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Trinaldo faced John Makdessi on March 14, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 170. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Trinaldo is regarded as being hampered by financial issues that prevent his rise further in the sport. Coming from a disadvantaged background, Trinaldo struggles 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."

Trinaldo was originally set to face Islam Makhachev on January 26, 2019 at UFC 233, however, Makhachev was forced out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Alexander Hernandez. In turn, Hernandez was pulled from that fight in favor of a bout with former UFC Lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone a week earlier at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw. Promotion officials have not announced if Trinaldo would remain on the card against a replacement or be rescheduled for a separate event.

Trinaldo was scheduled to face Carlos Diego Ferreira on May 11, 2019 at UFC 237. 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 Alexander Hernandez 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 Bobby Green on November 16, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 22. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

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

Trinaldo faced Evan Dunham on September 22, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137, He won the fight via knockout in the second round due to a knee to the body.

Trinaldo faced Kevin Lee on March 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 106. 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 Ross Pearson on January 17, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 81. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Trinaldo next faced Yancy Medeiros on May 14, 2016 at UFC 198. 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 UFC Fight Night 95. He won the fight via TKO in the third round.

Trinaldo faced Akbarh Arreola on March 21, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 62. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Trinaldo replaced an injured Gilbert Burns and fought Norman Parke on May 30, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 67. He won the fight by split decision.

Trinaldo faced Chad Laprise on August 23, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 74. 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 Michael Chiesa on May 24, 2014 at UFC 173. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Trinaldo faced Leandro Silva at UFC Fight Night 51 on September 13, 2014. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Trinaldo defeated C.J. Keith on January 19, 2013 at UFC on FX 7, 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. He won the fight via submission in the first round.

Trinaldo faced promotional newcomer Piotr Hallmann on September 4, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 28. After dominating the first round and hurting Hallmann twice with body kicks, Trinaldo lost the fight via kimura submission in the second round.

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 Thiago Perpétuo.

Trinaldo competed on the live finale card which took place at UFC 147 on June 23, 2012 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil 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 Gleison Tibau on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

He spends most of his training time at the Evolução Thai, where he received large levels of hype, causing Sherdog.com to list him in August 2010 as their top prospect in MMA.

Trinaldo's success continued when he joined Bitetti Combat in February 2010. Facing Luiz Firmino at Bitetti Combat 6, Trinaldo dominated, locking in a kneebar on his experienced opponent and forcing the tapout with ease.

Trinaldo suffered his first professional loss in September 2010, at the hands of future UFC fighter Iuri Alcântara via second round armbar.

Francisco Trinaldo (Portuguese pronunciation:  [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku tɾiˈnawdu] ; born August 24, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2006, he has also competed for Jungle Fight in his native Brazil, where he is the former Lightweight Champion, and was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.