Francisco Trinaldo (born August 24, 1978) is a Brazilian

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who competed in the

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division of the

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. A professional since 2006, he has also competed for

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in his native

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, where he is the former Lightweight Champion, and was a competitor on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''.

Mixed martial arts career

Background

Trinaldo began with an amateur career, compiling a record of 6–1 in

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. He is also a three-time

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State Kickboxing Champion, and began

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when he was 23 years old before transitioning into

, holding a record of 12–1. Trinaldo is an ex-training partner of

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and

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. He spends most of his training time at the Evolução Thai, where he garnered considerable recognition, causing Sherdog.com to list him in August 2010 as their top prospect in MMA. Trinaldo is regarded as being hampered by financial issues that prevented his rise further in the sport. Coming from a disadvantaged background, Trinaldo struggled and has been quoted as saying "Sometimes I can’t train because I don’t have money to catch a bus and go to the academy." His nickname came from the character of the Brazilian TV show Casseta & Planeta Urgente played by the Brazilian comedian Cláudio Manoel named ''Massaranduba'', who had his same quarrelsome attitude.

Early career

Trinaldo's professional career began in the Fight Club Tournament promotion, where he won his opening bout via unanimous decision. This was followed by a TKO due to corner stoppage. 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.

Bitetti Combat and Jungle Fight

Trinaldo's success continued when he joined Bitetti Combat in February 2010. Facing

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at Bitetti Combat 6, Trinaldo dominated, locking in a kneebar on his experienced opponent and forcing the tapout with ease. Following this, Trinaldo joined the

Jungle Fight Championship Jungle Fight is a Brazilian mixed martial arts and kickboxing promotion. It was created in 2003. The name is derived from its origin, the Amazonas state in Brazil. History Jungle Fight was founded by pioneering MMA fighter and long-time Brazi ...

promotion and faced another experienced opponent in Flavio Alvaro. Late in the second round, Trinaldo secured a TKO victory due to punches, taking his professional record to 6-0. Trinaldo suffered his first professional loss in September 2010, at the hands of future UFC fighter

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via second round armbar. Trinaldo then went on a four-fight winning streak in the

promotion with victories over Bruno Lobato, Joao Paulo, Derrick Burnsed and

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, with the latter one earning him the Jungle Fight Lightweight belt.

The Ultimate Fighter

In March 2012, Trinaldo appeared as a fighter on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''. He entered in the competition to fight in the Middleweight tournament. In the opening elimination fight, he defeated Charles Maicon by TKO in round 1 to get into the TUF house. He was then defeated by

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Trinaldo competed on the live finale card which took place at

UFC 147 ''UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 23, 2012 at Mineirinho Arena in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Background The finals in the featherweight and middlewe ...

on June 23, 2012, in

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against Delson Heleno. Trinaldo won in his UFC debut via TKO in the first round. After the fight he expressed his desire to fight at 155 which is his natural weight. Trinaldo returned to the lightweight division and faced

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on October 13, 2012, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Trinaldo defeated C.J. Keith on January 19, 2013, at

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, locking up an arm-triangle choke early in the second round. For his fourth UFC fight, Trinaldo faced Mike Rio on May 18, 2013, at

UFC on FX 8 ''UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold'' (also known as ''UFC on FX 8'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 18, 2013, at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. The event was broadcast live on FUEL TV and FX (TV channel), FX. Backgrou ...

. He won the fight via submission in the first round. Trinaldo faced promotional newcomer

Piotr Hallmann Piotr Hallmann (born 25 August 1987 in Gdynia) is a Polish mixed martial artist and second lieutenant in the Polish Navy. Hallmann has fought as a lightweight throughout his MMA career, and competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He i ...

on September 4, 2013, at

UFC Fight Night 28 ''UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 28'') was a mixed martial arts that was held on September 4, 2013, at Mineirinho Arena in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Background A bout between Raphael Assunção and T.J. Dil ...

. After dominating the first round and hurting Hallmann twice with body kicks, Trinaldo lost the fight via kimura submission in the second round. Trinaldo faced Jesse Ronson at

UFC Fight Night 36 ''UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Mousasi'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 36'') was a mixed martial arts event held on February 15, 2014, at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Background ...

. He won the fight via split decision. Trinaldo faced

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on May 24, 2014, at

UFC 173 ''UFC 173: Barão vs. Dillashaw'' was a mixed martial arts event held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 24, 2014. Background A Middleweight Championship bout between then champion Chris Weidman and number one contender ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Trinaldo faced Leandro Silva at

UFC Fight Night 51 ''UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 51'') was a mixed martial arts event held on September 13, 2014, at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil. Background The event in Brasília was the first that the ...

on September 13, 2014. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Trinaldo faced

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on March 21, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 62. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Trinaldo replaced an injured

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and fought

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on May 30, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 67. He won the fight by split decision. Trinaldo faced

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on August 23, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 74 ''UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 74'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 23, 2015, at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Background The event was the first that the organi ...

