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Francisco Trinaldo "Massaranduba"

Inactive · age 47 · Southpaw · 5'9" 175 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 70" 178 cm
At a glance
  • Career-best 7-fight win streak
  • UFC veteran since 2012
Elo rating
1576
Global Elo 1620 ±33
Rank
—
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UFC record
18-8-0
KO 4 · Sub 2 · Dec 11
Streak
-1
Δ90d -19 · Δ1y -19
Last fight
Oct 1, 2022
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
5h 22m
Avg fight time
12:23
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
2.5
Ground control
1h 5m
Since last fight
3y 9mo

Honest Elo history

26 fights · tap & drag
Jun 23, 2012 — W vs Delson Heleno Δ+33Oct 13, 2012 — L vs Gleison Tibau Δ-25Jan 19, 2013 — W vs CJ Keith Δ+29May 18, 2013 — W vs Mike Rio Δ+32Sep 4, 2013 — L vs Piotr Hallmann Δ-40Feb 15, 2014 — W vs Jesse Ronson Δ+13May 24, 2014 — L vs Michael Chiesa Δ-15Sep 13, 2014 — W vs Leandro Silva Δ+14Mar 21, 2015 — W vs Akbarh Arreola Δ+15May 30, 2015 — W vs Norman Parke Δ+18Aug 23, 2015 — W vs Chad Laprise Δ+19Jan 17, 2016 — W vs Ross Pearson Δ+16May 14, 2016 — W vs Yancy Medeiros Δ+12Sep 24, 2016 — W vs Paul Felder Δ+13Mar 11, 2017 — L vs Kevin Lee Δ-19Oct 28, 2017 — W vs Jim Miller Δ+16Feb 18, 2018 — L vs James Vick Δ-14Sep 22, 2018 — W vs Evan Dunham Δ+17Jul 20, 2019 — L vs Alexander Hernandez Δ-20Nov 16, 2019 — W vs King Green Δ+13Mar 14, 2020 — W vs John Makdessi Δ+13Jul 25, 2020 — W vs Jai Herbert Δ+11Jun 5, 2021 — L vs Muslim Salikhov Δ-18Oct 23, 2021 — W vs Dwight Grant Δ+12May 7, 2022 — W vs Danny Roberts Δ+12Oct 1, 2022 — L vs Randy Brown Δ-18 140014501500155016001650 20142016201820202022 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":319.9,"elo":1470,"date":"2012-06-23","opp":"Delson Heleno","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":111.5,"y":351.9,"elo":1445,"date":"2012-10-13","opp":"Gleison Tibau","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":2,"x":130.3,"y":314.6,"elo":1475,"date":"2013-01-19","opp":"CJ Keith","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":153.1,"y":273.2,"elo":1507,"date":"2013-05-18","opp":"Mike Rio","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":4,"x":174.1,"y":324,"elo":1467,"date":"2013-09-04","opp":"Piotr Hallmann","result":"L","delta":-40},{"i":5,"x":205.5,"y":307,"elo":1481,"date":"2014-02-15","opp":"Jesse Ronson","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":6,"x":224.3,"y":326.3,"elo":1465,"date":"2014-05-24","opp":"Michael Chiesa","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":7,"x":245.8,"y":309,"elo":1479,"date":"2014-09-13","opp":"Leandro Silva","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":8,"x":282.1,"y":290.4,"elo":1493,"date":"2015-03-21","opp":"Akbarh Arreola","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":295.5,"y":267.9,"elo":1511,"date":"2015-05-30","opp":"Norman Parke","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":311.8,"y":243.5,"elo":1530,"date":"2015-08-23","opp":"Chad Laprise","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":11,"x":340,"y":223.1,"elo":1546,"date":"2016-01-17","opp":"Ross Pearson","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":362.7,"y":207.5,"elo":1558,"date":"2016-05-14","opp":"Yancy Medeiros","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":13,"x":388.2,"y":190.2,"elo":1572,"date":"2016-09-24","opp":"Paul Felder","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":14,"x":420.4,"y":214.9,"elo":1552,"date":"2017-03-11","opp":"Kevin Lee","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":15,"x":464.8,"y":194.3,"elo":1569,"date":"2017-10-28","opp":"Jim Miller","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":16,"x":486.5,"y":212.8,"elo":1554,"date":"2018-02-18","opp":"James Vick","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":17,"x":527.9,"y":191.1,"elo":1571,"date":"2018-09-22","opp":"Evan Dunham","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":18,"x":585.7,"y":216.2,"elo":1551,"date":"2019-07-20","opp":"Alexander Hernandez","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":19,"x":608.5,"y":199.3,"elo":1565,"date":"2019-11-16","opp":"King Green","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":20,"x":631.3,"y":182.5,"elo":1578,"date":"2020-03-14","opp":"John Makdessi","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":21,"x":656.9,"y":168,"elo":1589,"date":"2020-07-25","opp":"Jai Herbert","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":22,"x":717.3,"y":191,"elo":1571,"date":"2021-06-05","opp":"Muslim Salikhov","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":23,"x":744.2,"y":176,"elo":1583,"date":"2021-10-23","opp":"Dwight Grant","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":24,"x":781.8,"y":161,"elo":1595,"date":"2022-05-07","opp":"Danny Roberts","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":25,"x":810,"y":184.6,"elo":1576,"date":"2022-10-01","opp":"Randy Brown","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 1, 2022 Randy Brown L -18
May 7, 2022 Danny Roberts W +12
Oct 23, 2021 Dwight Grant W +12
Jun 5, 2021 Muslim Salikhov L -18
Jul 25, 2020 Jai Herbert W +11

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
33%
6 / 18
Finish rate
KO
4
22% of wins
SUB
2
11% of wins
DEC
11
61% of wins
KO: 4 (24%) 4 Sub: 2 (12%) 2 Dec: 11 (65%) 11
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
3 43%
R2
2 29%
R3
2 29%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1009 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
61% Head
  • Head 61%
  • Body 27%
  • Leg 11%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
70% Distance
  • Distance 70%
  • Clinch 17%
  • Ground 14%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
25%
of losses by finish
2 of 8 · usually R2
0 KO/TKO 2 Sub 6 Dec Never been KO'd

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1560
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 18 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jim Miller
Elo 1617 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
14.3
+3.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 26 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1604
Notable wins
Jim Miller 1617

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#4 · Elo 1671
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Francisco Trinaldo on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.