Francisco Trinaldo was born on August 24,1978 and is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
44 Facts About Francisco Trinaldo
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Francisco Trinaldo is an ex-training partner of Paulo Thiago and Rani Yahya.
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Francisco Trinaldo spends most of his training time at the Evolucao Thai, where he garnered considerable recognition, causing Sherdog.
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Francisco Trinaldo is regarded as being hampered by financial issues that prevented his rise further in the sport.
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Francisco Trinaldo then fought twice more, securing a submission victory via arm-triangle choke and another victory via TKO due to punches and soccer kicks after 12 seconds.
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Francisco Trinaldo's success continued when he joined Bitetti Combat in February 2010.
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Francisco Trinaldo suffered his first professional loss in September 2010, at the hands of future UFC fighter Iuri Alcantara via second round armbar.
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Francisco Trinaldo then went on a four-fight winning streak in the Jungle Fight promotion with victories over Bruno Lobato, Joao Paulo, Derrick Burnsed and Adriano Martins, with the latter one earning him the Jungle Fight Lightweight belt.
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In March 2012, Francisco Trinaldo appeared as a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
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Francisco Trinaldo entered in the competition to fight in the Middleweight tournament.
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Francisco Trinaldo competed on the live finale card which took place at UFC 147 on June 23,2012, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil against Delson Heleno.
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Francisco Trinaldo won in his UFC debut via TKO in the first round.
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Francisco Trinaldo returned to the lightweight division and faced Gleison Tibau on October 13,2012, at UFC 153.
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Francisco Trinaldo won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced promotional newcomer Piotr Hallmann on September 4,2013, at UFC Fight Night 28.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Michael Chiesa on May 24,2014, at UFC 173.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Leandro Silva at UFC Fight Night 51 on September 13,2014.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Akbarh Arreola on March 21,2015, at UFC Fight Night 62.
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Francisco Trinaldo replaced an injured Gilbert Burns and fought Norman Parke on May 30,2015, at UFC Fight Night 67.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Chad Laprise on August 23,2015, at UFC Fight Night 74.
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Francisco Trinaldo won the fight via TKO in the first round, after knocking his opponent down with a left hand and finishing with ground strikes, handing Laprise his first loss of his MMA career.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Ross Pearson on January 17,2016, at UFC Fight Night 81.
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Francisco Trinaldo next faced Yancy Medeiros on May 14,2016, at UFC 198.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Paul Felder on September 24,2016, at UFC Fight Night 95.
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Francisco Trinaldo won the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Kevin Lee on March 11,2017, at UFC Fight Night 106.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Jim Miller on October 28,2017, at UFC Fight Night 119.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced James Vick on February 18,2018, at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Medeiros.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Evan Dunham on September 22,2018, at UFC Fight Night 137, He won the fight via knockout in the second round due to a knee to the body.
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Francisco Trinaldo was originally set to face Islam Makhachev on January 26,2019, at UFC 233 Makhachev was forced out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Alexander Hernandez.
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Francisco Trinaldo was scheduled to face Carlos Diego Ferreira on May 11,2019, at UFC 237.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Alexander Hernandez on July 20,2019, at UFC on ESPN 4.
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Francisco Trinaldo lost the fight via controversial unanimous decision, as 11 of 13 media outlets scoring the bout in favor of Trinaldo.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Bobby Green on November 16,2019, at UFC Fight Night 164.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced John Makdessi on March 14,2020, at UFC Fight Night 170.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Jai Herbert on July 26,2020, at UFC on ESPN 14.
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At the weigh-ins, Francisco Trinaldo weighed in at 160 pounds, four pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit.
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Francisco Trinaldo won the fight via technical knockout in round three.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Dwight Grant on October 23,2021, at UFC Fight Night 196.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Danny Roberts on May 7,2022, at UFC 274.
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Francisco Trinaldo faced Randy Brown on October 1,2022, at UFC Fight Night 211.
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Francisco Trinaldo was released by the UFC in early January 2023 after the loss.
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Francisco Trinaldo won the fight via TKO due to injury in the first round.
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On December 11,2024, it was announced that Francisco Trinaldo was eligible to be drafted in the Global Fight League.