Trinaldo vs Makdessi

Who won Trinaldo vs Makdessi?

Francisco Trinaldo beat John Makdessi by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 28, on Saturday 14th March 2020 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Francisco Trinaldo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Trinaldo vs Makdessi stats

Francisco Trinaldo stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

John Makdessi made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Francisco Trinaldo's UFC record stood at 18-8-0, while John Makdessi's came in at 11-9-0.

The stats suggested Makdessi had an advantage in power over Trinaldo, with a 53% knock out percentage over Trinaldo's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Trinaldo had a large advantage over Makdessi, boasting a 21% submission rate over Makdessi's 0%.

Francisco Trinaldo was the older man by 7 years, at 45 years old.

Trinaldo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Makdessi. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Trinaldo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Makdessi, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 88 to Makdessi's 63.

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Trinaldo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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