Middleweight · Men

Rich Franklin

“Ace”

United States Team Extreme debut 1999

Held by Georges St-Pierre

Form L W L W L

Elo 1,656 peak 1,909 · 4 Mar 2006 253 below it 497 days at No. 1 middleweight

Tapology Sherdog

29-7 (1)pro record

1L current streak

1,788best win, Elo

1,435average opponent

-- born 5 Oct 1974

73.0" / 76.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

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Rating by method KO1,431 Sub1,241 Dec1,337

Fight history

38 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.

#	Date	Result	Opponent	Weight class	Method	Round	Score	Elo	±	Opp Elo	Odds	Event
38	10 Nov 201238.1 yrs	L29-7 (1)	Cung Le 8-2 · 40.5 yrs	Middleweight	KO/TKOPunch	R12:17	0.00	1,774→1,656	-118	1,648	-288→-288	UFC on Fuel TV 6: Franklin vs. Le Ultimate Fighting Championship
37	23 Jun 201237.7 yrs	W29-6 (1)	Wanderlei Silva 34-11-1 (1) · 36.0 yrs	Middleweight	DecisionUnanimous	R525:00	0.75^*	1,737→1,774	+37	1,714	-148→-148	UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
36	5 Feb 201136.3 yrs	L28-6 (1)	Forrest Griffin 19-6 · 31.6 yrs	Light Heavyweight	DecisionUnanimous	R315:00	0.29^*	1,814→1,751	-63	1,706	–	UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort Ultimate Fighting Championship
35	12 Jun 201035.7 yrs	W28-5 (1)	Chuck Liddell 22-7 · 40.5 yrs	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKOPunch	R14:55	1.00	1,758→1,814	+56	1,629	–	UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin Ultimate Fighting Championship
34	19 Sep 200935.0 yrs	L27-5 (1)	Vitor Belfort 18-8 · 32.5 yrs	Middleweight	KO/TKOPunches	R13:02	0.00	1,860→1,758	-103	1,799	–	UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort Ultimate Fighting Championship
33	13 Jun 200934.7 yrs	W27-4 (1)	Wanderlei Silva 32-9-1 (1) · 32.9 yrs	Middleweight	DecisionUnanimous	R315:00	0.72^*	1,867→1,860	-7	1,671	–	UFC 99: The Comeback Ultimate Fighting Championship
32	17 Jan 200934.3 yrs	L26-4 (1)	Dan Henderson 23-7 · 38.4 yrs	Light Heavyweight	DecisionSplit	R315:00	0.42^*	1,904→1,867	-37	1,809	–	UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson Ultimate Fighting Championship
31	6 Sep 200833.9 yrs	W26-3 (1)	Matt Hamill 5-1 · 31.9 yrs	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKOBody Kick	R310:39	1.00	1,866→1,904	+38	1,643	–	UFC 88: Breakthrough Ultimate Fighting Championship
30	19 Apr 200833.5 yrs	W25-3 (1)	Travis Lutter 11-4 · 34.9 yrs	Middleweight	KO/TKOPunches	R28:01	1.00	1,814→1,866	+52	1,663	–	UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
29	20 Oct 200733.0 yrs	L24-3 (1)	Anderson Silva 21-4 · 32.5 yrs	Middleweighttitle	KO/TKOKnees	R26:07	0.00	1,870→1,814	-56	2,001	–	UFC 77: Hostile Territory Ultimate Fighting Championship
28	16 Jun 200732.7 yrs	W24-2 (1)	Yushin Okami 21-3 · 25.9 yrs	Middleweight	DecisionUnanimous	R315:00	0.67^*	1,858→1,870	+12	1,788	–	UFC 72: Victory Ultimate Fighting Championship
27	3 Mar 200732.4 yrs	W23-2 (1)	Jason MacDonald 18-7 · 31.7 yrs	Middleweight	KO/TKOCorner Stoppage	R210:00	1.00	1,791→1,858	+68	1,710	–	UFC 68: Uprising Ultimate Fighting Championship
26	14 Oct 200632.0 yrs	L22-2 (1)	Anderson Silva 18-4 · 31.5 yrs	Middleweighttitle	KO/TKOKnee	R12:59	0.00	1,909→1,791	-118	1,781	–	UFC 64: Unstoppable Ultimate Fighting Championship
25	4 Mar 200631.4 yrs	W22-1 (1)	David Loiseau 14-4 · 26.2 yrs	Middleweighttitle	DecisionUnanimous	R525:00	1.00^*	1,844→1,909	+65	1,752	–	UFC 58: USA vs. Canada Ultimate Fighting Championship
24	19 Nov 200531.1 yrs	W21-1 (1)	Nate Quarry 9-1 · 33.7 yrs	Middleweighttitle	KO/TKOPunch	R12:34	1.00	1,812→1,844	+33	1,556	–	UFC 56: Full Force Ultimate Fighting Championship
23	4 Jun 200530.7 yrs	W20-1 (1)	Evan Tanner 31-4 · 34.3 yrs	Middleweighttitle	KO/TKODoctor Stoppage	R418:25	1.00	1,727→1,812	+85	1,717	–	UFC 53: Heavy Hitters Ultimate Fighting Championship
22	9 Apr 200530.5 yrs	W19-1 (1)	Ken Shamrock 26-8-3 · 41.2 yrs	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKOPunches	R12:42	1.00	1,692→1,727	+34	1,447	–	UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship
21	12 Dec 200430.2 yrs	W18-1 (1)	Curtis Stout 7-5-1 · 31.1 yrs	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKOPunches	R26:28	1.00	1,669→1,692	+24	1,347	–	SB 38: SuperBrawl 38 Icon Sport
20	22 Oct 200430.0 yrs	W17-1 (1)	Jorge Rivera 9-2 · 32.6 yrs	Middleweight	SubArmbar	R314:28	1.00	1,587→1,669	+82	1,565	–	UFC 50: The War of '04 Ultimate Fighting Championship
19	14 Jul 200429.8 yrs	W16-1 (1)	Ralph Dillon debut	–	SubKimura	R12:55	1.00	1,581→1,587	+6	1,001	–	AFC 1: Alaska Fighting Championship AFC
18	16 Apr 200429.5 yrs	W15-1 (1)	Leo Sylvest 6-12 · 30.6 yrs	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKOPunches	R11:13	1.00	1,570→1,581	+11	1,092	–	SB 35: SuperBrawl 35 Icon Sport
17	31 Dec 200329.2 yrs	L14-1 (1)	Lyoto Machida 2-0 · 25.6 yrs	Heavyweight	KO/TKOHead Kick, Punches	R26:03	0.00	1,735→1,570	-165	1,255	–	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003: Inoki Festival Inoki Genome Federation
16	26 Sep 200329.0 yrs	W14-0 (1)	Edwin Dewees 28-6 (1) · 21.1 yrs	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKOPunches & Knees	R13:35	1.00	1,681→1,735	+54	1,541	–	UFC 44: Undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship
15	19 Jul 200328.8 yrs	W13-0 (1)	Roberto Ramirez 2-9	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKOPunch	R10:10	1.00	1,678→1,681	+2	920	–	Battleground Fight Night 1: War Cry Ed Kim
14	25 Apr 200328.6 yrs	W12-0 (1)	Evan Tanner 27-3 · 32.2 yrs	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKOPunches	R12:40	1.00	1,572→1,678	+107	1,649	–	UFC 42: Sudden Impact Ultimate Fighting Championship
13	17 Sep 200228.0 yrs	W11-0 (1)	Antony Rea 3-0 · 26.2 yrs	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKOPunches	R12:46	1.00	1,543→1,572	+29	1,260	–	UCC Hawaii - Eruption in Hawaii Icon Sport
12	15 Jun 200227.7 yrs	W10-0 (1)	Yan Pellerin 1-1 · 22.2 yrs	–	SubArmbar	R13:12	1.00	1,535→1,543	+8	1,014	–	UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002 TKO Major League MMA
11	3 Nov 200127.1 yrs	W9-0 (1)	Marvin Eastman 3-1 · 30.4 yrs	Light Heavyweight	SubArmbar	R11:02	1.00	1,496→1,535	+39	1,278	–	World Fighting Alliance 1 Nevada Regional
10	25 Aug 200126.9 yrs	W8-0 (1)	Dennis Reed 33-26-1 · 32.0 yrs	Heavyweight	KO/TKOPunches	R11:38	1.00	1,477→1,496	+19	1,110	–	Extreme Challenge Trials Extreme Challenge
9	13 Jul 200126.8 yrs	W7-0 (1)	Chris Seifert 4-2 · 32.1 yrs	Open Weight	KO/TKOPunches	R26:45	1.00	1,456→1,477	+21	1,113	–	Extreme Challenge 41 Extreme Challenge
8	17 Mar 200126.4 yrs	W6-0 (1)	Travis Fulton 89-31-6 · 23.8 yrs	–	KO/TKOBroken Hand	R15:00	1.00	1,360→1,456	+96	1,392	–	Rings USA - Battle of Champions Fighting Network RINGS
7	13 Jan 200126.3 yrs	NC5-0 (1)	Aaron Brink 8-4 · 26.2 yrs	Heavyweight	--	R12:14	0.00	1,360→1,360	+0	1,302	–	IFC: Warriors Challenge 11 International Fighting Championship
6	29 Jun 200025.7 yrs	W5-0	Dennis Reed 26-20-1 · 30.8 yrs	–	SubArmbar	R11:56	1.00	1,303→1,360	+57	1,175	–	Extreme Challenge 35 Extreme Challenge
5	13 May 200025.6 yrs	W4-0	Gary Myers 8-5-1 · 35.5 yrs	–	KO/TKOHead Kick	R3	1.00	1,224→1,303	+79	1,191	–	WEF 9: World Class World Extreme Fighting
4	24 Mar 200025.5 yrs	W3-0	Rob Smith 1-1 · 28.3 yrs	–	KO/TKOPunches	R12:30	1.00	1,166→1,224	+58	1,044	–	Extreme Challenge 31 Extreme Challenge
3	4 Oct 199925.0 yrs	W2-0	Eugene Pinault debut	–	KO/TKOSubmission to Punches	R11:27	1.00	1,051→1,166	+115	1,163	–	Extreme Challenge - Trials Extreme Challenge
2	25 Jun 199924.7 yrs	L0-1	Mike McCormick debut	–	KO/TKOInjury	R11:07	0.00	1,137→1,051	-86	1,026	–	Ultimate Wrestling Ohio Regional am
1	19 Jun 199924.7 yrs	W1-0	Michael Martin debut	–	KO/TKOHead Kick	R10:21	1.00	1,050→1,137	+88	1,050	–	World Extreme Fighting 6 World Extreme Fighting

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