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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Francisco Trinaldo won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1496
Elo1512
Jai Herbert

Francisco TrinaldovsJai HerbertUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · Saturday, July 25, 2020Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Official fight result

Francisco Trinaldo won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:30

Style matchupFrancisco Trinaldo: Well-roundedvsJai Herbert: Striker

The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.

Model Prediction: Francisco Trinaldo wins(66.3%)

Actual result: Francisco Trinaldo wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Francisco Trinaldo at -134 American odds

+$75 profit

$175 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Stance matchup historically favors Francisco Trinaldo (53.5%).
  • Jai Herbert has a 18cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Francisco Trinaldo
Red Corner
VS
Jai Herbert
Blue Corner
-134
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+108
(48%)
1496
Elo
1512
47
Age
38
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
6'1"
177.8 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

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

Francisco Trinaldo
oldest →
W
vs John Makdessi · Mar 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
Jai Herbert
oldest →
W
vs Kyle Nelson · Jul 22
L
vs Fares Ziam · Jul 23
W
vs Rolando Bedoya · Aug 24
L
vs Chris Padilla · Mar 25
W
KOvs Mandel Nallo · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Francisco TrinaldoMetricJai Herbert
3.13
Strikes / min
3.19
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
3.34
60%
Strike defense
52%
0.98
TDs / 15 min
0.42
60%
Takedown defense
66%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.46evenly matched on net striking-0.15

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1627 vs 1500Strikes3.1 vs 0.0Takedowns1.0 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.00Form0.5 vs 0.0
Francisco TrinaldoJai Herbert

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801493150515181530← oldermost recent →
Francisco Trinaldo(10 fights)Jai Herbert(9 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 -15.2|Blue +15.2
Recent Form
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Striker Score
Red -48.3|Blue +48.3
Grappler Score
Red -49.7|Blue +49.7
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Francisco TrinaldoTargetJai Herbert

By target zone

15
43% acc · 50%
Head
15
24% acc · 71%
7
50% acc · 23%
Body
4
80% acc · 19%
8
89% acc · 27%
Leg
2
100% acc · 10%

By position

19
42% acc · 63%
Distance
16
26% acc · 76%
3
75% acc · 10%
Clinch
5
83% acc · 24%
8
89% acc · 27%
Ground
0
0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Francisco Trinaldo rounds
0
even
1
Jai Herbert rounds
Round 1Francisco Trinaldo edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns2
Control3:15
4Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:43Control
Round 2Jai Herbert edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
14Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
2:37Control
1Knockdowns
Round 3Francisco Trinaldo edged it
Sig. strikes12
Takedowns0
Control0:03
Knockdowns1
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
1
30 / 58
Sig Strikes
21 / 70
53.3%
Sig Str %
27.7%
37 / 66
Total Strikes
37 / 90
2 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
66%
TD %
2
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
0
3:18
Ctrl Time
3:20

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jai Herbert4 / 1413 / 250 / 00
1Francisco Trinaldo9 / 2013 / 242 / 32
2Jai Herbert14 / 3221 / 410 / 00
2Francisco Trinaldo9 / 2212 / 260 / 00
3Jai Herbert3 / 243 / 240 / 00
3Francisco Trinaldo12 / 1612 / 160 / 00

Francisco Trinaldo

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights26

Jai Herbert

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights8