Rich Franklin

MiddleweightStriker
14 - 6

20 UFC Fights | 70% Win Rate | 10 Finishes (71%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
76"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
51
Southpaw

Rich Franklin UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Rich Franklin is 14-6 in the UFC across 20 fights, with 9 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 29-7 (1 NC), 15-1 of it outside the UFC. Franklin competes at middleweight as a southpaw striker, standing 6'1" with a 76" reach at 51 years old. The last bout was a loss to Cung Le by knockout in Nov 2012.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 88th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (2.0/min).

Rich Franklin's UFC win rate is 70% (14 of 20 fights), and 71% of those wins came by finish. Franklin averages 0.7 takedowns per fight at 64% accuracy and stops 64% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
29-7 (1 NC)
UFC Record
14-6
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Age
51
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
L vs Cung Le · KO/TKO · Nov 2012

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Rich Franklin's Last 5 Fights

Franklin is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Cung Le · KO/TKO · R1 2:17 · UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le · Nov 2012
  2. Win vs Wanderlei Silva · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 · Jun 2012
  3. Loss vs Forrest Griffin · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · Feb 2011
  4. Win vs Chuck Liddell · KO/TKO · R1 4:55 · UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · Jun 2010
  5. Loss vs Vitor Belfort · KO/TKO · R1 3:02 · UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort · Sep 2009

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.2
+2.1x ratio
Accuracy
44%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.50

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.0
0.6x avg
Strike Differential
+2.2
Opp. Accuracy Against
37%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.7
Takedown Accuracy
64%
Takedown Defense
64%
Control Time / Fight
1:53
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
25% KO
0% Sub
R2
10% KO
0% Sub
R3+
10% KO
5% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rich Franklin vs Average

Rich Franklin lands 17.8 strikes in R1 but 18.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Rich Franklin's UFC Fight History

20 UFC fights on record (14-6), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LCung LeKO/TKOR1 · 2:17UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le2012-11-10
WWanderlei SilvaDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 22012-06-23
LForrest GriffinDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort2011-02-05
WChuck LiddellKO/TKOR1 · 4:55UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin2010-06-12
LVitor BelfortKO/TKOR1 · 3:02UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort2009-09-19
WWanderlei SilvaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 99: The Comeback2009-06-13
LDan HendersonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson2009-01-17
WMatt HamillKO/TKOR3 · 0:39UFC 88: Breakthrough2008-09-06
WTravis LutterKO/TKOR2 · 3:01UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 22008-04-19
L★Anderson SilvaKO/TKOR2 · 1:07UFC 77: Hostile Territory2007-10-20
WYushin OkamiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 72: Victory2007-06-16
WJason MacDonaldKO/TKOR2 · 5:00UFC 68: The Uprising2007-03-03
L★Anderson SilvaKO/TKOR1 · 2:59UFC 64: Unstoppable2006-10-14
W★David LoiseauDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 58: USA vs Canada2006-03-04
W★Nate QuarryKO/TKOR1 · 2:34UFC 56: Full Force2005-11-19
W★Evan TannerKO/TKOR4 · 3:25UFC 53: Heavy Hitters2005-06-04
WKen ShamrockKO/TKOR1 · 2:42The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale2005-04-09
WJorge RiveraSubmissionR3 · 4:28UFC 50: The War Of '042004-10-22
WEdwin DeWeesKO/TKOR1 · 3:35UFC 44: Undisputed2003-09-26
WEvan TannerKO/TKOR1 · 2:40UFC 42: Sudden Impact2003-04-25

How Franklin Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.2 sig. strikes/min
79th percentile
Striking accuracy44%
32nd percentile
Strikes absorbed2.0/min
88th percentile
Takedowns0.7/fight
47th percentile
Takedown defense64%
54th percentile
Knockdown power0.50/fight
83rd percentile

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