Result
UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
· Sat 9 Apr 2005 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Rich Franklin vs Ken Shamrock
W
Rich Franklin
“Ace”
18-1 (1 NC)
1,692Elo
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:42
Light Heavyweight
Ken Shamrock
“The World's Most Dangerous Man”
26-8-3
1,447Elo
Elo
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litRich FranklinKen Shamrock
1,692
Elo
1,447
1,469
KO rating
1,166
1,191
Sub rating
1,309
1,201
Dec rating
1,067
Wins by
13
KO/TKO
3
5
Submission
21
0
Decision
2
Losses by
1
KO/TKO
2
0
Submission
4
0
Decision
2
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedRich FranklinKen Shamrock
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Moneyline
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What the betting model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Rich Franklin
18-1 (1 NC) going in · 21 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 2012-11-10 | L |
 Cung Le
|
KO/TKOPunch | R12:17 | 38.1 | 1,774-118 | 1,648 | -288 | Middleweight | UFC on Fuel TV 6: Franklin vs. Le Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 2012-06-23 | W |
 Wanderlei Silva
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 37.7 | 1,737+37 | 1,714 | -148 | Middleweight | UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2011-02-05 | L |
Forrest Griffin
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 36.3 | 1,814-63 | 1,706 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2010-06-12 | W |
Chuck Liddell
|
KO/TKOPunch | R14:55 | 35.7 | 1,758+56 | 1,629 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2009-09-19 | L |
Vitor Belfort
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:02 | 35.0 | 1,860-103 | 1,799 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2009-06-13 | W |
Wanderlei Silva
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.7 | 1,867-7 | 1,671 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 99: The Comeback Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2009-01-17 | L |
Dan Henderson
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 34.3 | 1,904-37 | 1,809 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2008-09-06 | W |
Matt Hamill
|
KO/TKOBody Kick | R310:39 | 33.9 | 1,866+38 | 1,642 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 88: Breakthrough Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2008-04-19 | W |
Travis Lutter
|
KO/TKOPunches | R28:01 | 33.5 | 1,814+52 | 1,663 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2007-10-20 | L |
Anderson Silva
|
KO/TKOKnees | R26:07 | 33.0 | 1,870-56 | 2,001 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 77: Hostile Territory Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2007-06-16 | W |
 Yushin Okami
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 32.7 | 1,858+12 | 1,788 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 72: Victory Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2007-03-03 | W |
 Jason MacDonald
|
KO/TKOCorner Stoppage | R210:00 | 32.4 | 1,791+68 | 1,710 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 68: Uprising Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2006-10-14 | L |
Anderson Silva
|
KO/TKOKnee | R12:59 | 32.0 | 1,909-118 | 1,781 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 64: Unstoppable Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2006-03-04 | W |
David Loiseau
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 31.4 | 1,844+65 | 1,752 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 58: USA vs. Canada Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2005-11-19 | W |
Nate Quarry
|
KO/TKOPunch | R12:34 | 31.1 | 1,812+33 | 1,556 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 56: Full Force Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2005-06-04 | W |
Evan Tanner
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage | R418:25 | 30.7 | 1,727+85 | 1,717 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2005-04-09 | W |
Ken Shamrock
this fight
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:42 | 30.5 | 1,692+34 | 1,447 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2004-12-12 | W |
Curtis Stout
|
KO/TKOPunches | R26:28 | 30.2 | 1,669+24 | 1,347 | -- | Light Heavyweight | SB 38: SuperBrawl 38 Icon Sport |
| 20 | 2004-10-22 | W |
Jorge Rivera
|
SubArmbar | R314:28 | 30.0 | 1,587+82 | 1,565 | -- | Middleweight | UFC 50: The War of '04 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2004-07-14 | W | Ralph Dillon | SubKimura | R12:55 | 29.8 | 1,581+6 | 1,001 | -- | -- | AFC 1: Alaska Fighting Championship AFC |
| 18 | 2004-04-16 | W |
Leo Sylvest
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:13 | 29.5 | 1,570+11 | 1,092 | -- | Light Heavyweight | SB 35: SuperBrawl 35 Icon Sport |
| 17 | 2003-12-31 | L |
Lyoto Machida
|
KO/TKOHead Kick, Punches | R26:03 | 29.2 | 1,735-165 | 1,255 | -- | Heavyweight | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003: Inoki Festival Inoki Genome Federation |
| 16 | 2003-09-26 | W |
Edwin Dewees
|
KO/TKOPunches & Knees | R13:35 | 29.0 | 1,681+54 | 1,541 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 44: Undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2003-07-19 | W |
Roberto Ramirez
|
KO/TKOPunch | R10:10 | 28.8 | 1,678+2 | 920 | -- | Light Heavyweight | Battleground Fight Night 1: War Cry Ed Kim |
| 14 | 2003-04-25 | W |
Evan Tanner
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:40 | 28.6 | 1,572+107 | 1,649 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 42: Sudden Impact Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2002-09-17 | W |
 Antony Rea
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:46 | 28.0 | 1,543+29 | 1,260 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UCC Hawaii - Eruption in Hawaii Icon Sport |
| 12 | 2002-06-15 | W |
Yan Pellerin
|
SubArmbar | R13:12 | 27.7 | 1,535+8 | 1,014 | -- | -- | UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002 TKO Major League MMA |
| 11 | 2001-11-03 | W |
Marvin Eastman
|
SubArmbar | R11:02 | 27.1 | 1,496+39 | 1,278 | -- | Light Heavyweight | World Fighting Alliance 1 Nevada Regional |
| 10 | 2001-08-25 | W |
Dennis Reed
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:38 | 26.9 | 1,477+19 | 1,110 | -- | Heavyweight | Extreme Challenge Trials Extreme Challenge |
| 9 | 2001-07-13 | W |
Chris Seifert
|
KO/TKOPunches | R26:45 | 26.8 | 1,456+21 | 1,113 | -- | Open Weight | Extreme Challenge 41 Extreme Challenge |
| 8 | 2001-03-17 | W |
Travis Fulton
|
KO/TKOBroken Hand | R15:00 | 26.4 | 1,360+96 | 1,392 | -- | -- | Rings USA - Battle of Champions Fighting Network RINGS |
| 7 | 2001-01-13 | NC |
Aaron Brink
|
-- | R12:14 | 26.3 | 1,360+0 | 1,302 | -- | Heavyweight | IFC: Warriors Challenge 11 International Fighting Championship |
| 6 | 2000-06-29 | W |
Dennis Reed
|
SubArmbar | R11:56 | 25.7 | 1,303+57 | 1,175 | -- | -- | Extreme Challenge 35 Extreme Challenge |
| 5 | 2000-05-13 | W |
Gary Myers
|
KO/TKOHead Kick | R3 | 25.6 | 1,224+79 | 1,191 | -- | -- | WEF 9: World Class World Extreme Fighting |
| 4 | 2000-03-24 | W |
Rob Smith
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:30 | 25.5 | 1,166+58 | 1,044 | -- | -- | Extreme Challenge 31 Extreme Challenge |
| 3 | 1999-10-04 | W | Eugene Pinault | KO/TKOSubmission to Punches | R11:27 | 25.0 | 1,051+115 | 1,163 | -- | -- | Extreme Challenge - Trials Extreme Challenge |
| 2 | 1999-06-25 | L |
Mike McCormick
|
KO/TKOInjury | R11:07 | 24.7 | 1,137-86 | 1,026 | -- | -- | Ultimate Wrestling Ohio Regional am |
| 1 | 1999-06-19 | W |
Michael Martin
|
KO/TKOHead Kick | R10:21 | 24.7 | 1,050+88 | 1,050 | -- | -- | World Extreme Fighting 6 World Extreme Fighting |
Ken Shamrock
26-8-3 going in · 37 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 2016-02-19 | L |
Royce Gracie
|
KO/TKOKnee & Punches | R12:22 | 52.0 | 1,006-23 | 1,330 | -115 | Open Weight | Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie 3 Bellator MMA |
| 47 | 2015-06-19 | L |
 Kimbo Slice
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:22 | 51.4 | 1,062-56 | 1,192 | +248 | Open Weight | Bellator 138: Unfinished Business Bellator MMA |