. He 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. Trinaldo faced

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on January 17, 2016, at

UFC Fight Night 81 ''UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 81'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 17, 2016, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between defending c ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Trinaldo next faced

Yancy Medeiros Yancy Medeiros Jr. (born September 7, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforc ...

on May 14, 2016, at

UFC 198 ''UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic'' was a mixed martial arts event held on May 14, 2016, at Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil. Background The event was initially announced as a ''Fight Night'' event with a middleweight bout between former UFC Lig ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Trinaldo faced Paul Felder on September 24, 2016, at

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. He won the fight via TKO in the third round. Trinaldo faced

Kevin Lee Kevin Jeese Lee Jr. (born September 4, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL), where he competes in the Lightweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultima ...

on March 11, 2017, at

UFC Fight Night 106 ''UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 106'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 11, 2017, at the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, ...

. After a back-and-forth first round, Trinaldo lost the fight via submission in the second round. Trinaldo faced Jim Miller on October 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 119. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Trinaldo faced

James Vick James William Vick (born February 23, 1987) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight and lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Vick was born to a modest Texan family on ...

on February 18, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Trinaldo faced

Evan Dunham Evan Dunham (born December 18, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist competing in the lightweight division. He is perhaps best known for 21-fight tenure in the Ultimate Fighting Championship which spanned over a decade. Backgro ...

on September 22, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 137 ''UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 137'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Background A ...

, He won the fight via knockout in the second round due to a knee to the body. Trinaldo was originally set to face

Islam Makhachev Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the cu ...

on January 26, 2019, at

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, however, Makhachev was forced out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

Alexander Hernandez Alexander Xavier Hernandez (born October 1, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Hernandez began wrestling at the age of 13 and started train ...

. In turn, Hernandez was pulled from that fight in favor of a bout with

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a week earlier at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw. Subsequently, Trinaldo was pulled from the card entirely. Trinaldo was scheduled to face

Carlos Diego Ferreira Carlos Diego Ferreira Neves (born January 18, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Legacy FC lightweight champion, and vacate ...

on May 11, 2019, at

UFC 237 ''UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 11, 2019, at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background The event was originally expected to be held ...

. However, Ferreira was forced out of the bout on weigh-in day as he was deemed medically unfit due to a weight cutting issue. As a result, the bout was cancelled. Trinaldo faced

on July 20, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 4. He lost the fight via controversial unanimous decision, as 11 of 13 media outlets scoring the bout in favor of Trinaldo. Trinaldo faced

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on November 16, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 164. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Trinaldo faced

John Makdessi John Makdessi (born May 3, 1985) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division and competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Makdessi was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 3, ...

on March 14, 2020, at

UFC Fight Night 170 ''UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 170'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 28'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 14, 2020 at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, G ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Trinaldo faced

Jai Herbert Jai Kyle Herbert (born 13 May 1988) is an English mixed martial artist who currently fights as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former Cage Warriors lightweight champion and also competed in BAMMA. Background Her ...

on July 26, 2020, at

UFC on ESPN 14 ''UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 14'' and ''UFC Fight Island 3'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 26, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu ...

. At the weigh-ins, Trinaldo weighed in at 160 pounds, four pounds over the lightweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent Jai Herbert. He won the fight via technical knockout in round three.

Move up to welterweight

After missing weight for the first time in his UFC career, Trinaldo moved up to welterweight and faced

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at UFC Fight Night 189 on June 5, 2021. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Trinaldo faced

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on October 23, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 196. He won the fight via split decision. Trinaldo faced Danny Roberts on May 7, 2022, at

UFC 274 ''UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 7, 2022, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Background The event was originally linke ...

. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Trinaldo faced Randy Brown on October 1, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 211 ''UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 211'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 69'' and ''UFC Vegas 61'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 1, 2022, at the UFC Apex ...

. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Trinaldo was released by the UFC in early January 2023 after the loss.

Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA

In his first fight since his UFC release, Trinaldo faced Sasha Palatnikov at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6 on November 10, 2023. He won the fight via TKO due to injury in the first round.

Global Fight League

On December 11, 2024, it was announced that Trinaldo was eligible to be drafted in the Global Fight League. However, he was not drafted for the 2025 season. In turn, in April 2025, it was reported that all GFL events were cancelled indefinitely.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Fight of the Night (One time) **UFC.com Awards ***2015: Ranked #9 Upset of the Year *

**Jungle Fight Lightweight Championship (One time)

Kickboxing

*Brasília State Kickboxing Champion (Three times)

Mixed martial arts record

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Mixed martial arts career

Background

Early career

Bitetti Combat and Jungle Fight

The Ultimate Fighter

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Move up to welterweight

Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA

Global Fight League

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts record

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

See also

References

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