Middleweight

Rich Franklin

Last fought: Nov 2012

RECORD

Pro

29-7-0 (1 NC)

UFC

14-6-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:07
Fight Completion Rate	54.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.02
% Fights Inside the Distance	70.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	87-39 (69.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	63-28 (69.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	24-11 (68.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	68.7%
% Time in Control	18.6%
% Time Controlled	12.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	59.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.28
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	1.77
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.51
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.8%
Distance Strike Defense	71.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.54
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	2.74
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.79
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.91
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.80
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.92

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Rich Franklin League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Rich Franklin
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Strike Differential	2.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	63.6%
Takedown Defense	64.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	2:47
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	64.3%
Submission % of Wins	7.1%
Decision % of Wins	28.6%
Avg Fight Time	10:07
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	25.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:14

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Cung Le

UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le • Nov 2012Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:17

Rich Franklin12/2157%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Cung Le8/1650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	12/21	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cung Le	8/16	50%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Wanderlei Silva

UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 • Jun 2012Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Rich Franklin122/33636%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:48

Wanderlei Silva58/18731%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	27/63	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	13/39	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rich Franklin	28/67	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	23/64	36%	0/0	0:39	1

R3	Rich Franklin	21/57	37%	1/1	0:48	—
	Wanderlei Silva	2/17	12%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Rich Franklin	22/68	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Rich Franklin	24/81	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Wanderlei Silva	10/45	22%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Forrest Griffin

UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort • Feb 2011Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rich Franklin33/10432%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:21

Forrest Griffin50/15532%TD 5/7Ctrl 5:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Forrest Griffin	12/30	40%	1/1	4:31	—

R2	Rich Franklin	16/57	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Forrest Griffin	19/61	31%	2/2	1:01	—

R3	Rich Franklin	15/45	33%	1/2	0:21	—
	Forrest Griffin	19/64	30%	2/4	0:18	—

WIN

vs. Chuck Liddell

UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin • Jun 2010Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:55

Rich Franklin24/5246%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Chuck Liddell17/4141%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	24/52	46%	0/0	0:05	1
	Chuck Liddell	17/41	41%	1/1	0:29	—

LOSS

vs. Vitor Belfort

UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort • Sep 2009Catch Weight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:02

Rich Franklin4/1921%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Vitor Belfort9/2241%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	4/19	21%	0/1	0:00	—
	Vitor Belfort	9/22	41%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Wanderlei Silva

UFC 99: The Comeback • Jun 2009Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rich Franklin52/15035%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:18

Wanderlei Silva38/13728%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	10/25	40%	0/0	0:39	—
	Wanderlei Silva	4/22	18%	1/1	1:19	—

R2	Rich Franklin	23/66	35%	0/1	0:01	—
	Wanderlei Silva	16/54	30%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Rich Franklin	19/59	32%	1/1	0:38	—
	Wanderlei Silva	18/61	30%	0/0	0:09	—

LOSS

vs. Dan Henderson

UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson • Jan 2009Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rich Franklin39/9641%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:33

Dan Henderson36/8841%TD 4/6Ctrl 5:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	10/21	48%	0/0	0:01	—
	Dan Henderson	18/36	50%	2/2	1:43	—

R2	Rich Franklin	8/26	31%	0/0	0:03	—
	Dan Henderson	11/31	35%	1/2	2:28	—

R3	Rich Franklin	21/49	43%	0/0	1:29	—
	Dan Henderson	7/21	33%	1/2	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Matt Hamill

UFC 88: Breakthrough • Sep 2008Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 0:39

Rich Franklin71/13652%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Matt Hamill13/5822%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	29/54	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hamill	6/30	20%	1/1	0:27	—

R2	Rich Franklin	37/73	51%	0/0	0:02	—
	Matt Hamill	6/24	25%	0/5	0:05	—

R3	Rich Franklin	5/9	56%	0/0	0:02	1
	Matt Hamill	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Travis Lutter

UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 • Apr 2008Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:01

Rich Franklin28/4365%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:05KD 1

Travis Lutter1/911%TD 1/9Ctrl 3:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	4/7	57%	0/0	0:49	—
	Travis Lutter	1/4	25%	1/5	3:22	—

R2	Rich Franklin	24/36	67%	0/0	1:16	1
	Travis Lutter	0/5	0%	0/4	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 77: Hostile Territory • Oct 2007MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 2, 1:07

Rich Franklin22/5639%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:31

Anderson Silva39/4783%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:54KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	18/39	46%	1/2	1:31	—
	Anderson Silva	27/33	82%	0/1	0:42	1

R2	Rich Franklin	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	12/14	86%	0/0	0:12	2

WIN

vs. Yushin Okami

UFC 72: Victory • Jun 2007Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rich Franklin36/10235%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:58

Yushin Okami17/5929%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	15/44	34%	0/0	0:42	—
	Yushin Okami	5/20	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rich Franklin	14/47	30%	0/1	0:34	—
	Yushin Okami	7/28	25%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rich Franklin	7/11	64%	1/2	1:42	—
	Yushin Okami	5/11	45%	1/1	1:57	—

WIN

vs. Jason MacDonald

UFC 68: The Uprising • Mar 2007Middleweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Rich Franklin49/8955%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:56

Jason MacDonald16/2759%TD 1/11Ctrl 1:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	24/44	55%	1/1	1:48	—
	Jason MacDonald	14/21	67%	1/6	1:04	—