| 46 | 2010-11-25 | L |
Mike Bourke
|
KO/TKOLeg Injury | R12:00 | 46.8 | 1,230-155 | 876 | -- | Heavyweight | KOTC: Platinum King of the Cage |
| 45 | 2010-10-16 | W |
Johnathan Ivey
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 46.7 | 1,206+24 | 1,055 | -- | -- | USA MMA - Return of the Champions USA-MMA |
| 44 | 2010-07-17 | L |
Pedro Rizzo
|
KO/TKOLeg Kicks & Punches | R13:33 | 46.4 | 1,218-11 | 1,679 | -- | Heavyweight | Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney Impact FC |
| 43 | 2009-02-13 | W |
Ross Clifton
|
SubArmbar | R11:00 | 45.0 | 1,167+55 | 1,033 | -- | -- | Wargods/Ken Shamrock Productions - The Valentine's Eve Massacre California Regional |
| 42 | 2008-03-08 | L |
 Robert Berry
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:26 | 44.1 | 1,287-120 | 1,151 | -- | -- | Cage Rage 25: Bring It On Cage Rage |
| 41 | 2006-10-10 | L |
Tito Ortiz
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:23 | 42.7 | 1,313-20 | 1,667 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC Fight Night 6.5: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 40 | 2006-07-08 | L |
Tito Ortiz
|
KO/TKOElbows | R11:18 | 42.4 | 1,339-26 | 1,641 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 39 | 2005-10-23 | L |
Kazushi Sakuraba
|
KO/TKOPunch | R12:27 | 41.7 | 1,413-74 | 1,469 | -- | Open Weight | Pride 30: Fully Loaded Pride FC |
| 38 | 2005-04-09 | L |
Rich Franklin
this fight
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KO/TKOPunches | R12:42 | 41.2 | 1,447-34 | 1,692 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 2004-06-19 | W |
Kimo Leopoldo
|
KO/TKOKnee | R11:26 | 40.4 | 1,347+100 | 1,399 | -- | Heavyweight | UFC 48: Payback Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2004-03-06 | D |
Shinsuke Nakamura
|
DecisionEnds in a Draw | R15:00 | 40.1 | 1,387-40 | 1,214 | -- | Heavyweight | NJPW: Toukon 2 NJPW |
| 35 | 2002-11-22 | L |
Tito Ortiz
|
KO/TKOCorner Stoppage | R315:00 | 38.8 | 1,414-21 | 1,763 | -- | Light Heavyweight | UFC 40: Vendetta Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2002-02-24 | L |
Don Frye
|
DecisionSplit | R320:00 | 38.0 | 1,424-10 | 1,425 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 19: Bad Blood Pride FC |
| 33 | 2001-08-10 | W |
Sam Adkins
|
SubKimura | R11:26 | 37.5 | 1,407+18 | 1,028 | -- | Heavyweight | Mega Fight: Enter The Lion's Den Ken Shamrock |
| 32 | 2000-08-27 | L |
Kazuyuki Fujita
|
KO/TKOCorner Stoppage | R16:46 | 36.5 | 1,515-109 | 1,429 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride 10: Return of the Warriors Pride FC |
| 31 | 2000-05-01 | W |
Alexander Otsuka
|
KO/TKOPunches | R19:43 | 36.2 | 1,486+29 | 1,207 | -- | Heavyweight | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals Pride FC |
| 30 | 1996-12-07 | W |
Brian Johnston
|
SubForearm Choke | R15:48 | 32.8 | 1,527+25 | 1,216 | -- | Heavyweight | UFC: Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 1996-05-17 | L |
Dan Severn
|
DecisionSplit | R130:00 | 32.3 | 1,521+7 | 1,510 | -- | Heavyweight | UFC 9: Motor City Madness Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 1996-02-16 | W |
Kimo Leopoldo
|
SubKneebar | R14:24 | 32.0 | 1,481+39 | 1,266 | -- | Heavyweight | UFC 8: David vs. Goliath Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 1996-01-28 | W |
Kazuo Takahashi
|
DecisionPoints | R120:00 | 32.0 | 1,490-8 | 1,193 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 25 Pancrase |
| 26 | 1995-12-14 | W |
Katsuomi Inagaki
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R13:19 | 31.8 | 1,479+10 | 998 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 24 Pancrase |
| 25 | 1995-09-08 | D |
 Oleg Taktarov
|
DecisionTime Limit | R133:00 | 31.6 | 1,512-33 | 1,375 | -- | Heavyweight | UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 1995-07-22 | W |
 Larry Papadopoulos
|
SubAchilles Lock | R12:18 | 31.4 | 1,504+8 | 970 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 20 Pancrase |
| 23 | 1995-07-14 | W |
Dan Severn
