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Rich Franklin
“Ace”
Age: 49 | Oct 5, 1974
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185 lbs
Professional Record
| 37 fights | 29 wins | 7 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 20 | 5 |
| Submissions | 5 | 0 |
| Decisions | 4 | 2 |
| No Contests | 1 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 29 - 7 - 1 | Cung Le | UFC on Fuel TV 6 - Franklin vs. Le | November 10, 2012 | KO (Punch) | Marc Goddard | 1 | 2:17 |
| WIN | 29 - 6 - 1 | Wanderlei Silva | UFC 147 - Silva vs. Franklin 2 | June 23, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mario Yamasaki | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 28 - 6 - 1 | Forrest Griffin | UFC 126 - Silva vs. Belfort | February 05, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | Steve Mazzagatti | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 28 - 5 - 1 | Chuck Liddell | UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin | June 12, 2010 | KO (Punch) | Herb Dean | 1 | 4:55 |
| LOSS | 27 - 5 - 1 | Vitor Belfort | UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort | September 19, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | Yves Lavigne | 1 | 3:02 |
| WIN | 27 - 4 - 1 | Wanderlei Silva | UFC 99 - The Comeback | June 13, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 26 - 4 - 1 | Dan Henderson | UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson | January 17, 2009 | Decision (Split) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 26 - 3 - 1 | Matt Hamill | UFC 88 - Breakthrough | September 06, 2008 | TKO (Kick to the Body) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 0:39 |
| WIN | 25 - 3 - 1 | Travis Lutter | UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 | April 19, 2008 | TKO (Punches) | Steve Mazzagatti | 2 | 3:01 |
| LOSS | 24 - 3 - 1 | Anderson Silva | UFC 77 - Hostile Territory | October 20, 2007 | TKO (Knees) | John McCarthy | 2 | 1:07 |
| WIN | 24 - 2 - 1 | Yushin Okami | UFC 72 - Victory | June 16, 2007 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 23 - 2 - 1 | Jason MacDonald | UFC 68 - Uprising | March 03, 2007 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | Herb Dean | 2 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 22 - 2 - 1 | Anderson Silva | UFC 64 - Unstoppable | October 14, 2006 | KO (Knee) | John McCarthy | 1 | 2:59 |
| WIN | 22 - 1 - 1 | David Loiseau | UFC 58 - USA vs. Canada | March 04, 2006 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 21 - 1 - 1 | Nate Quarry | UFC 56 - Full Force | November 19, 2005 | KO (Punch) | John McCarthy | 1 | 2:34 |
| WIN | 20 - 1 - 1 | Evan Tanner | UFC 53 - Heavy Hitters | June 04, 2005 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | Herb Dean | 4 | 3:25 |
| WIN | 19 - 1 - 1 | Ken Shamrock | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale | April 09, 2005 | TKO (Punches) | John McCarthy | 1 | 2:42 |
| WIN | 18 - 1 - 1 | Curtis Stout | SB 38 - SuperBrawl 38 | December 12, 2004 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 2 | 1:28 | |
| WIN | 17 - 1 - 1 | Jorge Rivera | UFC 50 - The War of '04 | October 22, 2004 | Submission (Armbar) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 4:28 |
| WIN | 16 - 1 - 1 | Ralph Dillon | AFC 1 - Alaska Fighting Championship | July 14, 2004 | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 2:55 | |
| WIN | 15 - 1 - 1 | Leo Sylvest | SB 35 - SuperBrawl 35 | April 16, 2004 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 1:13 | |
| LOSS | 14 - 1 - 1 | Lyoto Machida | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival | December 31, 2003 | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | 2 | 1:03 | |
| WIN | 14 - 0 - 1 | Edwin Dewees | UFC 44 - Undisputed | September 26, 2003 | TKO (Punches and Knees) | Sean Brockmole | 1 | 3:35 |
| WIN | 13 - 0 - 1 | Roberto Ramirez | Battleground 1 - War Cry | July 19, 2003 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:10 | |
| WIN | 12 - 0 - 1 | Evan Tanner | UFC 42 - Sudden Impact | April 25, 2003 | TKO (Punches) | Larry Landless | 1 | 2:40 |
| WIN | 11 - 0 - 1 | Antony Rea | UCC Hawaii - Eruption in Hawaii | September 17, 2002 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:46 | |
| WIN | 10 - 0 - 1 | Yan Pellerin | UCC 10 - Battle for the Belts 2002 | June 15, 2002 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:12 | |
| WIN | 9 - 0 - 1 | Marvin Eastman | WFA 1 - World Fighting Alliance 1 | November 03, 2001 | Submission (Armbar) | Larry Landless | 1 | 1:02 |
| WIN | 8 - 0 - 1 | Dennis Reed | EC - Extreme Challenge Trials | August 25, 2001 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 1:38 | |
| WIN | 7 - 0 - 1 | Chris Seifert | EC 41 - Extreme Challenge 41 | July 13, 2001 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 2 | 1:45 | |
| WIN | 6 - 0 - 1 | Travis Fulton | Rings USA - Battle of Champions | March 17, 2001 | TKO (Broken Hand) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| NC | 5 - 0 - 1 | Aaron Brink | IFC WC 11 - Warriors Challenge 11 | January 13, 2001 | No Contest (Accidental Foot Injury) | 1 | N/A | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 | Dennis Reed | EC 35 - Extreme Challenge 35 | June 29, 2000 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:56 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Gary Myers | WEF 9 - World Class | May 13, 2000 | KO (Head Kick) | 3 | 0:59 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Rob Smith | EC 31 - Extreme Challenge 31 | March 24, 2000 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Eugene Pinault | Extreme Challenge - Trials | October 04, 1999 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 1:27 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Michael Martin | WEF 6 - World Extreme Fighting 6 | June 19, 1999 | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 0:21 |
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