Michael Trizano
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, TD Defense · stats alone on Striking D, Durability, Grappling, Control.
Built on 83 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Seung Woo Choi lean UFC 281 Full Card Preview, Prediction, & Analysis · November 8, 2022
Commitment at seg 13 names Trizano outright, but by his own description this is a 'small wager' underdog play and explicitly one of his least sure picks on the card. The entire supporting case for Trizano (boxing, wrestling, consistency, fight IQ) sits in segs 3-12, all tagged slug_b (Choi's letter) -- re-derived from content and the explicit naming, not the tag, since trusting the tag would file his own pick under Choi.
A boxer-wrestler described as solid in both disciplines, with a notable mental-toughness trait: he does not abandon a working gameplan mid-fight and turns up pressure when he senses he's losing. The analyst's case for him is built entirely on this consistency and the ability to blend wrestling and boxing to keep Choi guessing, despite Trizano being the betting underdog.
Striking trend
Fight history
W SeungWoo Choi 10-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:51 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · November 12, 2022
L Lucas Almeida 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:55 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik · June 4, 2022
L Hakeem Dawodu 12-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · February 5, 2022
W Ludovit Klein 17-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson · May 8, 2021
L Grant Dawson 12-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:27 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee · May 18, 2019
W Luis Pena 5-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Korean Zombie vs. Rodriguez · November 10, 2018
W Joe Giannetti 0-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale · July 6, 2018
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 13 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Seung Woo Choi | KO (punches) | UFC 281
November 12, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 4:51 |
| L | Lucas Almeida | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik
June 4, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 0:55 |
| L | Hakeem Dawodu | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
February 5, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ľudovít Klein | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
May 8, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Grant Dawson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee
May 18, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 2:27 |
| W | Luis Peña | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez
November 10, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joe Giannetti | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
July 6, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Otwell | Submission (anaconda choke) | Bellator 186
November 3, 2017 |
Bellator | 2 | 2:07 |
| W | James Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 60
September 15, 2017 |
Ring of Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Eddie Lenoci | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 59
June 2, 2017 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 0:34 |
| W | Tim Kunkel | KO (punches) | Maverick MMA 1
April 7, 2017 |
Maverick MMA | 1 | 0:51 |
| W | Raul Gonzales | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Combat 55
June 3, 2016 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 3:59 |
| W | James Gonzalez | Decision (Unanimous) | Ring of Combat 54
March 4, 2016 |
Ring of Combat | 3 | 3:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Michael Trizano) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Michael Trizano by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized