UFC UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori Final

Francisco Trinaldo vs Dwight Grant

Francisco Trinaldo
Brazil

Francisco Trinaldo

“Massaranduba”

28-9

Winner

VS
Dwight Grant
United States

Dwight Grant

“The Body Snatcher”

11-6

Winner

Francisco Trinaldo

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

23 October 2021 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Francisco Trinaldo beat Dwight Grant by split decision after three rounds.
  • Francisco Trinaldo landed 61 of 101 total strikes and 1 of 3 takedowns, with 4:45 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 29-27, 29-27, 27-29.
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Tale of the tape

Francisco TrinaldoDwight Grant
28-9Record11-6
43Age on fight night37
5′9″ (175 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
70″ (178 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
SouthpawStanceSwitch
Brazilian TKOTeamAlliance MMA
Amarante, Piaui, BrazilFromBrooklyn, New York, United States

Fight statistics

61of 101 · 60%Total strikes landed41of 145 · 28%
27of 62Head strikes25of 120
28of 31Body strikes10of 17
6of 8Leg strikes6of 8
1of 3Takedowns1of 1
4:45Control time0:11

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Francisco TrinaldoRoundDwight Grant
11/20strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR114/51strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
16/31strikes0/2TD0KD1:08controlR213/55strikes1/1TD0KD0:11control
34/50strikes1/1TD0KD3:37controlR314/39strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Adalaide Byrd

10R1910R299R39

29total27

Ron McCarthy

10R1910R299R39

29total27

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2109R39

27total29

Form going into the fight

Francisco Trinaldo

  1. LMuslim Salikhovunanimous decision2021
  2. WJai HerbertKO/TKO R3 1:302020
  3. WJohn Makdessiunanimous decision2020
  4. WKing Greenunanimous decision2019
  5. LAlexander Hernandezunanimous decision2019

Dwight Grant

  1. WStefan Sekulicsplit decision2021
  2. LDaniel RodriguezKO/TKO R1 2:242020
  3. WAlan Joubansplit decision2019
  4. WCarlo Pedersoli Jr.KO/TKO R1 4:592019
  5. LZak Ottowsplit decision2018

Also on this card

Marvin Vettori vs Paulo Costaunanimous decisionRicky Glenn vs Grant Dawsonmajority decisionJessica-Rose Clark vs Joselyne Edwardsunanimous decisionAlex Caceres vs SeungWoo Choisubmission R2 3:31Nicolae Negumereanu vs Ike VillanuevaKO/TKO R1 1:18

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