Francisco Trinaldo vs Kevin Lee

Francisco Trinaldo is 28-9-0; Kevin Lee is 18-8-0. Francisco Trinaldo is 14 years older than Kevin Lee. Kevin Lee has a 7" · 18 cm reach advantage over Francisco Trinaldo. They have met once: Francisco Trinaldo 0, Kevin Lee 1.

Francisco Trinaldo

“Massaranduba” · 28-9-0

Met once

Kevin Lee

“The Motown Phenom” · 18-8-0

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Style & credentials

Francisco Trinaldo

KickboxingBJJ

—Brown belt · BJJ
2011Jungle Fight Lightweight ChampionshipJungle Fight
—Champion · Brasilia State Kickboxing
—Champion · Brazilian National Kickboxing

Camp · Evolucao Thai · Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

Kevin Lee

Folkstyle Wrestling

2013Lightweight ChampionshipTotal Warrior Combat (TWC)
—Welterweight ChampionshipCaged Lion
—Welterweight ChampionshipElite Federation of Fighters (EFF)
—Lightweight ChampionshipElite Federation of Fighters (EFF)

Camp · Kill Cliff FC (formerly Sanford MMA) · Deerfield Beach, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

61%

Head

78%

27%

Body

20%

11%

Leg

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Francisco Trinaldolast 1 fight

61%12%27%

Kevin Leelast 2 fights

77%10%13%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Francisco Trinaldo Kevin Lee· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.133.95

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Francisco Trinaldo · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersKevin Lee · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.673.56

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Francisco Trinaldo · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersKevin Lee · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.983.14

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Francisco Trinaldo · Average · better than 43% of UFC fightersKevin Lee · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

42%43%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Francisco Trinaldo · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersKevin Lee · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

60%75%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Francisco Trinaldo · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersKevin Lee · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.500.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Francisco Trinaldo · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersKevin Lee · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.13

Strikes landed / min

3.95

2.67

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.56

0.98 / 2.3

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.14 / 7.3

42%

Takedown accuracy

43%

60%

Takedown defence

75%

2:30

Control time / fight

4:30

0.50

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.80

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Francisco Trinaldo26 UFC fights · 1009 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

43%431/1419

18%184/269

9%88/101

Clinch

7%75/130

7%74/86

2%19/22

Ground

11%110/174

2%19/20

1%9/9

Kevin Lee17 UFC fights · 748 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

46%341/1266

13%97/146

3%21/21

Clinch

4%29/45

5%34/39

0%1/1

Ground

28%210/283

2%15/16

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Francisco Trinaldo17 of 37 ended early · 46%20 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

8 early stoppages have no logged time

Kevin Lee18 of 29 ended early · 62%11 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Francisco Trinaldo3-2

L
Randy Brown
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan· Oct 1, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Danny Roberts
UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje· May 7, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Dwight Grant
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori· Oct 23, 2021
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Muslim Salikhov
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Sakai· Jun 5, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jai Herbert
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till· Jul 26, 2020
TKO · R3 · 1:30 · Lightweight

Full record · 37 fights

W
John Makdessi
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira· Mar 14, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
King Green
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza· Nov 16, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Alexander Hernandez
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards· Jul 20, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Evan Dunham
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Anders· Sep 22, 2018
TKO · R2 · 4:10 · Lightweight
L
James Vick
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Medeiros· Feb 18, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Jim Miller
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Machida· Oct 29, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Kevin Lee
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum· Mar 12, 2017
Submission · R2 · 3:12 · Lightweight
W
Paul Felder
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs Lansberg· Sep 24, 2016
TKO · R3 · 2:25 · Lightweight
W
Yancy Medeiros
UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic· May 14, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Ross Pearson
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz· Jan 17, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Chad Laprise
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira· Aug 23, 2015
TKO · R1 · 2:43 · Lightweight
W
Norman Parke
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves· May 30, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Akbarh Arreola
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare· Mar 21, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Leandro Silva
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski· Sep 13, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Michael Chiesa
UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw· May 24, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Jesse Ronson
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi· Feb 15, 2014
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Piotr Hallmann
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader· Sep 4, 2013
Submission · R2 · 3:50 · Lightweight
W
Mike Rio
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold· May 18, 2013
Submission · R1 · 3:08 · Lightweight
W
CJ Keith
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping· Jan 19, 2013
Submission · R2 · 1:50 · Lightweight
L
Gleison Tibau
UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar· Oct 13, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Delson Heleno
UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin II· Jun 23, 2012
TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Middleweight
W
Adriano Martins
Jungle Fight· Jul 30, 2011
DEC
W
Derrick Burnsed
Jungle Fight· May 21, 2011
TKO
W
João Paulo Rodrigues
Jungle Fight· Feb 18, 2011
DEC
W
Bruno Lobato
Jungle Fight· Dec 18, 2010
Submission
L
Iuri Alcantara
Jungle Fight· Sep 18, 2010
Submission
W
Flávio Álvaro
Jungle Fight· May 22, 2010
TKO
W
Luiz Firmino
Bitetti Combat· Feb 25, 2010
Submission
W
Junior Lava
Minas Gerais Regional· Aug 8, 2009
TKO
W
Marcone Marcone
Amazonas Regional· Apr 7, 2008
Submission
W
Vinicius Bohrer
Distrito Federal Regional· Aug 18, 2006
TKO
W
Edval Pedroso
Distrito Federal Regional· May 13, 2006
DEC

Kevin Lee2-3

L
Gadzhi Rabadanov
PFL World Tournament 6: 2025 Semifinals· Jun 20, 2025
Knockout · R1 · 2:37 · Lightweight
W
Thiago Oliveira
Lights Out Championship 17· Sep 28, 2024
Submission · R1 · 1:58 · Welterweight
L
Rinat Fakhretdinov
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov· Jul 1, 2023
Submission · R1 · 0:55 · Welterweight
W
Diego Sanchez
Eagle FC 46· Mar 11, 2022
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
L
Daniel Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze· Aug 28, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Full record · 29 fights

L
Charles Oliveira
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Oliveira· Mar 14, 2020
Submission · R3 · 0:28 · Lightweight
W
Gregor Gillespie
UFC 244: Masvidal vs Diaz· Nov 2, 2019
TKO · R1 · 2:47 · Lightweight
L
Rafael Dos Anjos
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Lee· May 18, 2019
Submission · R4 · 3:47 · Welterweight
L
Al Iaquinta
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs Iaquinta 2· Dec 15, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Edson Barboza
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee· Apr 21, 2018
TKO · R5 · 2:18 · Lightweight
L
Tony Ferguson
UFC 216: Ferguson vs Lee· Oct 7, 2017
Submission · R3 · 4:02 · Interim Lightweight
W
Michael Chiesa
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee· Jun 25, 2017
Submission · R1 · 4:37 · Lightweight
W
Francisco Trinaldo
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum· Mar 12, 2017
Submission · R2 · 3:12 · Lightweight
W
Magomed Mustafaev
UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs Hall 2· Nov 19, 2016
Submission · R2 · 4:31 · Lightweight
W
Jake Matthews
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs Team Cláudia Finale· Jul 8, 2016
TKO · R1 · 4:06 · Lightweight
W
Efrain Escudero
UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux· Apr 23, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Leonardo Santos
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor· Dec 12, 2015
TKO · R1 · 3:26 · Lightweight
W
James Moontasri
UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee· Jul 15, 2015
Submission · R1 · 2:56 · Lightweight
W
Michel Prazeres
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch· Feb 14, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Jon Tuck
UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso· Sep 27, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Jesse Ronson
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs Team Penn Finale· Jul 6, 2014
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Al Iaquinta
UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2· Feb 1, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Eric Moon
TWC Pro Series· Nov 16, 2013
Submission · R1 · 1:24 · Lightweight
W
Travis Gervais
CFC 8: Resurrection· Sep 13, 2013
Submission · R1 · 0:46 · Catchweight
W
Joe Lile
Midwest Fight Series· Jul 19, 2013
Submission · R3 · 1:29 · Lightweight
W
Kyle Prepolec
MFL 29· Apr 13, 2013
Submission · R2 · 2:17 · Lightweight
W
JP Reese
Impact Fight League· Nov 17, 2012
DEC
W
Mansour Barnaoui
Instinct MMA 4· Jun 29, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
W
Levis Labrie
Instinct MMA 3· Mar 31, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight

Head-to-Head History

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum
Sun, Mar 12, 2017
Kevin Lee
Submission · ROUND 2 · 3:12

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Francisco TrinaldoKevin Lee

Frequently asked questions

Have Francisco Trinaldo and Kevin Lee ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum (Sun, Mar 12, 2017), where Kevin Lee won by Submission.

What are the records of Francisco Trinaldo and Kevin Lee?

Francisco Trinaldo is 28-9-0 and Kevin Lee is 18-8-0.

Who has the longer reach, Francisco Trinaldo or Kevin Lee?

Kevin Lee has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Francisco Trinaldo, a 7" · 18 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Francisco Trinaldo or Kevin Lee?

Neither. Both stand 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Francisco Trinaldo or Kevin Lee?

Francisco Trinaldo is 48 and Kevin Lee is 34.

Who has more finishes, Francisco Trinaldo or Kevin Lee?

Francisco Trinaldo has 14 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Kevin Lee has 12 wins (3 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission).

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