Francisco Trinaldo (29-9, 15) was born in Amarante, PiauĂ, Brazil on August 24, 1978. At the age of 27 years on May 13, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Edval Pedroso, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On June 23, 2012, 33-year old Francisco Trinaldo made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 147 against Delson Heleno, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Trinaldo's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Sasha Palatnikov at age 45 on November 10, 2023. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 26 times in the UFC, and has a record of 18 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Francisco Trinaldo's best fights have been against Chad Laprise, Evan Dunham, Paul Felder, Adriano Martins, Delson Heleno, C.J. Keith and Mike Rio.
Trinaldo has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38  | Nov 10, 2023 45 years, 2 months 29-9 (15) | 34 years, 7 months 8-5 (4) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee injury | |
37  | Oct 1, 2022 44 years, 1 months 28-9 (14) | 32 years, 2 months 15-4 (11) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
36  | May 7, 2022 43 years, 8 months 28-8 (14) | 34 years, 9 months 18-5 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
35  | Oct 23, 2021 43 years, 1 months 27-8 (14) | 37 years, 1 months 11-3 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
34  | Jun 5, 2021 42 years, 9 months 26-8 (14) | 36 years, 11 months 17-2 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33 | Jul 26, 2020 41 years, 11 months 26-7 (14) | Jai Herbert | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punch |
32  | Mar 14, 2020 41 years, 6 months 25-7 (13) | 34 years, 10 months 17-6 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Nov 16, 2019 41 years, 2 months 24-7 (13) | 33 years, 2 months 24-9-1 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Jul 20, 2019 40 years, 10 months 23-7 (13) | 26 years, 9 months 10-2 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Sep 22, 2018 40 years 23-6 (13) | 36 years, 9 months 18-7-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Knee to the body |
28  | Feb 18, 2018 39 years, 5 months 22-6 (12) | 30 years, 11 months 12-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Oct 28, 2017 39 years, 2 months 22-5 (12) | 34 years, 1 months 28-10 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Mar 11, 2017 38 years, 6 months 21-5 (12) | 24 years, 6 months 14-2 (6) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
25  | Sep 24, 2016 38 years, 1 months 21-4 (12) | 32 years, 4 months 12-2 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
24  | May 14, 2016 37 years, 8 months 20-4 (11) | 28 years, 8 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Jan 17, 2016 37 years, 4 months 19-4 (11) | 31 years, 3 months 18-9 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Aug 23, 2015 36 years, 11 months 18-4 (11) | 29 years, 1 months 10-0 (5) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
21  | May 30, 2015 36 years, 9 months 17-4 (10) | 28 years, 5 months 20-3-1 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
20  | Mar 21, 2015 36 years, 6 months 16-4 (10) | 32 years, 2 months 24-8-1 (23) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Sep 13, 2014 36 years 15-4 (10) | 28 years, 10 months 16-2-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | May 24, 2014 35 years, 9 months 14-4 (10) | 26 years, 5 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Feb 15, 2014 35 years, 5 months 14-3 (10) | 28 years, 1 months 13-3 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
16  | Sep 4, 2013 35 years 13-3 (10) | 26 years 13-1 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Kimura |
15 | May 18, 2013 34 years, 8 months 13-2 (10) | Mike Rio | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
14 | Jan 19, 2013 34 years, 4 months 12-2 (9) | C.J. Keith | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
13  | Oct 13, 2012 34 years, 1 months 11-2 (8) | 29 years, 3 months 27-8 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Jun 23, 2012 33 years, 9 months 11-1 (8) | Delson Heleno | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11  | Jul 30, 2011 32 years, 11 months 10-1 (7) | 29 years, 1 months 19-5 (10) | LT | 3 | MD | WIN Won Jungle Fight lightweight title | |
10 | May 21, 2011 32 years, 8 months 9-1 (7) | Derrick Burnsed | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch Won Jungle Fight lightweight title Interim | |
9 | Feb 19, 2011 32 years, 5 months 8-1 (6) | JoĂŁo Paulo Rodrigues | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Dec 18, 2010 32 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | Bruno Lobato | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke | |
7  | Sep 18, 2010 32 years 6-1 (5) | 30 years, 1 months 23-3 (21) | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
6 | May 22, 2010 31 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | Flavio Alvaro | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5  | Feb 25, 2010 31 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | 27 years, 11 months 13-4 (7) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
4 | Aug 8, 2009 30 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | Junior Lava | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and soccer kicks | |
3 | Apr 7, 2008 29 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Marcone Bezerra | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
2 | Aug 18, 2006 27 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | Vinicius Dohrer | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
1 | May 13, 2006 27 years, 8 months 1-0 (0) | Edval Pedroso | 3 | UD | WIN |
