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Rich Franklin lands 4.1 and absorbs 2.1 significant strikes per minute. Output exceeds absorption by 2.0. Among the larger positive margins in the division.

Rich Franklin's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Rich Franklin wins 74% of rounds across 46 scored. Consistently wins rounds by a clear margin.

Rich Franklin has 4 KO/TKO losses in 6 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.40 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 54 out of 99, average for the division.

Rich Franklin finishes 71% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Rich Franklin's last fight was over 164 months ago.

Rich Franklin is 51 years old.

All Fighters
Fighter Profile›Middleweight
“Ace”

Rich Franklin

29-7 (1 NC)20 UFC
Balanced
Form
Inactive
5× Title
7× 5R
High Variance
High Wear
6'1"ht·76"reach·Southpawstance·51age
Last fightLCung Le·KO/TKO·R1·13yr ago
Fighter Context
14–6UFC·
9KO
·
1Sub
·
4Dec
·
10.1min/fight
·
202UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
9–5(14 fights)
·
78%finish rate
·
+1.6str diff/min
vs. Veteran Opps
2–1(3 fights)
·
100%finish rate
·
+1.4str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+2.03
Dominant

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.346
Average

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
54
Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
74%
Dominant

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Rich Franklin — 4.10 significant strikes per minute, 44% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.07 strikes per minute.

Franklin
Middleweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min4.10
Str. Accuracy44%
856UFC landed/1,970attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.5 vs avg2.07
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / fight0.50
10UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.40
CQ KO Power
1.17
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
65%
Body
24%
Leg
11%
By Position
Distance66%
/
Clinch19%
/
Ground15%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 120 rounds
Round 212 rounds
Round 39 rounds
Round 43 rounds
Round 52 rounds
Avg. Landed1820172318
Avg. Absorbed1010867
Avg. Net+8+11+10+18+11
Grappling

Rich Franklin — 1.3 takedowns per 15 minutes, 66% takedown accuracy, 0.7 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 63% takedown defense.

Franklin
Control Wrestler
·113s ctrlActive Control
Middleweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.31
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.63
TD Accuracy66%
14UFC landed/22attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense63%
34UFC defended/53opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Proof
Finishing

Rich Franklin — 14 UFC wins (9 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 4 decision), 71% finish rate.

Finish Rate
71%
Strong Finisher
div avg 61%
How They Lose
6UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO9 / 14
Submission1 / 14
Decision4 / 14
KD → Finish
6/8Strong
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO4 / 6
Submission0 / 6
Decision2 / 6
Loss Pattern
4 of 6 losses by finish in R1–R2
Fast and versatile. 7 of 10 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3R4R5
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
40%
2 of 5 rounds won following a lost round
Decision Margin
3.0pts
W2 dec
2.0pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
17%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
Div. change
sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 41 vs 45 first half
0+37+73+110+146avg↗↗↵2003200420052006200720082009201020112012

20 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.02.33.5R1R2R3
R1n=20
R2n=12
R3n=9
Outputsig strikes / min
4.2
4.5
3.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.4
2.1
1.7
Diff
+1.8
+2.3
+2.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Absorbed+35%L3
-17%55%128%WLWLWLWL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Franklin — 20 UFC Fights

Rich Franklin — UFC fight record: 14 wins, 6 losses.

Result
Method
20 fights
L
Cung Le
MW
KO/TKO R1 · 2:17Nov '12
+4
·12 SS (57%)·8 abs·1 kd taken
W
Wanderlei Silva
Catch Weight
U-DEC R5Jun '12
+64
·122 SS (36%)·58 abs·1/2 td·48s ctrl·1 kd taken
↵ 16mo layoff
L
Forrest GriffinVeteran
LHW
U-DEC R3Feb '11
-17
·33 SS (32%)·50 abs·1/2 td·5 td taken·21s ctrl
W
Chuck LiddellElite
LHW
KO/TKO R1 · 4:55Jun '10
+7
·24 SS (46%)·17 abs·1 td taken·5s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
Vitor Belfort
Catch Weight
KO/TKO R1 · 3:02Sep '09
-5
·4 SS (21%)·9 abs·0/1 td
W
Wanderlei Silva
Catch Weight
U-DEC R3Jun '09
+14
·52 SS (35%)·38 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·78s ctrl
L
Dan Henderson
LHW
S-DEC R3Jan '09
+3
·39 SS (41%)·36 abs·4 td taken·93s ctrl
W
Matt Hamill
LHW
KO/TKO R3 · 0:39Sep '08
+58
·71 SS (52%)·13 abs·1 td taken·1 kd landed
W
Travis Lutter
MW
KO/TKO R2 · 3:01Apr '08
+27
·28 SS (65%)·1 abs·1 td taken·125s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
Anderson Silva
TITLEMW
KO/TKO R2 · 1:07Oct '07
-17
·22 SS (39%)·39 abs·1/2 td·91s ctrl·3 kd taken
Franklin — Prior Tracked Fights (9)
WLeo SylvestOtherKO/TKOR1—
WCurtis StoutOtherKO/TKOR2—
LLyoto MachidaOtherKO/TKOR2—
WAntony ReaOtherKO/TKOR1—
WYan PellerinOtherSUBR1—
WDennis ReedOtherSUBR1—
WMarvin EastmanOtherSUBR1—
WRalph DillonOtherSUBR1—
NCAaron BrinkOtherCould Not Co…R1—
All Fighters
Middleweight
“Ace”

Rich Franklin

29-7 (1 NC)20 UFC
Form
6'1"ht·76"reach·Southpawstance·51age
Last fightLCung Le·KO/TKO·13yr ago
Fighter Context
14–6UFC·
9KO
·
1Sub
·
4Dec
·
10.1min/fight
·
202UFC min
vs. Winning Record9–5
vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–1
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+2.03

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.346

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
54

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
74%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Franklin
Middleweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min4.10
Str. Accuracy44%
856UFC landed/1,970attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.5 vs avg2.07
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / Fight0.50
10UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.40
CQ KO Power
1.17
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
65%
Body
24%
Leg
11%
By Position
Dist66%
Clinch19%
Ground15%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=20
R2
n=12
R3
n=9
R4
n=3
R5
n=2
Landed1820172318
Absorbed1010867
Net+8+11+10+18+11
Grappling
Franklin
Middleweight avg
Control Wrestler
113s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.31
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.63
TD Accuracy66%
14UFC landed/22attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense63%
34UFC defended/53opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 8 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
71%
Strong Finisher
Win Methods
9KO/TKO
1Sub
4Dec
Loss Methods
4KO/TKO
0Sub
2Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
40%2 of 5 rounds
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
3.0pts
W2 dec
2.0pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
17%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.02.33.5R1R2R3
R1n=20
R2n=12
R3n=9
Outputsig strikes / min
4.2
4.5
3.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.4
2.1
1.7
Diff
+1.8
+2.3
+2.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Franklin — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Cung LeMW
KO/TKO·R1·Nov '12
12 SS (57%)·8 abs·1 kd taken
W
Wanderlei SilvaCatch Weight
U-DEC·R5·Jun '12
122 SS (36%)·58 abs·1/2 td·48s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Forrest GriffinVeteranLHW
U-DEC·R3·Feb '11
33 SS (32%)·50 abs·1/2 td·5 td taken·21s ctrl
W
Chuck LiddellEliteLHW
KO/TKO·R1·Jun '10
24 SS (46%)·17 abs·1 td taken·5s ctrl·1 kd
L
Vitor BelfortCatch Weight
KO/TKO·R1·Sep '09
4 SS (21%)·9 abs·0/1 td
W
Wanderlei SilvaCatch Weight
U-DEC·R3·Jun '09
52 SS (35%)·38 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·78s ctrl
L
Dan HendersonLHW
S-DEC·R3·Jan '09
39 SS (41%)·36 abs·4 td taken·93s ctrl
W
Matt HamillLHW
KO/TKO·R3·Sep '08
71 SS (52%)·13 abs·1 td taken·1 kd
Franklin — Prior Tracked Fights (9)
WLeo SylvestOtherKO/TKOR1
WCurtis StoutOtherKO/TKOR2
LLyoto MachidaOtherKO/TKOR2
WAntony ReaOtherKO/TKOR1
WYan PellerinOtherSUBR1
WDennis ReedOtherSUBR1
WMarvin EastmanOtherSUBR1
WRalph DillonOtherSUBR1
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