Francisco Trinaldo

“Massaranduba”

MMA · Active

28-9RECORD

9KO / TKO WINS

5SUBMISSION WINS

14DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Massaranduba
Date of birth	24 Aug 1978
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Amarante, Brazil
Lives in	Brasília, Brazil
Division	Welterweight
Team	Evolução Thai
Height	173 cm (5′8″)
Reach	178 cm (70″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2006
Status	Active
Pro debut	13 May 2006
Last fight	Loss vs Randy Brown, 1 Oct 2022

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Titles and honours

Former Jungle Fight Lightweight Champion
Fight of the Night (x1)

Background

Brazilian lightweight and welterweight from Amarante, Piauí, who won the Jungle Fight lightweight title before joining the UFC in 2012 and competing there for a decade. He is based in Brasília and trains with Evolução Thai.

Fight history

37 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Randy Brown	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan	1 Oct 2022	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Danny Roberts	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje	7 May 2022	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Win	Dwight Grant	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori	23 Oct 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Muslim Salikhov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai	5 Jun 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Welterweight debut
Win	Jai Herbert	TKO (punch)	3	1:30	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till	25 Jul 2020	Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Catchweight (160 lb)
Win	John Makdessi	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira	14 Mar 2020	Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Win	King Green	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare	16 Nov 2019	Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Loss	Alexander Hernandez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards	20 Jul 2019	San Antonio, Texas, USA
Win	Evan Dunham	TKO (knee to the body)	2	4:10	UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders	22 Sep 2018	Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Loss	James Vick	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros	18 Feb 2018	Austin, Texas, USA
Win	Jim Miller	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	28 Oct 2017	Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Loss	Kevin Lee	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:12	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum	11 Mar 2017	Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Win	Paul Felder	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	2:25	UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg	24 Sep 2016	Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Win	Yancy Medeiros	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic	14 May 2016	Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Fight of the Night
Win	Ross Pearson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz	17 Jan 2016	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Chad Laprise	TKO (punches)	1	2:43	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira	23 Aug 2015	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Win	Norman Parke	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves	30 May 2015	Goiania, Goias, Brazil
Win	Akbarh Arreola	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare	21 Mar 2015	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Leandro Silva	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski	13 Sep 2014	Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Loss	Michael Chiesa	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw	24 May 2014	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Jesse Ronson	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi	15 Feb 2014	Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Loss	Piotr Hallmann	Submission (kimura)	2	3:50	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader	4 Sep 2013	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Win	Mike Rio	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:08	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	18 May 2013	Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Win	CJ Keith	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	1:50	UFC on FX: Belfort vs Bisping	19 Jan 2013	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Loss	Gleison Tibau	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar	13 Oct 2012	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Delson Heleno	TKO (punches)	1	4:21	UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2	23 Jun 2012	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	UFC debut (middleweight)
Win	Adriano Martins	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Jungle Fight 30	30 Jul 2011	Belém, Brazil	Won the Jungle Fight Lightweight Championship
Win	Derrick Burnsed	KO (punch)	2	0:54	Jungle Fight 28	21 May 2011	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Won the interim Jungle Fight Lightweight Championship
Win	João Paulo Rodrigues	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Jungle Fight 25	19 Feb 2011	Vila Velha, Brazil
Win	Bruno Lobato	Submission (anaconda choke)	1	2:24	Jungle Fight 24	18 Dec 2010	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Iuri Alcântara	Submission (armbar)	2	2:24	Jungle Fight 22	18 Sep 2010	São Paulo, Brazil	Jungle Fight Lightweight Grand Prix
Win	Flavio Alvaro	TKO (punches)	2	4:01	Jungle Fight 20	22 May 2010	São Paulo, Brazil	Jungle Fight Lightweight Grand Prix
Win	Luiz Firmino	Submission (kneebar)	1	2:03	Bitetti Combat 6	25 Feb 2010	Brasília, Brazil
Win	Junior Lava	TKO (punches and soccer kicks)	1	0:12	Norofight 1	8 Aug 2009	Unaí, Brazil
Win	Marcone Bezerra	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1		Hero's The Jungle 2	7 Apr 2008	Manaus, Brazil
Win	Vinicius Bohrer	TKO (corner stoppage)	1	5:00	Fight Club Tournament 3	18 Aug 2006	Taguatinga, Brazil
Win	Edval Pedroso	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Fight Club Tournament 2	13 May 2006	Taguatinga, Brazil	Pro debut