R2	Rich Franklin	25/45	56%	0/0	3:08	—
	Jason MacDonald	2/6	33%	0/5	0:54	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 64: Unstoppable • Oct 2006MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 1, 2:59

Rich Franklin10/2343%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anderson Silva31/3686%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	10/23	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	31/36	86%	0/0	0:23	1

WIN

vs. David Loiseau

UFC 58: USA vs Canada • Mar 2006MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Rich Franklin127/24452%TD 5/6Ctrl 8:39KD 2

David Loiseau21/7229%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:15KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	32/67	48%	0/0	0:03	1
	David Loiseau	6/19	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rich Franklin	35/64	55%	1/1	1:29	1
	David Loiseau	1/10	10%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rich Franklin	25/47	53%	1/2	1:35	—
	David Loiseau	7/20	35%	0/0	0:09	1

R4	Rich Franklin	24/47	51%	1/1	1:47	—
	David Loiseau	3/16	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Rich Franklin	11/19	58%	2/2	3:45	—
	David Loiseau	4/7	57%	1/1	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Nate Quarry

UFC 56: Full Force • Nov 2005MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:34

Rich Franklin13/3438%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 2

Nate Quarry4/2020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	13/34	38%	0/0	0:10	2
	Nate Quarry	4/20	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Evan Tanner

UFC 53: Heavy Hitters • Jun 2005MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO • Rd 4, 3:25

Rich Franklin97/27236%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15

Evan Tanner25/9526%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:47KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	20/75	27%	0/0	0:26	—
	Evan Tanner	5/25	20%	0/0	0:11	1

R2	Rich Franklin	16/62	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Evan Tanner	9/31	29%	1/1	0:36	—

R3	Rich Franklin	37/82	45%	0/0	0:37	—
	Evan Tanner	7/26	27%	0/2	0:00	—

R4	Rich Franklin	24/53	45%	0/0	0:12	—
	Evan Tanner	4/13	31%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ken Shamrock

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale • Apr 2005Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:42

Rich Franklin23/3664%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

Ken Shamrock0/40%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	23/36	64%	0/0	0:17	—
	Ken Shamrock	0/4	0%	1/1	0:26	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Rivera

UFC 50: The War Of '04 • Oct 2004Middleweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 4:28

Rich Franklin41/7356%TD 3/3Ctrl 9:37KD 1

Jorge Rivera22/4154%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	25/37	68%	1/1	3:03	1
	Jorge Rivera	10/17	59%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Rich Franklin	12/21	57%	1/1	3:03	—
	Jorge Rivera	10/19	53%	0/1	0:35	—

R3	Rich Franklin	4/15	27%	1/1	3:31	—
	Jorge Rivera	2/5	40%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Edwin DeWees

UFC 44: Undisputed • Sep 2003Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 1, 3:35

Rich Franklin37/4680%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:59KD 1

Edwin DeWees4/667%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	37/46	80%	0/0	1:59	1
	Edwin DeWees	4/6	67%	1/1	0:35	—

WIN

vs. Evan Tanner

UFC 42: Sudden Impact • Apr 2003Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:40

Rich Franklin16/3842%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Evan Tanner6/1443%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	16/38	42%	0/0	0:02	1
	Evan Tanner	6/14	43%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Other (9 fights)

WIN

vs. Curtis Stout

SuperBrawl 38 • Dec 2004

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:28

Rich Franklin24/3765%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00

Curtis Stout9/1369%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	7/12	58%	2/2	0:00	—
	Curtis Stout	7/11	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rich Franklin	17/25	68%	1/1	0:00	—
	Curtis Stout	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ralph Dillon

AFC 1 • Jul 2004

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 2:55

Rich Franklin2/540%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Ralph Dillon1/714%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	2/5	40%	2/2	0:00	—
	Ralph Dillon	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Leo Sylvest

SuperBrawl 35 • Apr 2004

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:13

Rich Franklin8/1173%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Leo Sylvest0/10%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	8/11	73%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leo Sylvest	0/1	0%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Lyoto Machida

Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 • Dec 2003

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:03

Rich Franklin9/2339%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Lyoto Machida24/4850%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	8/18	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lyoto Machida	20/37	54%	1/1	0:00	1

R2	Rich Franklin	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lyoto Machida	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Antony Rea

UCC Hawaii • Sep 2002

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:46

Rich Franklin15/2658%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Antony Rea8/2829%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	15/26	58%	0/2	0:00	1
	Antony Rea	8/28	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yan Pellerin

UCC 10 • Jun 2002

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:23

Rich Franklin3/933%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Yan Pellerin2/825%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	3/9	33%	1/1	0:00	—
	Yan Pellerin	2/8	25%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marvin Eastman

WFA 1 • Nov 2001

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:02

Rich Franklin4/757%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marvin Eastman3/560%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Eastman	3/5	60%	1/2	0:00	—

vs. Aaron Brink

IFC - Warriors Challenge 11 • Jan 2001

CNC • Rd 1, 2:14

Rich Franklin16/3842%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Aaron Brink11/2152%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	16/38	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aaron Brink	11/21	52%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dennis Reed

EC 35 • Jun 2000

Submission • Rd 1, 1:56

Rich Franklin0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dennis Reed1/425%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rich Franklin	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dennis Reed	1/4	25%	1/1	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com