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

0.301

Average

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

Durability

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

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

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. Landed	18	20	17	23	18
Avg. Absorbed	10	10	8	6	7
Avg. Net	+8	+11	+10	+18	+11

Grappling

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

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

20 fights

Cung Le

KO/TKO R1 · 2:17Nov '12

·12 SS (57%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Wanderlei Silva

U-DEC R5Jun '12

+64

·122 SS (36%)·58 abs·1/2 td·48s ctrl·1 kd taken

↵ 16mo layoff

Forrest GriffinVeteran

U-DEC R3Feb '11

-17

·33 SS (32%)·50 abs·1/2 td·5 td taken·21s ctrl

Chuck LiddellElite

KO/TKO R1 · 4:55Jun '10

·24 SS (46%)·17 abs·1 td taken·5s ctrl·1 kd landed

Vitor Belfort

KO/TKO R1 · 3:02Sep '09

-5

·4 SS (21%)·9 abs·0/1 td

Wanderlei Silva

U-DEC R3Jun '09

+14

·52 SS (35%)·38 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·78s ctrl

Dan Henderson

S-DEC R3Jan '09

·39 SS (41%)·36 abs·4 td taken·93s ctrl

Matt Hamill

KO/TKO R3 · 0:39Sep '08

+58

·71 SS (52%)·13 abs·1 td taken·1 kd landed

Travis Lutter

KO/TKO R2 · 3:01Apr '08

+27

·28 SS (65%)·1 abs·1 td taken·125s ctrl·1 kd landed

Anderson Silva

TITLE

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

0.301

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

Durability

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

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
Landed	18	20	17	23	18
Absorbed	10	10	8	6	7
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

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

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

Cung Le

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '12

12 SS (57%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Wanderlei Silva

U-DEC·R5·Jun '12

122 SS (36%)·58 abs·1/2 td·48s ctrl·1 kd taken

Forrest GriffinVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Feb '11

33 SS (32%)·50 abs·1/2 td·5 td taken·21s ctrl

Chuck LiddellElite

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '10

24 SS (46%)·17 abs·1 td taken·5s ctrl·1 kd

Vitor Belfort

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '09

4 SS (21%)·9 abs·0/1 td

Wanderlei Silva

U-DEC·R3·Jun '09

52 SS (35%)·38 abs·1/2 td·1 td taken·78s ctrl

Dan Henderson

S-DEC·R3·Jan '09

39 SS (41%)·36 abs·4 td taken·93s ctrl

Matt Hamill

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

Round 120 rounds

Round 212 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 52 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+11

+10

+18

+11

n=20

n=12

n=9

n=3

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+11

+10

+18

+11