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Rich Franklin "Ace"

Inactive · age 51 · Southpaw · 6'1" 185 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 76" 193 cm
At a glance
  • 2 successful title defenses
  • KO of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 4 of last 5 fights
  • 71% of wins by KO or submission
Elo rating
1561
Global Elo 1615 ±41
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
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 22m
Avg fight time
10:07
Title fights
3-2
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
13y 8mo

Honest 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 140014501500155016001650 2005200720092011 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":326.8,"elo":1465,"date":"2003-04-25","opp":"Evan Tanner","result":"W","delta":43},{"i":1,"x":121.8,"y":289.6,"elo":1494,"date":"2003-09-26","opp":"Edwin DeWees","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":202.7,"y":256.4,"elo":1520,"date":"2004-10-22","opp":"Jorge Rivera","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":237.6,"y":212.2,"elo":1555,"date":"2005-04-09","opp":"Ken Shamrock","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":4,"x":249.2,"y":165,"elo":1591,"date":"2005-06-04","opp":"Evan Tanner","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":5,"x":283.9,"y":141.5,"elo":1610,"date":"2005-11-19","opp":"Nate Quarry","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":305.6,"y":122.6,"elo":1625,"date":"2006-03-04","opp":"David Loiseau","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":351.8,"y":164.5,"elo":1592,"date":"2006-10-14","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":8,"x":380.7,"y":147.5,"elo":1605,"date":"2007-03-03","opp":"Jason MacDonald","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":9,"x":402.4,"y":130.2,"elo":1619,"date":"2007-06-16","opp":"Yushin Okami","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":428.4,"y":162.1,"elo":1594,"date":"2007-10-20","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":11,"x":466,"y":150,"elo":1603,"date":"2008-04-19","opp":"Travis Lutter","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":12,"x":494.9,"y":132.6,"elo":1617,"date":"2008-09-06","opp":"Matt Hamill","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":13,"x":522.4,"y":161.7,"elo":1594,"date":"2009-01-17","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":14,"x":552.7,"y":150.8,"elo":1603,"date":"2009-06-13","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":15,"x":573,"y":180.4,"elo":1579,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":16,"x":627.9,"y":157.5,"elo":1597,"date":"2010-06-12","opp":"Chuck Liddell","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":17,"x":677,"y":181.9,"elo":1578,"date":"2011-02-05","opp":"Forrest Griffin","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":18,"x":781.1,"y":169.4,"elo":1588,"date":"2012-06-23","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":19,"x":810,"y":203.7,"elo":1561,"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
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

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

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 856 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
65% Head
  • Head 65%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 12%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
70% Distance
  • Distance 70%
  • Clinch 18%
  • Ground 13%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
67%
of losses by finish
4 of 6 · usually R1
4 KO/TKO 0 Sub 2 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

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
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
5
of 14 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Chuck Liddell
Elo 1647 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
12.2
+1.8 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 20 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1603
1494
Notable wins
Chuck Liddell 1647 Evan Tanner ×2 1641 Yushin Okami 1628 Ken Shamrock 1612

Top middleweight

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Dricus Du Plessis
#1 · Elo 1690
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Sean Strickland C
#3 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#4 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Rich Franklin on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.