verissimo

Distance 42.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 38.6% (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)

Renato Verissimo

Head 88.6% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.9% (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 Verissimo L/AAccWelterweight med Trigg L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 30 26.7% 38.5% 14 / 63 22.2% 38.5%
In the clinch 7 / 13 too few to rate 67.8% 15 / 23 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 18 / 27 66.7% 67.0% 45 / 71 63.4% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 27 / 62 43.5% 36.4% 63 / 138 45.7% 36.4%
To the body 4 / 6 too few to rate 70.7% 10 / 17 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 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 Verissimo L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Trigg L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 8 / 24 too few to rate 39.1% 19 / 71 26.8% 39.1%
In the clinch 14 / 23 too few to rate 68.9% 4 / 11 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 26 / 44 59.1% 68.0% 41 / 49 83.7% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 33 / 70 47.1% 35.6% 52 / 109 47.7% 35.6%
To the body 14 / 20 too few to rate 69.6% 6 / 16 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.2% 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
325.0% acc · 1.21/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.31
650.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1076.9% def · norm 63.9%
10:3428.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
12:0844.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
22:038:53 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
7:544:19 per 15 · norm 3:15
72.82/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
21.10/15 · norm 0.44

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Trigg has more cage time on record.