Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa
“Maverick”
20-7-0
RESULT

Michael Chiesa def. Francisco Trinaldo (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Francisco Trinaldo
Francisco Trinaldo
“Massaranduba”
28-9-0
Saturday, May 24, 2014
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Michael Chiesa defeated Francisco Trinaldo by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw, held Saturday, May 24, 2014 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Michael Chiesa
Francisco Trinaldo
0
Knockdowns
0
19 of 70
Significant strikes
13 of 34
27%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
121 of 208
Total strikes
23 of 44
2 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 0
29%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
8:51
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
14 of 63
Head
7 of 27
4 of 6
Body
4 of 5
1 of 1
Leg
2 of 2
10 of 48
Distance
11 of 32
1 of 1
Clinch
2 of 2
8 of 21
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 34
Sig. str.
4 of 4
56 of 111
Total str.
6 of 6
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:30
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
3 of 15
Sig. str.
6 of 16
36 of 48
Total str.
11 of 21
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
3:14
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 21
Sig. str.
3 of 14
29 of 49
Total str.
6 of 17
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:07
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#ChiesaTrinaldo
1108
2109
3109
Total3026
Roy Silbert
#ChiesaTrinaldo
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Glenn Trowbridge
#ChiesaTrinaldo
1108
2109
3109
Total3026

Media Scores

13
Chiesa
–
0
Trinaldo
●30–27 Chiesa×9●30–26 Chiesa×4
All 13 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Chiesa
0%
Trinaldo
19 fan scorecards submitted
●30–26 Chiesa57.9%●30–27 Chiesa42.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
58%
Chiesa
R2
100%
Chiesa
R3
100%
Chiesa

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

20-7-0
Record
28-9-0
4
Win Streak
0
38
Age
47
6'1"
185 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.02
SLpM
3.13
40%
Str. Acc.
45%
1.73
SApM
2.67
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

3.11
TD Avg.
0.98
47%
TD Acc.
42%
65%
TD Def.
60%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Michael Chiesa · 4-1
  • W
    Niko Price
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 1:03 · Welterweight
  • W
    Court McGee
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Max Griffin
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs AsakuraSat, Dec 7, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 1:56 · Welterweight
  • W
    Tony Ferguson
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs NurmagomedovSat, Aug 3, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 3:44 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kevin Holland
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2Sat, Jul 29, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 2:39 · Welterweight
Francisco Trinaldo · 3-2
  • L
    Randy Brown
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs YanSat, Oct 1, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Danny Roberts
    UFC 274: Oliveira vs GaethjeSat, May 7, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Dwight Grant
    UFC Fight Night: Costa vs VettoriSat, Oct 23, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Muslim Salikhov
    UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs SakaiSat, Jun 5, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Jai Herbert
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs TillSun, Jul 26, 2020
    TKO · R3 · 1:30 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 22 fights · 26 fights
18.6
Avg sig. strikes
38.8
1.91
Avg takedowns
0.81
3:41
Avg control time
2:30
72
Career high strikes
117
6
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Michael Chiesa
Strike target
Francisco Trinaldo
73%
Head
61%
22%
Body
27%
5%
Leg
11%
Michael Chiesa
Strike position
Francisco Trinaldo
61%
Distance
70%
16%
Clinch
17%
23%
Ground
14%