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Rich Franklin
“Ace”
United StatesMiddleweightActiveage 51
29-7
81% win rate
L1 streak
Peak Vertex
2005-06-04 → 2005-06-0484held 5 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2005-06-04
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
14 wins6 losseslast 5: L W L W Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2012
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(20) | R2(12) | R3(9) | R4(3) | R5(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 22.0 | 22.6 | 20.9 | 27.0 | 17.5 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 12.4 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.33 | 1.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.56 | 0.33 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Control time | 0:38 | 0:52 | 1:16 | 0:42 | 1:53 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le2012-11-10vsCung LeL·KO·R1 · 2:17
- UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 22012-06-23W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort2011-02-05L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin2010-06-12W·KO·R1 · 4:55
- UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort2009-09-19L·KO·R1 · 3:02
- UFC 99: The Comeback2009-06-13W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson2009-01-17L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 88: Breakthrough2008-09-06W·KO·R3 · 0:39
- UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 22008-04-19W·KO·R2 · 3:01
- UFC 77: Hostile Territory2007-10-20L·KO·R2 · 1:07
- UFC 72: Victory2007-06-16W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 68: The Uprising2007-03-03W·KO·R2 · 5:00
- UFC 64: Unstoppable2006-10-14L·KO·R1 · 2:59
- UFC 58: USA vs Canada2006-03-04W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 56: Full Force2005-11-19W·KO·R1 · 2:34
- UFC 53: Heavy Hitters2005-06-04W·KO·R4 · 3:25
- W·KO·R1 · 2:42
- UFC 50: The War Of '042004-10-22W·Sub·R3 · 4:28
- UFC 44: Undisputed2003-09-26W·KO·R1 · 3:35
- UFC 42: Sudden Impact2003-04-25W·KO·R1 · 2:40
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