Frank Trigg

UFC referee · United States · active in the loaded archive 2017–2026. 31 archived assignments.

Background verified · English Wikipedia ↗

31Archived assignments

—Title fights recorded

0Five-round

54.8%Stoppage rate

45.2%Decision rate

9:43Avg fight time

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Frank Trigg

Frank Trigg is an American retired mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler, MMA referee and TV host. Trigg is a veteran of the UFC, Pride Fighting Championships, BAMMA, and the World Fighting Alliance, where he was the promotion's only Welterweight champion. He has professional wrestling appearances in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Source · English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Notable assignments

Title fights, five-round bouts and main events in this referee's loaded archive, linked to the matchup pages.

Main event · Women's BantamweightSmilla Sundell vs Aline PereiraDana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 10 · Oct 13, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Smilla Sundell won Main event · MiddleweightDouglas da Lapa vs Davi CabralDana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 10 · Oct 13, 2026KO/TKO · R3 · 0:19 · Douglas da Lapa won Main event · HeavyweightGable Steveson vs Sean SharafUFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · Sep 19, 2026KO/TKO · R1 · 0:12 · Sean Sharaf won Main event · BantamweightKwon Won Il vs Apollo GomesDana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 5 · Sep 8, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Apollo Gomes won Main event · WelterweightIsaac Moreno vs Reginaldo JuniorDana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 5 · Sep 8, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Isaac Moreno won Main event · Light HeavyweightReinier de Ridder vs Roman DolidzeUFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Rodrigues · Aug 22, 2026KO/TKO · R1 · 4:01 · Reinier de Ridder won

Recent assignments

The newest referee-tagged results currently present in the PropBetEdge UFC archive.

Oct 13, 2026Smilla Sundell vs Aline PereiraDana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 10Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 Oct 13, 2026Douglas da Lapa vs Davi CabralDana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 10KO/TKO · R3 · 0:19 Sep 19, 2026Gable Steveson vs Sean SharafUFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2KO/TKO · R1 · 0:12 Sep 19, 2026Giga Chikadze vs Joanderson BritoUFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2KO/TKO · R1 · 1:57 Sep 8, 2026Kwon Won Il vs Apollo GomesDana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 5Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 Sep 8, 2026Isaac Moreno vs Reginaldo JuniorDana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 5Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Profile details

Structured facts from the loaded archive and, where attached, a verified source. Unavailable facts are omitted rather than guessed.

Full name: Frank Trigg
Role: American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist
Nationality: United States
Born: May 7, 1972
Also listed as: judoka · mixed martial arts fighter · professional wrestler · mixed martial arts referee
Documented tenure: Documented UFC assignments 2017–2026
Status: Active in the loaded archive
Archive tenure: 2017–2026 · first loaded bout Dec 9, 2017
Most recent bout: Oct 13, 2026
Archived assignments: 31 in the loaded archive — not a career total; historical coverage is still being backfilled
Title fights: Not recorded — championship status is unpopulated for most archived bouts
Outcomes: 13 KO/TKO · 4 submissions · 14 decisions (4 split) · 0 NC/draws
Average stoppage: 5:22
Background source: English Wikipedia ↗ · verified Sep 7, 2026
Photo: No freely licensed portrait found in approved sources (15 candidates rejected on license or identity).
Reference: English Wikipedia ↗

Related events

Cards this referee worked in the loaded archive.

Oct 2026Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 10Meta APEX · Las Vegas · USA Sep 2026UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles · USA Sep 2026Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 5Meta APEX · Las Vegas · USA Aug 2026UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. RodriguesGolden 1 Center · Sacramento · USA Sep 2025Dana White's Contender Series: Season 9, Week 7Meta APEX · Las Vegas · USA Jan 2025UFC 311: Makhachev vs. MoicanoIntuit Dome · Inglewood · USA Feb 2024UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaAnaheim · USA Aug 2022UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. CruzSan Diego · USA

Assignment archive

Up to 80 recent loaded UFC bouts. Result source links remain attached at row level.

Date	Event	Fight	Result	Round / time	Source
Oct 13, 2026	Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 10	Smilla Sundell vs Aline Pereira	Unanimous Decision Smilla Sundell won	R3 · 5:00	Official source ↗
Oct 13, 2026	Dana White's Contender Series: Season 10, Week 10	Douglas da Lapa vs Davi Cabral	KO/TKO Douglas da Lapa won	R3 · 0:19	Official source ↗
Sep 19, 2026	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2	Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf	KO/TKO Sean Sharaf won	R1 · 0:12	Official source ↗
Sep 19, 2026	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2	Giga Chikadze vs Joanderson Brito	KO/TKO Joanderson Brito won

Important: “fight impact” here means historical context, not causation. A referee does not choose the matchup, fighter styles, skill gap or scheduled length, so finish and decision rates must be interpreted with sample size and those confounders in mind.