Rich Franklin

🇺🇸

(1974-10-05)

UFC HALL OF FAME

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: LWLWL

Peak Elo: 3022 (2007-06-16) (#375)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2761 (#581)

Bonuses: 3 (2 FOTN, 1 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 10m 7s

Total Fight Time: 3h 22m 24s (#173)

Avg Time Between Fights: 147 days

Avg Card Slot: 1.8 (#15)

Avg Age: 33 years

Avg Opp Age: 33.1 years

Peak Rankings:

🏅 Middleweight Champion

Elo Rating

Bout History

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

⭐ Cung Le (40)

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LW • 1-1
Elo: 2757 (31%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:17

🇺🇸

Rich Franklin (38)
14-5 • WLWLW
Elo: 2896 (69%)

CotaiArena
Macau
China🇨🇳

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

Rich Franklin (37)

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LWLWL • 13-5
Elo: 2799 (51%)

CATCHWEIGHT (190 LB)

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

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Wanderlei Silva (35)
4-6 • LLWLW
Elo: 2787 (49%)

Mineirinho Arena
Belo Horizonte
Brazil🇧🇷

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

Forrest Griffin (31)

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WWLLW • 8-4
Elo: 2869 (44%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Rich Franklin (36)
13-4 • WLWLW
Elo: 2911 (56%)

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

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

⭐ Rich Franklin (35)

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LWLWW • 12-4
Elo: 2838 (63%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:55

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Chuck Liddell (40)
16-6 • LLWLL
Elo: 2742 (37%)

General Motors Place
Vancouver
Canada🇨🇦

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

⭐ Vitor Belfort (32)

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LWWLL • 7-4
Elo: 2872 (38%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:02

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Rich Franklin (34)
12-3 • WLWWL
Elo: 2964 (62%)

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States🇺🇸

2009-06-13
UFC 99: The Comeback

Rich Franklin (34)

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LWWLW • 11-3
Elo: 2924 (80%)

CATCHWEIGHT (195 LB)

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

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Wanderlei Silva (32)
2-4 • WLLWL
Elo: 2680 (20%)

Lanxess Arena
Cologne
Germany🇩🇪

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

Dan Henderson (38)

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WWLLW • 3-2
Elo: 2767 (19%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Rich Franklin (34)
11-2 • WWLWW
Elo: 3020 (81%)

The O2
Dublin
Ireland🇮🇪

2008-09-06
UFC 88: Breakthrough

Rich Franklin (33)

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WLWWL • 10-2
Elo: 2986 (82%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
0:39

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Matt Hamill (31)
4-1 • WWWLW
Elo: 2714 (18%)

Philips Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States🇺🇸

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

Rich Franklin (33)

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LWWLW • 9-2
Elo: 2930 (72%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:01

🇺🇸

Travis Lutter (34)
2-3 • WLLWL
Elo: 2763 (28%)

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada🇨🇦

2007-10-20
UFC 77: Hostile Territory

⭐ Anderson Silva (32)

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WWWW • 4-0
Elo: 3051 (55%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R2
1:07

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Rich Franklin (33)
9-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 3022 (45%)

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

2007-06-16
UFC 72: Victory

Rich Franklin (32)

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WLWWW • 8-1
Elo: 2924 (51%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇯🇵

Yushin Okami (25)
4-0 • WWWW
Elo: 2917 (49%)

The Odyssey
Belfast, Northern Ireland
United Kingdom🇬🇧

2007-03-03
UFC 68: The Uprising

Rich Franklin (32)

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LWWWW • 7-1
Elo: 2856 (65%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
5:00

🇨🇦

Jason MacDonald (31)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2743 (35%)

Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
United States🇺🇸

2006-10-14
UFC 64: Unstoppable

⭐ Anderson Silva (31)

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W • 1-0
Elo: 2773 (20%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
2:59

🇺🇸

Rich Franklin (32)
7-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3016 (80%)

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

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

Rich Franklin (31)

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WWWWW • 6-0
Elo: 2951 (67%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇨🇦

David Loiseau (26)
4-1 • WLWWW
Elo: 2824 (33%)

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

2005-11-19
UFC 56: Full Force

Rich Franklin (31)

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WWWWW • 5-0
Elo: 2926 (87%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R1
2:34

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Nate Quarry (33)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2591 (13%)

MGM Grand Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2005-06-04
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

Rich Franklin (30)

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WWWW • 4-0
Elo: 2835 (54%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R4
3:25

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Evan Tanner (34)
10-2 • LWWWW
Elo: 2801 (46%)

Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸

2005-04-09
The Ultimate Fighter 1

Rich Franklin (30)

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WWW • 3-0
Elo: 2788 (76%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:42

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Ken Shamrock (41)
7-3-2 • WLWLW
Elo: 2584 (24%)

Cox Pavilion
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

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

Rich Franklin (30)

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WW • 2-0
Elo: 2716 (68%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:28

🇺🇸

Jorge Rivera (32)
1-1 • WL
Elo: 2578 (32%)

Trump Plaza
Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸

2003-09-26
UFC 44: Undisputed

Rich Franklin (28)

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W • 1-0
Elo: 2823 (67%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:35

🇺🇸

Edwin Dewees (21)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2699 (33%)

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

2003-04-25
UFC 42: Sudden Impact

Rich Franklin (28)

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Debut 🔰
Elo: 2722 (49%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:40

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Evan Tanner (32)
6-1 • WLWWW
Elo: 2727 (51%)

American Airlines Arena
Miami, Florida
United States🇺🇸