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Rich Franklin

“Ace”

Professional record

28-7-0

Division: Middleweight
Team: Team Extreme
Age: 51
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 205 lb
Gender: Male
Fighting out of: Cinncinnati, OH
Born: Cinncinati, OH

Profile summary

Prior to becoming a full time MMA fighter, Rich Franklin was a math teacher. He started learning submission fighting from instructional videos and then trained with Meat Truck Inc. and then under Matt "The Wizard" Hume. Franklin is currently ranked as a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. After having a record of 17 wins and 1 loss, Franklin won the UFC Middleweight Championship on June 4, 2005 against Evan Tanner. His victory led to his being a coach (along with welterweight champion Matt Hughes) on the second season of the reality series, The Ultimate Fighter.

Career file

Professional career statistics

28-7-0

Total fights

Rounds fought

52.9

Current streak

1 L

Finish rate

85.7%

Win methods

KO / TKO14

Submission10

Decision4

Loss methods

KO / TKO5

Submission0

Decision2

Career length

13y 4m 22d

Fights per year

2.7

Longest layoff

1y 4m 17d

Quickest turnaround

1m 12d

Quick hits

Fastest win

00:10

Fastest KO

00:10

Fastest submission

01:13

Finished rate

71.4%

Avg. fight length · wins

07:27

Avg. fight length · losses

07:12

Avg. rounds · wins

1.5

Avg. rounds · losses

1.4

Official record

Professional fight record

36 bouts listed

Date	Result	Opponent	Division	Method / event	Round / time
Nov 10, 2012	L	Cung Le 8-2-0	Middleweight	KO · Strike UFC on Fuel 6 Verified	R1/02:17
Jun 23, 2012	W	Wanderlei Silva 35-11-1	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin II Verified	R5/05:00
Feb 5, 2011	L	Forrest Griffin 17-6-0	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 126: Belfort vs. Silva Verified	R3/05:00
Jun 12, 2010	W	Chuck Liddell 21-7-0	Light-heavyweight	KO · Strike UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin Verified	R1/04:55
Sep 19, 2009	L	Vitor Belfort 18-8-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort Verified	R1/03:02
Jun 13, 2009	W	Wanderlei Silva 33-9-1	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 99: The Comeback Verified	R3/05:00
Jan 17, 2009	L	Dan Henderson 23-7-0	Light-heavyweight	Decision · Split Decision UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson Verified	R3/05:00
Sep 6, 2008	W	Matt Hamill 4-1-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage UFC 88: Breakthrough Verified	R3/00:39
Apr 19, 2008	W	Travis Lutter 9-4-0	Middleweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 Verified	R2/03:01
Oct 20, 2007	L	Anderson Silva 21-4-0	Middleweight	TKO/RSC UFC 77 Hostile Territory VerifiedTitle bout	R2/01:07
Jun 16, 2007	W	Yushin Okami 20-3-0	Middleweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 72: Victory Verified	R3/05:00
Mar 3, 2007	W	Jason Macdonald 16-7-0	Middleweight	TKO/RSC · Corner Stoppage UFC 68: The Uprising Verified	R2/05:00
Oct 14, 2006	L	Anderson Silva 18-4-0	Middleweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage UFC 64: Unstoppable VerifiedTitle bout	R1/02:59
Mar 4, 2006	W	David Loiseau 14-4-0	Middleweight	Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 58: USA vs. Canada VerifiedTitle bout	R5/05:00
Nov 19, 2005	W	Nate Quarry 9-1-0	Middleweight	KO UFC 56: Full Force VerifiedTitle bout	R1/02:34
Jun 4, 2005	W	Evan Tanner 31-4-0	Middleweight	TKO/RSC · Doctor Stoppage UFC 53: Heavy Hitters VerifiedTitle bout	R4/03:45
Apr 9, 2005	W	Ken Shamrock 26-8-2	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC UFC: The Ultimate Fighter Finale Verified	R1/02:44
Dec 11, 2004	W	Curtis Stout 6-5-1	—	Submission · Punches Superbrawl 38	R2/01:28
Oct 22, 2004	W	Jorge Rivera 8-2-0	—	Submission · Arm Bar UFC 50: The War of '04 Verified	R3/04:28
Jul 14, 2004	W	Ralph Dillon 0-0-0	—	Submission · Leylock Alaska Fighting Championship 1	R1/02:55
Apr 16, 2004	W	Leo Sylvest 5-12-0	—	Submission · Strikes Superbrawl 35	R1/01:13
Dec 31, 2003	L	Lyoto Machida 2-0-0	—	TKO/RSC · Punches Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	R2/01:03
Sep 26, 2003	W	Edwin Dewees 29-6-0	Light-heavyweight	TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes UFC 44: Undisputed Verified	R1/03:35
Jul 19, 2003	W	Roberto Ramirez 2-8-0	—	KO · Punch Battleground 1: War Cry	R1/00:10
Apr 25, 2003	W	Evan Tanner 27-3-0	—	TKO/RSC · Strikes UFC 42: Sudden Impact	R1/02:20
Sep 17, 2002	W	Antony Rea 3-0-0	—	KO Universal Combat Challenge: Eruption in Hawaii	R1/02:46
Jun 15, 2002	W	Yan Pellerin 1-1-0	—	Submission · Arm Bar Universal Combat Challenge 10: Battle for the Belts 2002	R1/03:12
Nov 3, 2001	W	Marvin Eastman 3-1-0	—	Submission · Arm Bar World Fighting Alliance 1	R1/05:00
Aug 25, 2001	W	Dennis Reed 34-26-1	—	Submission · Strikes Extreme Challenge Trials: August 2001	R1/01:38
Jul 13, 2001	W	Chris Seifert 4-1-0	—	Submission · Punches Extreme Challenge 41	R2/01:45
Mar 17, 2001	W	Travis Fulton 87-29-6	—	TKO/RSC · Didn't Answer the bell for Round 2 Rings USA: Battle of Champions	R1/05:00
Jan 13, 2001	Next	Aaron Brink 8-4-0	—	Unknown · Foot Caught in the Fence International Fighting Championship: Warriors Challenge 11	R1/05:00
Jun 29, 2000	W	Dennis Reed 27-20-1	—	Submission · Arm Bar Extreme Challenge 35	R1/01:56
May 13, 2000	W	Gary Myers 8-5-1	—	KO · Kick World Extreme Fighting 9: World Class	R3/00:59
Mar 25, 2000	W	Rob Smith 1-1-0	—	Submission · Strikes Extreme Challenge 31	R1/02:30
Jun 19, 1999	W	Michael Martin 0-0-0	—	KO · Round house Kick to the Head World Extreme Fighting 6	R1/00:15

Verified denotes commission-confirmed data. Exhibition bouts do not count toward the displayed record.

Career file

Amateur career statistics

1-1-0

Total fights

Rounds fought

0.9

Current streak

1 W

Finish rate

100%

Win methods

KO / TKO0

Submission1

Decision0

Loss methods

KO / TKO1

Submission0

Decision0

Career length

3m 9d

Fights per year

Longest layoff

3m 9d

Quickest turnaround

3m 9d

Quick hits

Fastest win

01:27

Fastest KO

00:00

Fastest submission

01:27

Finished rate

100%

Avg. fight length · wins

01:27

Avg. fight length · losses

01:07

Avg. rounds · wins

0.5

Avg. rounds · losses

0.4

Official record

Amateur fight record

2 bouts listed

Date	Result	Opponent	Division	Method / event	Round / time
Oct 4, 1999	W	Eugene Pinault 0-1-0	—	Submission · Strikes Extreme Challenge Trials: October 1999	R1/01:27
Jun 25, 1999	L	Mike McCormick 0-0-0	—	TKO/RSC · Injury Extreme Challenge Trials	R1/01:07

Verified denotes commission-confirmed data. Exhibition bouts do not count toward the displayed record.

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