Francisco Trinaldo

“Massaranduba”

OctagonStats Rating 1618

18-8-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 9" (175 cm)

Weight170 lbs. (77 kg)

Reach70" (178 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornAug 24, 1978

Age48

DivisionWelterweight

BirthplaceAmarante, Piauí, Brazil

TeamEvolução Thai Constrictor Team

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.13

Str. Acc45%

SApM2.67

Str. Def60%

TD Avg0.98

TD Acc42%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.5

Recent form

L W W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

26 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

5 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 11 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 6 decision losses

Finish rate39%

Times finished25%

StreakL1

Best streak7

Avg fight12:23

Octagon time5h 22m

Opp win%70%

ActiveJun. 23, 2012 – Oct. 01, 2022 (11y)

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses1

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Francisco Trinaldo "Massaranduba" is a 28-9-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Francisco debuted Jun. 23, 2012 vs Delson Heleno (win). Longest win streak: 7. 11 years active (Jun. 23, 2012–Oct. 01, 2022).

Best wins: Jim Miller (U-DEC R3, Oct. 28, 2017); Delson Heleno (KO/TKO Punches R1, Jun. 23, 2012); King Green (U-DEC R3, Nov. 16, 2019).

Francisco Trinaldo (born August 24, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2006, he has also competed for Jungle Fight in his native Brazil, where he is the former Lightweight Champion, and was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Oct. 01, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan	L Randy Brown	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	40 60	1 0	0 1
May. 07, 2022	UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje	W Danny Roberts	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	80 36	0 0	1 0
Oct. 23, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori	W Dwight Grant	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	36 31	1 1	0 0
Jun. 05, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai	L Muslim Salikhov	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	39 62	0 2	0 0
Jul. 25, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till	W Jai Herbert	KO/TKO Punch	3	1:30	1 1	30 21	2 0	2 0
Mar. 14, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira	W John Makdessi	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	55 67	0 0	0 0
Nov. 16, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare	W King Green	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	31 50	1 2	1 0
Jul. 20, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards	L Alexander Hernandez	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	25 25	0 0	0 0
Sep. 22, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders	W Evan Dunham	KO/TKO Knee	2	4:10	1 0	28 25	0 1	0 0
Feb. 18, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros	L James Vick	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	26 68	3 1	1 0
Oct. 28, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	W Jim Miller	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	63 34	1 1	0 0
Mar. 11, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum	L Kevin Lee	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	3:12	0 0	25 15	0 1	1 1
Sep. 24, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg	W Paul Felder	KO/TKO	3	2:25	0 0	32 33	1 0	0 0
May. 14, 2016	UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic	W Yancy Medeiros	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	117 51	2 0	0 0
Jan. 17, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz	W Ross Pearson	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	51 28	1 2	0 0
Aug. 23, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira	W Chad Laprise	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:43	1 0	17 8	0 0	0 0
May. 30, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves	W Norman Parke	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	66 25	0 4	0 0
Mar. 21, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare	W Akbarh Arreola	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	39 34	3 0	0 0
Sep. 13, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski	W Leandro Silva	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	36 26	0 4	0 1
May. 24, 2014	UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw	L Michael Chiesa	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	13 19	0 2	1 0
Feb. 15, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi	W Jesse Ronson	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	55 53	1 0	0 0
Sep. 04, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader	L Piotr Hallmann	SUB Kimura	2	3:50	1 0	22 42	1 2	0 1
May. 18, 2013	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	W Mike Rio	SUB Arm Triangle	1	3:08	0 0	5 5	1 1	1 0
Jan. 19, 2013	UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping	W CJ Keith	SUB Arm Triangle	2	1:50	0 0	12 3	2 0	1 0
Oct. 13, 2012	UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar	L Gleison Tibau	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	45 36	0 5	2 2
Jun. 23, 2012	UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2	W Delson Heleno	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:21	0 0	21 3	0 0	0 0

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