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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Francisco Trinaldo won · SUB R1
Elo1496
Elo1353

Francisco TrinaldovsMike RioUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · Saturday, May 18, 2013Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Official fight result

Francisco Trinaldo won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:08

Style matchupFrancisco Trinaldo: Well-roundedvsMike Rio: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Mike Rio wins(79.0%)

Actual result: Francisco Trinaldo wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Mike Rio at +290 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

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

Tale of the Tape

Francisco Trinaldo
Red Corner
VS
Mike Rio
Blue Corner
-320
(76%)
Vegas Odds
+290
(26%)
1496
Elo
1353
47
Age
45
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

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
Mike RioL2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs John Cofer · Dec 12
L
SUBvs Tony Ferguson · Oct 13
L
KOvs Daron Cruickshank · Jan 14
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Francisco TrinaldoMetricMike Rio
3.13
Strikes / min
1.68
2.67
Strikes absorbed / min
2.99
60%
Strike defense
53%
0.98
TDs / 15 min
2.58
60%
Takedown defense
0%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.46Δ 1.77 — meaningful gap-1.31

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1518 vs 1518Strikes26.0 vs 30.0Takedowns0.7 vs 4.0Sub Atts1.00 vs 1.00Form0.3 vs 1.0
Francisco TrinaldoMike Rio

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Francisco Trinaldo(10 fights)Mike Rio(4 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 +143.7|Blue -143.7
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red +1.4|Blue -1.4
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -35.0|Blue +35.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Francisco TrinaldoTargetMike Rio

By target zone

3
75% acc · 60%
Head
1
20% acc · 20%
2
50% acc · 40%
Body
4
80% acc · 80%
0
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

3
75% acc · 60%
Distance
1
17% acc · 20%
2
50% acc · 40%
Clinch
4
80% acc · 80%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Francisco Trinaldo rounds
1
even
0
Mike Rio rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control0:57
5Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:00Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
5 / 8
Sig Strikes
5 / 11
62%
Sig Str %
45%
6 / 9
Total Strikes
8 / 14
1 / 1
TDs
1 / 3
100%
TD %
33%
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:57
Ctrl Time
1:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Mike Rio5 / 118 / 141 / 30
1Francisco Trinaldo5 / 86 / 91 / 11

Francisco Trinaldo

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights26

Mike Rio

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights4