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Rich Franklin

Inactive · Southpaw · 185 cm · reach 193 cm
Elo rating
1615 ±39
LCB 1565
Rank
—
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UFC record
14-6-0
KO 8 · Sub 1 · Dec 4
Streak
-1
Δ90d -24 · Δ1y -24
Last fight
Nov 10, 2012
L by KO

Elo history

20 fights · tap & drag
Apr 25, 2003 — W vs Evan Tanner Δ+43Sep 26, 2003 — W vs Edwin DeWees Δ+29Oct 22, 2004 — W vs Jorge Rivera Δ+26Apr 9, 2005 — W vs Ken Shamrock Δ+35Jun 4, 2005 — W vs Evan Tanner Δ+37Nov 19, 2005 — W vs Nate Quarry Δ+18Mar 4, 2006 — W vs David Loiseau Δ+15Oct 14, 2006 — L vs Anderson Silva Δ-33Mar 3, 2007 — W vs Jason MacDonald Δ+13Jun 16, 2007 — W vs Yushin Okami Δ+14Oct 20, 2007 — L vs Anderson Silva Δ-25Apr 19, 2008 — W vs Travis Lutter Δ+9Sep 6, 2008 — W vs Matt Hamill Δ+14Jan 17, 2009 — L vs Dan Henderson Δ-23Jun 13, 2009 — W vs Wanderlei Silva Δ+9Sep 19, 2009 — L vs Vitor Belfort Δ-23Jun 12, 2010 — W vs Chuck Liddell Δ+18Feb 5, 2011 — L vs Forrest Griffin Δ-19Jun 23, 2012 — W vs Wanderlei Silva Δ+10Nov 10, 2012 — L vs Cung Le Δ-27 15031563162316821742 2005200720092011 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":200.6,"elo":1543,"date":"2003-04-25","opp":"Evan Tanner","result":"W","delta":43},{"i":1,"x":61.6,"y":174.9,"elo":1572,"date":"2003-09-26","opp":"Edwin DeWees","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":157.4,"y":151.9,"elo":1598,"date":"2004-10-22","opp":"Jorge Rivera","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":198.7,"y":121.3,"elo":1632,"date":"2005-04-09","opp":"Ken Shamrock","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":4,"x":212.4,"y":88.7,"elo":1669,"date":"2005-06-04","opp":"Evan Tanner","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":5,"x":253.4,"y":72.5,"elo":1688,"date":"2005-11-19","opp":"Nate Quarry","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":279.1,"y":59.4,"elo":1702,"date":"2006-03-04","opp":"David Loiseau","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":333.8,"y":88.4,"elo":1670,"date":"2006-10-14","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":8,"x":368,"y":76.6,"elo":1683,"date":"2007-03-03","opp":"Jason MacDonald","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":393.7,"y":64.7,"elo":1696,"date":"2007-06-16","opp":"Yushin Okami","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":424.5,"y":86.7,"elo":1671,"date":"2007-10-20","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":11,"x":468.9,"y":78.4,"elo":1681,"date":"2008-04-19","opp":"Travis Lutter","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":12,"x":503.1,"y":66.4,"elo":1694,"date":"2008-09-06","opp":"Matt Hamill","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":13,"x":535.6,"y":86.4,"elo":1672,"date":"2009-01-17","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":14,"x":571.6,"y":78.9,"elo":1680,"date":"2009-06-13","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":15,"x":595.5,"y":99.3,"elo":1657,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":16,"x":660.5,"y":83.5,"elo":1675,"date":"2010-06-12","opp":"Chuck Liddell","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":17,"x":718.6,"y":100.4,"elo":1656,"date":"2011-02-05","opp":"Forrest Griffin","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":18,"x":841.8,"y":91.7,"elo":1666,"date":"2012-06-23","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":19,"x":876,"y":115.5,"elo":1639,"date":"2012-11-10","opp":"Cung Le","result":"L","delta":-27}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 10, 2012 Cung Le L -27
Jun 23, 2012 Wanderlei Silva W +10
Feb 5, 2011 Forrest Griffin L -19
Jun 12, 2010 Chuck Liddell W +18
Sep 19, 2009 Vitor Belfort L -23

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
3.72 avg 3.81
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
43% avg 51%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
1.80 avg 3.07
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
63% avg 53%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.91 avg 1.42
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
64% avg 45%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
64% avg 69%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.13 avg 0.48
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
2 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
64%
9 / 14
Finish rate
KO
8
57% of wins
SUB
1
7% of wins
DEC
4
29% of wins
KO: 8 (62%) 8 Sub: 1 (8%) Dec: 4 (31%) 4
Finishes by round
10 total
R1
5 50%
R2
2 20%
R3
2 20%
R4
1 10%
R5

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1570
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
12.2
actual +2 vs expected