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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Gleison Tibau won · U-DEC R3
Elo1366
Gleison Tibau
Elo1496

Gleison TibauvsFrancisco TrinaldoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · Saturday, October 13, 2012Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Official fight result

Gleison Tibau won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupGleison Tibau: WrestlervsFrancisco Trinaldo: Well-rounded

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

Model Prediction: Gleison Tibau wins(57.9%)

Actual result: Gleison Tibau wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Gleison Tibau at -130 American odds

+$77 profit

$177 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Gleison Tibau enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Gleison Tibau has 32pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Gleison Tibau
Red Corner
VS
Francisco Trinaldo
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+120
(45%)
1366
Elo
1496
42
Age
47
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'10"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Gleison TibauL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Norman Parke · Jan 15
L
SUBvs Tony Ferguson · Feb 15
L
vs Abel Trujillo · Nov 15
L
KOvs Islam Makhachev · Jan 18
L
vs Desmond Green · Jun 18
latest
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.

Gleison TibauMetricFrancisco Trinaldo
1.95
Strikes / min
3.13
2.51
Strikes absorbed / min
2.67
63%
Strike defense
60%
4.08
TDs / 15 min
0.98
92%
Takedown defense
60%
0.80
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.56Δ 1.02 — meaningful gap+0.46

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1532 vs 1519Strikes20.1 vs 21.0Takedowns3.8 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.75 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 1.0
Gleison TibauFrancisco Trinaldo

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Gleison Tibau(10 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 -130.8|Blue +130.8
Recent Form
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red +1.1|Blue -1.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Layoff
Red -14.0|Blue +14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Gleison TibauTargetFrancisco Trinaldo

By target zone

26
50% acc · 72%
Head
27
35% acc · 60%
6
86% acc · 17%
Body
14
88% acc · 31%
4
100% acc · 11%
Leg
4
100% acc · 9%

By position

13
38% acc · 36%
Distance
19
33% acc · 42%
17
85% acc · 47%
Clinch
15
83% acc · 33%
6
67% acc · 17%
Ground
11
52% acc · 24%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Gleison Tibau rounds
0
even
1
Francisco Trinaldo rounds
Round 1Gleison Tibau edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns3
Control2:01
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:41Control
Round 2Francisco Trinaldo edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:14
Knockdowns0
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
3:28Control
1Knockdowns
Round 3Gleison Tibau edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns2
Control4:23
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
36 / 63
Sig Strikes
45 / 97
49.3%
Sig Str %
46.7%
96 / 134
Total Strikes
70 / 129
5 / 6
TDs
0 / 0
87.5%
TD %
2
Sub Att
2
0
Rev
0
6:38
Ctrl Time
4:09

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Francisco Trinaldo19 / 3923 / 440 / 00
1Gleison Tibau15 / 2326 / 363 / 41
2Francisco Trinaldo18 / 4231 / 610 / 02
2Gleison Tibau2 / 96 / 140 / 00
3Francisco Trinaldo8 / 1616 / 240 / 00
3Gleison Tibau19 / 3164 / 842 / 21

Gleison Tibau

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights18

Francisco Trinaldo

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights26