Rich Franklin

Fight Record

2012-11-10 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 29-6-0-1 \| LOSS	KO R1 2:17 Punch	Cung Le WIN \| 8-2-0-0	UFC On Fuel Tv Macau, Macao
UFC On Fuel Tv Franklin Vs Le • Macau, Macao • Cotaiarena
2012-06-23 Catchweight-190	Rich Franklin 28-6-0-1 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)	Wanderlei Silva LOSS \| 34-11-1-1	UFC 147 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
UFC 147 Silva Vs Franklin Ii • Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil • Mineirinho Arena
2011-02-05 Light Heavyweight	Rich Franklin 28-5-0-1 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Forrest Griffin WIN \| 17-6-0-0	UFC 126 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 126 Silva Vs Belfort • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2010-06-12 Light Heavyweight	Rich Franklin 27-5-0-1 \| WIN	KO R1 4:55 Punch	Chuck Liddell LOSS \| 21-7-0-0	UFC 115 Vancouver, Canada
UFC 115 Liddell Vs Franklin • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • General Motors Place
2009-09-19 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 27-4-0-1 \| LOSS	KO R1 3:02 Punches	Vitor Belfort WIN \| 18-8-0-0	UFC 103 Dallas, United States
UFC 103 Franklin Vs Belfort • Dallas, Texas, United States • American Airlines Center
2009-06-13 Catchweight-195	Rich Franklin 26-4-0-1 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)	Wanderlei Silva LOSS \| 32-9-1-1	UFC 99 Köln, Germany
UFC 99 The Comeback • Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany • Lanxess Arena
2009-01-17 Light Heavyweight	Rich Franklin 26-3-0-1 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)	Dan Henderson WIN \| 23-7-0-0	UFC 93 Dublin, Ireland
UFC 93 Franklin Vs Henderson • Dublin, Leinster, Ireland • The O2
2008-09-06 Light Heavyweight	Rich Franklin 25-3-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R3 0:39 Body Kick & Punches	Matt Hamill LOSS \| 5-1-0-0	UFC 88 Atlanta, United States
UFC 88 Breakthrough • Atlanta, Georgia, United States • Philips Arena
2008-04-19 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 24-3-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R2 3:01 Punches	Travis Lutter LOSS \| 9-4-0-0	UFC 83 Montréal, Canada
UFC 83 Serra Vs St Pierre 2 • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2007-10-20 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 24-2-0-1 \| LOSS	TKO R2 1:07 Knees	Anderson Silva WIN \| 21-4-0-0	UFC 77 Cincinnati, United States
UFC 77 Hostile Territory • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States • U.S. Bank Arena
2007-06-16 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 23-2-0-1 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Yushin Okami LOSS \| 21-3-0-0	UFC 72 Belfast, United Kingdom
UFC 72 Victory • Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom • The Odyssey
2007-03-03 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 22-2-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R2 5:00 Corner Stoppage	Jason Macdonald LOSS \| 18-7-0-0	UFC 68 Columbus, United States
UFC 68 The Uprising • Columbus, Ohio, United States • Nationwide Arena
2006-10-14 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 22-1-0-1 \| LOSS	KO R1 2:59 Knee	Anderson Silva WIN \| 18-4-0-0	UFC 64 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 64 Unstoppable • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2006-03-04 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 21-1-0-1 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (50-43, 50-42, 50-42)	David Loiseau LOSS \| 14-4-0-0	UFC 58 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 58 Usa Vs Canada • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2005-11-19 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 20-1-0-1 \| WIN	KO R1 2:34 Punch	Nate Quarry LOSS \| 8-1-0-0	UFC 56 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 56 Full Force • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2005-06-04 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 19-1-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R4 3:25 Doctor Stoppage	Evan Tanner LOSS \| 31-4-0-0	UFC 53 Atlantic City, United States
UFC 53 Heavy Hitters • Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States • Boardwalk Hall
2005-04-09 Light Heavyweight	Rich Franklin 18-1-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:42 Punches	Ken Shamrock LOSS \| 26-9-2-0	UFC The Ultimate Fighter Las Vegas, United States
UFC The Ultimate Fighter Team Couture Vs Team Liddell Finale • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Cox Pavilion
2004-12-12	Rich Franklin 17-1-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R2 1:28 Submission To Punches	Curtis Stout LOSS \| 1-4-0-0	SB 38 Honolulu, United States
SB 38 Superbrawl 38 • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
2004-10-22 Middleweight	Rich Franklin 16-1-0-1 \| WIN	SUB R3 4:28 Armbar	Jorge Rivera LOSS \| 9-2-0-0	UFC 50 Atlantic City, United States
UFC 50 The War Of 04 • Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States • Boardwalk Hall
2004-07-14	Rich Franklin 15-1-0-1 \| WIN	SUB R1 0:56 Kimura	Ralph Dilon LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Alaska FC Anchorage, United States
Alaska FC • Anchorage, Alaska, United States
2004-04-16	Rich Franklin 14-1-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:13 Submission To Punches	Leo Sylvest LOSS \| 0-3-0-0	SuperBrawl 35 Honolulu, United States
SuperBrawl 35 • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
2003-12-31	Rich Franklin 14-0-0-1 \| LOSS	TKO R2 1:00 Head Kick & Punches	Lyoto Machida WIN \| 2-0-0-0	Inoki Bom Ba Ye 2003 Kobe, Japan
Inoki Bom Ba Ye 2003 Ba • Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
2003-09-26 Light Heavyweight	Rich Franklin 13-0-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R1 3:35 Punches & Knees	Edwin Dewees LOSS \| 29-6-0-1	UFC 44 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 44 Undisputed • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mandalay Bay Events Center
2003-07-19	Rich Franklin 12-0-0-1 \| WIN	KO R1 0:10 Punch	Roberto Ramirez LOSS \| 0-4-0-0	International Fighting Championship wc 18 Lakeport, United States
International Fighting Championship wc 18 Big Valley Brawl • Lakeport, California, United States
2003-04-25 Light Heavyweight	Rich Franklin 11-0-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:40 Punches	Evan Tanner LOSS \| 27-3-0-0	UFC 42 Miami, United States
UFC 42 Sudden Impact • Miami, Florida, United States • Americanairlines Arena
2002-09-17	Rich Franklin 10-0-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:46 Punches	Antony Rea LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	UCC hawaii Honolulu, United States
UCC hawaii Eruption In Hawaii • Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
2002-06-15	Rich Franklin 9-0-0-1 \| WIN	SUB R1 3:23 Armbar	Yan Pellerin LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	UCC 10 Québec, Canada
UCC 10 Battle For The Belts 2002 • Québec, Quebec, Canada
2001-11-03	Rich Franklin 8-0-0-1 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:02 Armbar	Marvin Eastman LOSS \| 3-1-0-0	WFA 1 Las Vegas, United States
WFA 1 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2001-08-05	Rich Franklin 7-0-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:38 Submission To Punches	Dennis Reed LOSS \| 0-13-0-0	Extreme Challenge trials Cincinnati, United States
Extreme Challenge trials • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
2001-07-13	Rich Franklin 6-0-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R2 1:45 Submission To Punches	Chris Seifert LOSS \| 1-1-0-0	Extreme Challenge 41 Davenport, United States
Extreme Challenge 41 • Davenport, Iowa, United States
2001-03-17	Rich Franklin 5-0-0-1 \| WIN	TKO R1 5:00 Broken Hand	Travis Fulton LOSS \| 86-30-6-0	Rings Usa Council Bluffs, United States
Rings Usa Battle Of Champions • Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
2001-01-13	Rich Franklin 5-0-0-0 \| NC	NC R1 2:42 Accidental Foot Injury	Aaron Brink NC \| 8-4-0-0	International Fighting Championship wc 11 Fresno, United States
International Fighting Championship wc 11 Warriors Challenge 11 • Fresno, California, United States
2000-06-29	Rich Franklin 4-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:56 Armbar	Dennis Reed LOSS \| 0-10-0-0	Extreme Challenge 35 Davenport, United States
Extreme Challenge 35 • Davenport, Iowa, United States
2000-05-13	Rich Franklin 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	KO R3 0:59 Head Kick	Gary Myers LOSS \| 0-4-0-0	World Extreme Fighting 9 Evansville, United States
World Extreme Fighting 9 World Class • Evansville, Indiana, United States
2000-03-24	Rich Franklin 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:30 Punches	Rob Smith LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Extreme Challenge 31 Kenosha, United States
Extreme Challenge 31 • Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
1999-10-04	Rich Franklin 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:27 Submission To Punches	Eugene Pinault LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Extreme Challenge Mason City, United States
Extreme Challenge Trials • Mason City, Iowa, United States
1999-06-19	Rich Franklin 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 0:21 Head Kick	Michael Martin LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	World Extreme Fighting 6 Wheeling, United States
World Extreme Fighting 6 • Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

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