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Renato Verissimo vs.
Frank Trigg

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-2-0 Renato Verissimo · UFC
2-5-0 Frank Trigg · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-2-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
53
AgeΔ 1.2 yrs
54.2
6'1"
HeightΔ 4"
5'9"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
261.4
Layoff (months)Δ 63.5 mo
197.9
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW
The read

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.

Renato Verissimo is a submission threat — 2.82 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Frank Trigg is a submission threat — 1.10 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Frank Trigg owns the mat — in control 44% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Renato Verissimo

Full career not yet synced for Renato Verissimo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

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

Frank Trigg

Full career not yet synced for Frank Trigg — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

330.89/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
742.70/min · norm 3.17
481.29/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
642.34/min · norm 3.06
47.1%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
47.1%norm 44.9%
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 81.2%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 38.6% (norm 8.1%)

Frank Trigg

Distance 40.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 14.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 45.2% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Renato Verissimo

Head 88.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 8.4%)

Frank Trigg

Head 87.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 8.4%)

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% 38.6% 14 / 63 22.2% 38.6%
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% 67.2% 45 / 71 63.4% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 27 / 62 43.5% 37.2% 63 / 138 45.7% 37.2%
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 82.9% 1 / 2 too few to rate 82.9%

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 · Welterweight: 182 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 39.0% 19 / 71 26.8% 39.0%
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 82.1% 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

325.0% acc · 1.21/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.27
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
7:544:19 per 15 · norm 3:15
72.82/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
21.10/15 · norm 0.45

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

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