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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Francisco Trinaldo won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1490
Delson Heleno
Elo1496

Delson HelenovsFrancisco TrinaldoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 · Saturday, June 23, 2012Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Official fight result

Francisco Trinaldo won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:21

Model Prediction: Delson Heleno wins(51.5%)

Actual result: Francisco Trinaldo wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Delson Heleno at -120 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Francisco Trinaldo has 41pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Francisco Trinaldo has 60pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Francisco Trinaldo (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Delson Heleno
Red Corner
VS
Francisco Trinaldo
Blue Corner
-120
(55%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1490
Elo
1496
48
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
5'9"
183 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Delson HelenoNo prior UFC fights on record.
Francisco Trinaldo
oldest →
W
KOvs Jai Herbert · Jul 20
L
vs Muslim Salikhov · Jun 21
W
vs Dwight Grant · Oct 21
W
vs Danny Roberts · May 22
L
vs Randy Brown · Oct 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Delson HelenoMetricFrancisco Trinaldo
0.69
Strikes / min
3.13
4.83
Strikes absorbed / min
2.67
19%
Strike defense
60%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.98
0%
Takedown defense
60%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-4.14Δ 4.60 — meaningful gap+0.46
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Delson Heleno(1 fights)Francisco Trinaldo(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -6.3|Blue +6.3
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Delson HelenoTargetFrancisco Trinaldo

By target zone

1
50% acc · 33%
Head
9
69% acc · 43%
1
100% acc · 33%
Body
12
92% acc · 57%
1
100% acc · 33%
Leg
0

By position

1
50% acc · 33%
Distance
2
67% acc · 10%
2
100% acc · 67%
Clinch
8
100% acc · 38%
0
Ground
11
73% acc · 52%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Delson Heleno rounds
0
even
1
Francisco Trinaldo rounds
Round 1Francisco Trinaldo edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control1:07
21Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:10Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
3 / 4
Sig Strikes
21 / 26
75%
Sig Str %
80%
4 / 5
Total Strikes
41 / 47
0 / 4
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:07
Ctrl Time
1:10

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Francisco Trinaldo21 / 2641 / 470 / 00
1Delson Heleno3 / 44 / 50 / 40

Delson Heleno

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach
Fights1

Francisco Trinaldo

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights26