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Rich Franklin

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Association: Team Extreme
Pro Debut Date: 1999-06-19
Pro Record: 29-7-0
Win Finish %: 86.2%
Quality Perf. %: 63.9%
Last Ranked: 10/01/2012

#6 Middleweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 10/01/2006

#1 Middleweight

All-Time Rank:

#8 Middleweight
Last Loss Date: 11/10/2012
Last Loss: [NR] Cung Le
UFC Record: 14-6-0
Octagon Time: 3:22:24
Title Bouts: 3-2-0
Longest Win Streak: 7 (2003-2006)
* fought and lost outside of UFC during the streak timeframe
Next Best Win Streak: 2 (2008)
UFC Debut: 2003-04-25
Last UFC Fight: 2012-11-10

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Cung Le
#36 Middleweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  UFC on Fuel TV 6 - Franklin vs. Le
Saturday, November 10th 2012
W Wanderlei Silva
#19 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 147 - Silva vs. Franklin 2
Saturday, June 23rd 2012
L Forrest Griffin
#7 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 126 - Silva vs. Belfort
Saturday, February 5th 2011
W Chuck Liddell
#14 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin
Saturday, June 12th 2010
L Vitor Belfort
#7 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort
Saturday, September 19th 2009
W Wanderlei Silva
#6 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 99 - The Comeback
Saturday, June 13th 2009
L Dan Henderson
#2 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson
Saturday, January 17th 2009
W Matt Hamill
#31 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Kick to the Body)
Round 3
  UFC 88 - Breakthrough
Saturday, September 6th 2008
W Travis Lutter
#31 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre 2
Saturday, April 19th 2008
L Anderson Silva
#1 Middleweight 		TKO (Knees)
Round 2
  UFC 77 - Hostile Territory
Saturday, October 20th 2007
W Yushin Okami
#13 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 72 - Victory
Saturday, June 16th 2007
W Jason MacDonald
#18 Middleweight 		TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Round 2
  UFC 68 - Uprising
Saturday, March 3rd 2007
L Anderson Silva
#10 Middleweight 		KO (Knee)
Round 1
  UFC 64 - Unstoppable
Saturday, October 14th 2006
W David Loiseau
#7 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 58 - USA vs. Canada
Saturday, March 4th 2006
W Nate Quarry
#30 Middleweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
  UFC 56 - Full Force
Saturday, November 19th 2005
W Evan Tanner
#1 Middleweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 4
  UFC 53 - Heavy Hitters
Saturday, June 4th 2005
W Ken Shamrock
#37 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
Saturday, April 9th 2005
W Curtis Stout
#78 Middleweight 		Submission (Punches)
Round 2
  SB 38 - SuperBrawl 38
Sunday, December 12th 2004
W Jorge Rivera
#16 Middleweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 3
  UFC 50 - The War of 04
Friday, October 22nd 2004
W Ralph Dillon Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
  AFC 1 - Alaska Fighting Championship
Wednesday, July 14th 2004
W Leo Sylvest Submission (Punches)
Round 1
  SB 35 - SuperBrawl 35
Friday, April 16th 2004
L Lyoto Machida
#86 Heavyweight 		TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 2
  Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival
Wednesday, December 31st 2003
W Edwin Dewees
#42 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches and Knees)
Round 1
  UFC 44 - Undisputed
Friday, September 26th 2003
W Roberto Ramirez KO (Punch)
Round 1
  Battleground 1 - War Cry
Saturday, July 19th 2003
W Evan Tanner
#9 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 42 - Sudden Impact
Friday, April 25th 2003
W Antony Rea
#53 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UCC Hawaii - Eruption in Hawaii
Tuesday, September 17th 2002
W Yan Pellerin Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  UCC 10 - Battle for the Belts 2002
Saturday, June 15th 2002
W Marvin Eastman
#60 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  WFA 1 - World Fighting Alliance 1
Saturday, November 3rd 2001
W Dennis Reed Submission (Punches)
Round 1
  EC - Extreme Challenge Trials
Saturday, August 25th 2001
W Chris Seifert Submission (Punches)
Round 2
  EC 41 - Extreme Challenge 41
Friday, July 13th 2001
W Travis Fulton
#78 Heavyweight 		TKO (Broken Hand)
Round 1
  Rings USA - Battle of Champions
Saturday, March 17th 2001
NC Aaron Brink
#115 Heavyweight 		No Contest (Accidental Foot Injury)
Round 1
  IFC WC 11 - Warriors Challenge 11
Saturday, January 13th 2001
W Dennis Reed Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  EC 35 - Extreme Challenge 35
Thursday, June 29th 2000
W Gary Myers KO (Head Kick)
Round 3
  WEF 9 - World Class
Saturday, May 13th 2000
W Rob Smith TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  EC 31 - Extreme Challenge 31
Friday, March 24th 2000
W Eugene Pinault Submission (Punches)
Round 1
  Extreme Challenge - Trials
Monday, October 4th 1999
W Michael Martin KO (Head Kick)
Round 1
  WEF 6 - World Extreme Fighting 6
Saturday, June 19th 1999
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Cung Le
#36 Middleweight 		  UFC on Fuel TV 6 - Franklin vs. Le
Saturday, November 10th 2012 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Wanderlei Silva
#19 Middleweight 		  UFC 147 - Silva vs. Franklin 2
Saturday, June 23rd 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Forrest Griffin
#7 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 126 - Silva vs. Belfort
Saturday, February 5th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Chuck Liddell
#14 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 115 - Liddell vs. Franklin
Saturday, June 12th 2010 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
L Vitor Belfort
#7 Middleweight 		  UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort
Saturday, September 19th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Wanderlei Silva
#6 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 99 - The Comeback
Saturday, June 13th 2009 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Dan Henderson
#2 Middleweight 		  UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson
Saturday, January 17th 2009 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Matt Hamill
#31 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 88 - Breakthrough
Saturday, September 6th 2008 		TKO (Kick to the Body)
Round 3
W Travis Lutter
#31 Middleweight 		  UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre 2
Saturday, April 19th 2008 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Anderson Silva
#1 Middleweight 		  UFC 77 - Hostile Territory
Saturday, October 20th 2007 		TKO (Knees)
Round 2
W Yushin Okami
#13 Middleweight 		  UFC 72 - Victory
Saturday, June 16th 2007 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Jason MacDonald
#18 Middleweight 		  UFC 68 - Uprising
Saturday, March 3rd 2007 		TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Round 2
L Anderson Silva
#10 Middleweight 		  UFC 64 - Unstoppable
Saturday, October 14th 2006 		KO (Knee)
Round 1
W David Loiseau
#7 Middleweight 		  UFC 58 - USA vs. Canada
Saturday, March 4th 2006 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Nate Quarry
#30 Middleweight 		  UFC 56 - Full Force
Saturday, November 19th 2005 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Evan Tanner
#1 Middleweight 		  UFC 53 - Heavy Hitters
Saturday, June 4th 2005 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 4
W Ken Shamrock
#37 Heavyweight 		  UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale
Saturday, April 9th 2005 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Curtis Stout
#78 Middleweight 		  SB 38 - SuperBrawl 38
Sunday, December 12th 2004 		Submission (Punches)
Round 2
W Jorge Rivera
#16 Middleweight 		  UFC 50 - The War of 04
Friday, October 22nd 2004 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 3
W Ralph Dillon   AFC 1 - Alaska Fighting Championship
Wednesday, July 14th 2004 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
W Leo Sylvest   SB 35 - SuperBrawl 35
Friday, April 16th 2004 		Submission (Punches)
Round 1
L Lyoto Machida
#86 Heavyweight 		  Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival
Wednesday, December 31st 2003 		TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 2
W Edwin Dewees
#42 Heavyweight 		  UFC 44 - Undisputed
Friday, September 26th 2003 		TKO (Punches and Knees)
Round 1
W Roberto Ramirez   Battleground 1 - War Cry
Saturday, July 19th 2003 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Evan Tanner
#9 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 42 - Sudden Impact
Friday, April 25th 2003 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Antony Rea
#53 Light Heavyweight 		  UCC Hawaii - Eruption in Hawaii
Tuesday, September 17th 2002 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Yan Pellerin   UCC 10 - Battle for the Belts 2002
Saturday, June 15th 2002 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Marvin Eastman
#60 Light Heavyweight 		  WFA 1 - World Fighting Alliance 1
Saturday, November 3rd 2001 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Dennis Reed   EC - Extreme Challenge Trials
Saturday, August 25th 2001 		Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Chris Seifert   EC 41 - Extreme Challenge 41
Friday, July 13th 2001 		Submission (Punches)
Round 2
W Travis Fulton
#78 Heavyweight 		  Rings USA - Battle of Champions
Saturday, March 17th 2001 		TKO (Broken Hand)
Round 1
NC Aaron Brink
#115 Heavyweight 		  IFC WC 11 - Warriors Challenge 11
Saturday, January 13th 2001 		No Contest (Accidental Foot Injury)
Round 1
W Dennis Reed   EC 35 - Extreme Challenge 35
Thursday, June 29th 2000 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Gary Myers   WEF 9 - World Class
Saturday, May 13th 2000 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 3
W Rob Smith   EC 31 - Extreme Challenge 31
Friday, March 24th 2000 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Eugene Pinault   Extreme Challenge - Trials
Monday, October 4th 1999 		Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Michael Martin   WEF 6 - World Extreme Fighting 6
Saturday, June 19th 1999 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
10/01/2012 2 #6 Middleweight 29-6-0
388
07/01/2012 NR #4 Middleweight 29-6-0
388
04/01/2012 1 #14 Light Heavyweight 28-6-0
243
01/01/2012 3 #13 Light Heavyweight 28-6-0
269
10/01/2011   #10 Light Heavyweight 28-6-0
275
07/01/2011 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 28-6-0
282
04/01/2011 1 #11 Light Heavyweight 28-6-0
285
01/01/2011   #10 Light Heavyweight 28-5-0
315
10/01/2010   #10 Light Heavyweight 28-5-0
315
07/01/2010 2 #10 Light Heavyweight 28-5-0
315
04/01/2010 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 27-5-0
256
01/01/2010 1 #11 Light Heavyweight 27-5-0
256
10/01/2009 4 #10 Light Heavyweight 27-5-0
256
07/01/2009 7 #6 Light Heavyweight 27-4-0
331
04/01/2009 4 #13 Light Heavyweight 26-4-0
224
01/01/2009 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 26-3-0
224
10/01/2008 NR #10 Light Heavyweight 26-3-0
217
07/01/2008 1 #4 Middleweight 25-3-0
275
04/01/2008 1 #5 Middleweight 24-3-0
257
01/01/2008 1 #4 Middleweight 24-3-0
257
10/01/2007   #3 Middleweight 24-2-0
301
07/01/2007   #3 Middleweight 24-2-0
301
04/01/2007 1 #3 Middleweight 23-2-0
262
01/01/2007 3 #4 Middleweight 22-2-0
235
10/01/2006   #1 Middleweight 22-1-0
310
07/01/2006   #1 Middleweight 22-1-0
310
04/01/2006 1 #1 Middleweight 22-1-0
310
01/01/2006   #2 Middleweight 21-1-0
260
10/01/2005 1 #2 Middleweight 20-1-0
255
07/01/2005 3 #1 Middleweight 20-1-0
255
04/01/2005 1 #4 Middleweight 18-1-0
131
01/01/2005 NR #5 Middleweight 18-1-0
131
10/01/2004 6 #17 Light Heavyweight 16-1-0
90
07/01/2004 2 #11 Light Heavyweight 15-1-0
114
04/01/2004   #13 Light Heavyweight 14-1-0
103
01/01/2004 2 #13 Light Heavyweight 14-1-0
103
10/01/2003 1 #11 Light Heavyweight 14-0-0
132
07/01/2003 16 #10 Light Heavyweight 12-0-0
122
04/01/2003 2 #26 Light Heavyweight 11-0-0
61
01/01/2003 1 #24 Light Heavyweight 11-0-0
61
10/01/2002 2 #23 Light Heavyweight 11-0-0
61
07/01/2002 2 #25 Light Heavyweight 10-0-0
55
04/01/2002 5 #23 Light Heavyweight 9-0-0
55
01/01/2002 NR #28 Light Heavyweight 9-0-0
55
10/01/2001   #43 Heavyweight 8-0-0
41
07/01/2001 6 #43 Heavyweight 6-0-0
38
04/01/2001 NR #49 Heavyweight 6-0-0
38
01/01/2001 3 #29 Light Heavyweight 5-0-0
29
10/01/2000 1 #32 Light Heavyweight 5-0-0
29
07/01/2000 NR #31 Light Heavyweight 5-0-0
29


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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