Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Francisco Trinaldo
BrazilFrancisco Trinaldo
“Massaranduba”
28-9-0
RESULT

Francisco Trinaldo def. Dwight Grant (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Dwight Grant
United StatesDwight Grant
“The Body Snatcher”
11-6-0
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Francisco Trinaldo defeated Dwight Grant by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori, held Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-27, 27-29, 29-27, Francisco Trinaldo won the decision.

Fight stats

Francisco Trinaldo
Dwight Grant
0
Knockdowns
0
36 of 70
Significant strikes
31 of 133
51%
Sig. strike accuracy
23%
61 of 101
Total strikes
41 of 145
1 of 3
Takedowns
1 of 1
33%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:45
Control time
0:11
Significant strikes by target
20 of 50
Head
20 of 114
11 of 14
Body
7 of 14
5 of 6
Leg
4 of 5
26 of 57
Distance
28 of 128
4 of 5
Clinch
1 of 1
6 of 8
Ground
2 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 20
Sig. str.
14 of 51
11 of 20
Total str.
14 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 28
Sig. str.
8 of 48
16 of 31
Total str.
13 of 55
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:08
Ctrl
0:11
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
10 of 22
Sig. str.
9 of 34
34 of 50
Total str.
14 of 39
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:37
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#TrinaldoGrant
1109
2109
399
Total2927
Sal D'Amato
#TrinaldoGrant
1910
2910
399
Total2729
Ron McCarthy
#TrinaldoGrant
1109
2109
399
Total2927
  • − Trinaldo was docked 1 point in round 3 · Eye poke

Media Scores

3
Trinaldo
6
Draw
1
Grant
●28-28 Draw×6●29-27 Trinaldo×3●29-27 Grant
All 10 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

29%
Trinaldo
63%
Draw
7%
Grant
68 fan scorecards submitted
●28-28 Draw63.2%●29-27 Trinaldo25%●29-27 Grant7.4%●28-27 Trinaldo2.9%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
84%
Trinaldo
R2
62%
Grant
R3
94%
Draw

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Francisco Trinaldo
+112
47% implied win probability
Open: -117Best: +440
Dwight Grant
-107
52% implied win probability
Open: -106Best: +115

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookFrancisco TrinaldoDwight Grant
BetAnything-135+105
BetOnline-127+107
BetUS-135+105
Betway-143+105
Bovada-140+115
Cloudbet-118+107
DraftKings+200-285
FanDuel+440-700
MyBookie-130+100
Pinnacle-125-102
sportsbetio-143-102
sports-interaction-150+115
unibet-143+115

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Francisco Trinaldo vs Dwight Grant?

Francisco Trinaldo defeated Dwight Grant by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori, held Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-27, 27-29, 29-27, Francisco Trinaldo won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Francisco Trinaldo vs Dwight Grant?

The judges scored it 29-27, 27-29, 29-27, Francisco Trinaldo won the decision.

Was Francisco Trinaldo vs Dwight Grant a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 29% of 68 fan cards scored it for Francisco Trinaldo.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Francisco Trinaldo 71%29% Dwight Grant

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Francisco Trinaldo
Complete Fighter
8 edges
Dwight Grant
Knockout Artist
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

90Power86
95Speed87
95Precision86
96Durability83
96Engine91
88Wrestling56
92Ground62

Biggest edge Francisco Trinaldo, Submissions +39

Attribute by attribute

Francisco Trinaldo is on the left of every row, Dwight Grant on the right.
90Punch power96
89Kick power76
95Punch speed96
95Kick speed78
95Accuracy86
88Takedowns56
95Ground striking73
89Submissions50
96Chin70
95Body strength96
96Cardio91

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

28-9-0
Record
11-6-0
1823
Power Index rating
1671
0
Win Streak
0
47
Age
41
5'9"
175 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Brazil
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.13
SLpM
3.29
45%
Str. Acc.
36%
2.67
SApM
2.66
60%
Str. Def.
60%

Grappling Profile

0.98
TD Avg.
0.61
42%
TD Acc.
100%
60%
TD Def.
66%
0.50
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Francisco Trinaldo · 4-1
  • W
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    TKO
  • W
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    TKO · R1 · 1:55 · Welterweight
  • L
    Randy Brown
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  • W
    Danny Roberts
    UFC 274: Oliveira vs Gaethje · May 7, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Dwight Grant · 1-4
  • L
    Ilyas Khamzin
    Karate Combat 53 · Feb 28, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 2:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Dustin Stoltzfus
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Sergey Khandozhko
    UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Andrade · Apr 23, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:15 · Welterweight
  • L
    Francisco Trinaldo
    UFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Stefan Sekulic
    UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2 · Apr 24, 2021
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 26 fights · 8 fights
38.8
Avg sig. strikes
35.9
0.81
Avg takedowns
0.50
2:30
Avg control time
0:17
117
Career high strikes
52
3
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Francisco Trinaldo
Strike target
Dwight Grant
61%
Head
64%
27%
Body
15%
11%
Leg
20%
Francisco Trinaldo
Strike position
Dwight Grant
70%
Distance
84%
17%
Clinch
5%
14%
Ground
10%