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R12:14 | 31.4 | 1,427+77 | 1,386 | -- | Open Weight | UFC 6: Clash of the Titans Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 1995-05-13 | L |
Minoru Suzuki
|
SubKneebar | R12:14 | 31.2 | 1,588-161 | 1,159 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 18 Pancrase |
| 21 | 1995-04-07 | D |
Royce Gracie
|
DecisionTime Limit | R136:00 | 31.2 | 1,627-39 | 1,461 | -- | Open Weight | UFC 5: The Return of the Beast Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 1995-03-10 | W |
 Bas Rutten
|
SubKneebar | R11:01 | 31.1 | 1,592+36 | 1,354 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 16 Pancrase |
| 19 | 1995-01-26 | W |
Leon Van Dijk
|
SubHeel Hook | R14:45 | 31.0 | 1,586+5 | 985 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 15 Pancrase |
| 18 | 1994-12-17 | W |
Manabu Yamada
|
DecisionUnanimous | R130:00 | 30.8 | 1,540+46 | 1,389 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 14 Pancrase |
| 17 | 1994-12-17 | W |
Masakatsu Funaki
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R15:50 | 30.8 | 1,443+97 | 1,482 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 14 Pancrase |
| 16 | 1994-12-16 | W |
Alex Cook
|
SubHeel Hook | R11:31 | 30.8 | 1,426+17 | 1,037 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 13 Pancrase |
| 15 | 1994-12-16 | W |
Maurice Smith
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R14:23 | 30.8 | 1,416+9 | 919 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 13 Pancrase |
| 14 | 1994-10-15 | W |
Takaku Fuke
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:13 | 30.7 | 1,320+96 | 1,354 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 12 Pancrase |
| 13 | 1994-09-09 | W |
Felix Mitchell
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R14:34 | 30.6 | 1,286+35 | 1,042 | -- | Heavyweight | UFC 3: The American Dream Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 1994-09-09 | W |
Cristophe Leninger
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R14:49 | 30.6 | 1,245+40 | 1,037 | -- | Open Weight | UFC 3: The American Dream Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 1994-09-01 | L |
Masakatsu Funaki
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:30 | 30.6 | 1,352-107 | 1,275 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 11 Pancrase |
| 10 | 1994-07-26 | W |
Bas Rutten
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R116:42 | 30.5 | 1,243+109 | 1,330 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 10 Pancrase |
| 9 | 1994-07-06 | W |
Matt Hume
|
SubArmlock | R15:50 | 30.4 | 1,204+38 | 984 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 9 Pancrase |
| 8 | 1994-04-21 | W |
Ryushi Yanagisawa
|
SubHeel Hook | R17:30 | 30.2 | 1,101+103 | 1,164 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 7: Pancrash! 3 Pancrase |
| 7 | 1994-01-19 | L |
Minoru Suzuki
|
SubLeg Lock | R17:37 | 29.9 | 1,194-93 | 1,173 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 5: Pancrash! 1 Pancrase |
| 6 | 1993-12-08 | W |
Andre Van Den Oetelaar
|
SubHeel Hook | R11:04 | 29.8 | 1,167+27 | 874 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 4 Pancrase |
| 5 | 1993-11-12 | W |
Patrick Smith
|
SubHeel Hook | R11:49 | 29.8 | 1,102+64 | 1,008 | -- | Heavyweight | UFC 1: The Beginning Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 4 | 1993-11-12 | L |
Royce Gracie
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R10:57 | 29.8 | 1,222-120 | 1,088 | -- | Open Weight | UFC 1: The Beginning Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 3 | 1993-11-08 | W |
Takaku Fuke
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R10:44 | 29.7 | 1,175+47 | 1,000 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 3 Pancrase |
| 2 | 1993-10-14 | W |
Kazuo Takahashi
|
SubHeel Hook | R112:23 | 29.7 | 1,088+88 | 1,088 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 2 Pancrase |
| 1 | 1993-09-21 | W |
Masakatsu Funaki
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R16:15 | 29.6 | 1,000+88 | 1,000 | -- | Heavyweight | Pancrase 1 Pancrase |