Rich Franklin

🇺🇸

(1974-10-05)

Statistics

UFC Record: 14-6

By Method:

KO/TKO: 9-4
Submission: 1-0
Decision: 4-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 13-5
As Underdog: 1-1

By Weight Class:

Middleweight: 7-4
Light Heavyweight: 5-2

By Round:

Round 1: 5-3
Round 2: 2-1
Round 3: 4-2
Round 4: 1-0
Round 5: 2-0

By Type:

Main Event: 7-5
Title Fight: 3-2

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: L W L W L

Peak Elo: 3023 (2007-06-16)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2763 (#540)

Bonuses: 3 (2 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 10m 7s

Total Fight Time: 3h 22m 24s

Avg Time Between Fights: 147 days

Avg Card Placement: 1.8

Peak Rankings:

🏅 Middleweight Champion

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2012-11-10
UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le

⭐ Cung Le (40) 🇺🇸 🇻🇳
L W • 1-1
Elo: 2758

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
02:17

🇺🇸 Rich Franklin (38)
14-5 • W L W L W
Elo: 2896

CotaiArena
Macau
China 🇨🇳

2012-06-23
UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II

Rich Franklin (37) 🇺🇸
L W L W L • 13-5
Elo: 2799

CATCHWEIGHT (190 LB)

⭐DEC⭐

R5
05:00

🇧🇷 Wanderlei Silva (35)
4-6 • L L W L W
Elo: 2788

Mineirinho Arena
Belo Horizonte
Brazil 🇧🇷

2011-02-05
UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort

Forrest Griffin (31) 🇺🇸
W W L L W • 8-4
Elo: 2870

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
05:00

🇺🇸 Rich Franklin (36)
13-4 • W L W L W
Elo: 2911

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2010-06-12
UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin

⭐ Rich Franklin (35) 🇺🇸
L W L W W • 12-4
Elo: 2838

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
04:55

🇺🇸 Chuck Liddell (40)
16-6 • L L W L L
Elo: 2742

General Motors Place
Vancouver
Canada 🇨🇦

2009-09-19
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort

⭐ Vitor Belfort (32) 🇧🇷
L W W L L • 7-4
Elo: 2872

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
03:02

🇺🇸 Rich Franklin (34)
12-3 • W L W W L
Elo: 2964

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2009-06-13
UFC 99: The Comeback

Rich Franklin (34) 🇺🇸
L W W L W • 11-3
Elo: 2925

CATCHWEIGHT (195 LB)

⭐DEC⭐

R3
05:00

🇧🇷 Wanderlei Silva (32)
2-4 • W L L W L
Elo: 2681

Lanxess Arena
Cologne
Germany 🇩🇪

2009-01-17
UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson

Dan Henderson (38) 🇺🇸
W W L L W • 3-2
Elo: 2768

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
05:00

🇺🇸 Rich Franklin (34)
11-2 • W W L W W
Elo: 3021

The O2
Dublin
Ireland 🇮🇪

2008-09-06
UFC 88: Breakthrough

Rich Franklin (33) 🇺🇸
W L W W L • 10-2
Elo: 2986

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
00:39

🇺🇸 Matt Hamill (31)
4-1 • W W W L W
Elo: 2714

Philips Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States 🇺🇸

2008-04-19
UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2

Rich Franklin (33) 🇺🇸
L W W L W • 9-2
Elo: 2931

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
03:01

🇺🇸 Travis Lutter (34)
2-3 • W L L W L
Elo: 2763

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada 🇨🇦

2007-10-20
UFC 77: Hostile Territory

⭐ Anderson Silva (32) 🇧🇷
W W W W • 4-0
Elo: 3051

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R2
01:07

🇺🇸 Rich Franklin (33)
9-1 • W W L W W
Elo: 3023

U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States 🇺🇸

2007-06-16
UFC 72: Victory

Rich Franklin (32) 🇺🇸
W L W W W • 8-1
Elo: 2925

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
05:00

🇯🇵 Yushin Okami (25)
4-0 • W W W W
Elo: 2918

The Odyssey
Belfast, Northern Ireland
United Kingdom 🇬🇧

2007-03-03
UFC 68: The Uprising

Rich Franklin (32) 🇺🇸
L W W W W • 7-1
Elo: 2856

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
05:00

🇨🇦 Jason MacDonald (31)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2744

Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
United States 🇺🇸

2006-10-14
UFC 64: Unstoppable

⭐ Anderson Silva (31) 🇧🇷
W • 1-0
Elo: 2774

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
02:59

🇺🇸 Rich Franklin (32)
7-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3017

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2006-03-04
UFC 58: USA vs. Canada

Rich Franklin (31) 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 6-0
Elo: 2951

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
05:00

🇨🇦 David Loiseau (26)
4-1 • W L W W W
Elo: 2825

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2005-11-19
UFC 56: Full Force

Rich Franklin (31) 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 5-0
Elo: 2926

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
02:34

🇺🇸 Nate Quarry (33)
3-0 • W W W
Elo: 2591

MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2005-06-04
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

Rich Franklin (30) 🇺🇸
W W W W • 4-0
Elo: 2836

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R4
03:25

🇺🇸 Evan Tanner (34)
10-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 2802

Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸

2005-04-09
The Ultimate Fighter 1

Rich Franklin (30) 🇺🇸
W W W • 3-0
Elo: 2788

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
02:42

🇺🇸 Ken Shamrock (41)
7-3-2 • W L W L W
Elo: 2585

Cox Pavilion
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2004-10-22
UFC 50: The War of '04

Rich Franklin (30) 🇺🇸
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2716

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
04:28

🇺🇸 Jorge Rivera (32)
1-1 • W L
Elo: 2578

Trump Plaza
Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States 🇺🇸

2003-09-26
UFC 44: Undisputed

Rich Franklin (28) 🇺🇸
W • 1-0
Elo: 2824

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
03:35

🇺🇸 Edwin Dewees (21)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2700

Mandalay Bay Events Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2003-04-25
UFC 42: Sudden Impact

Rich Franklin (28) 🇺🇸
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2722

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
02:40

🇺🇸 Evan Tanner (32)
6-1 • W L W W W
Elo: 2728

American Airlines Arena
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