Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Brown vs Trinaldo
Oct. 1, 2022
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
9
Wins by Knockout
5
Wins by Submission
7
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 1009
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 2230
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 16
- Takedowns Attempted
- 50
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Not Fighting
Place of Birth
Amarante, Brazil
Trains at
Evolucao Thai - Curitiba
Fighting style
Jiu-Jitsu
Age
44
Height
69.00
Weight
170.00
Octagon Debut
Jun. 24, 2012
Reach
70.00
Leg reach
40.50
- Team Wanderlei member on TUF Brazil
- Pro since 2006
- Nine wins by KO, five by submission (3 arm triangle, anaconda, kneebar)
- Has won five of his last seven
- Four UFC fights at welterweight (2-2)
- Lone pre-UFC loss came via submission to UFC vet Iuri Alcantara in September of 2010
- Seven first round finishes
- Nickname means Brazilian redwood
UFC Fight Night (10/1/22) Trinaldo lost a three round unanimous decision to Randy Brown
UFC 274 (5/7/22) Trinaldo won a three round unanimous decision over Danny Roberts
UFC Fight Night (10/23/21) Trinaldo won a three round split decision over Dwight Grant
UFC Fight Night (6/5/21) Trinaldo lost a three round unanimous decision to Muslim Salikhov
UFC on ESPN (7/26/20) Trinaldo stopped Jai Herbert via strikes at 1:30 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (3/14/20) Trinaldo won a three round unanimous decision over John Makdessi
UFC Fight Night (11/16/19) Trinaldo won a three round unanimous decision over Bobby Green
UFC on ESPN (7/20/19) Trinaldo lost a three round unanimous decision to Alexander Hernandez
UFC Fight Night (9/22/18) Trinaldo stopped Evan Dunham via strikes at 4:10 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (2/18/18) Trinaldo lost a three round unanimous decision to James Vick
UFC Fight Night (10/28/17) Trinaldo won a three round unanimous decision over Jim Miller
UFC Fight Night (3/11/17) Trinaldo was submitted by Kevin Lee via rear naked choke at 3:12 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (9/24/16) Trinaldo defeated Paul Felder via TKO (Doctor stoppage) at 2:25 of the third round
UFC 198 (5/14/16) Trinaldo won a three round unanimous decision over Yancy Medeiros
UFC Fight Night (1/17/16) Trinaldo won a three round unanimous decision over Ross Pearson
UFC Fight Night (8/23/15) Trinaldo stopped Chad Laprise via strikes at 2:43 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (5/30/15) Trinaldo won a three round split decision over Norman Parke
UFC Fight Night (3/21/15) Trinaldo won a three round unanimous decision over Akbarh Arreola
UFC Fight Night (9/13/14) Trinaldo won a three round unanimous decision over Leandro Silva
UFC 173 (5/24/14) Trinaldo lost a three round unanimous decision to Michael Chiesa
UFC Fight Night (2/15/14) Trinaldo won a three round split decision over Jesse Ronson
UFC Fight Night (9/4/13) Trinaldo was submitted by Piotr Hallman via kimura at 3:50 of the second round
UFC on FX (5/18/13) Trinaldo submitted Mike Rio via arm triangle choke at 3:08 of the first round
UFC on FX (1/19/13) Trinaldo submitted C.J. Keith via arm triangle choke at 1:50 of the second round
UFC 153 (10/13/12) Trinaldo lost a three round unanimous decision to Gleison Tibau
UFC 147 (6/23/12) Trinaldo stopped Delson Heleno via strikes at 4:21 of the first round
The Ultimate Fighter Brazil
In the quarterfinal round, Trinaldo was stopped in the second round via strikes by Thiago Perpetuo
In the elimination round, Trinaldo stopped Charles Maicon via strikes in the first round
When and why did you start training to become a fighter? I started training at the age of 23. I started with kickboxing, but there were far too many rules, so I chose MMA instead.
What ranks and titles have you held? 3 times Brasilia kickboxing champion, Jungle Fight lightweight champion. Black belt in kickboxing, brown belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Do you have any heroes? Ataide Júnior , Minotauro Nogueira, Wanderlei Silva and Anderson Silva
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? For me, the UFC is the beginning of a dream, in which the ending will be me with the belt around my waist.
What was your job before you started fighting? I’ve worked as a guard, pizzaiolo (pizza maker) and as a field worker
Favorite grappling technique: arm triangle
