Rich “Ace” Franklin is a 47 year old Male fighter from United States with a 29-7-0 pro MMA record. Franklin most recently fought Cung Le at UFC on FUEL TV 6 on Saturday November 10, 2012. Rich Franklin lost to Cung Le by KO/TKO at 2:17 of Round 1 in the Middleweight division.
Rich Franklin has 29 wins with a 87% finish rate, including 19 by knockout, 6 by submission, 4 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 29-6-0 | Cung Le |
KO/TKO
R1 2:17
|
UFC on FUEL TV 6 | 2012-11-10 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 28-6-0 | Wanderlei Silva |
DEC
R5 5:00
|
UFC 147 | 2012-06-23 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Loss | 28-5-0 | Forrest Griffin |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 126 | 2011-02-05 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 27-5-0 | Chuck Liddell |
KO/TKO
R1 4:55
|
UFC 115 | 2010-06-12 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Loss | 27-4-0 | Vitor Belfort |
KO/TKO
R1 3:02
|
UFC 103 | 2009-09-19 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Win | 26-4-0 | Wanderlei Silva |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 99 | 2009-06-13 | Catchweight | UFC |
| Loss | 26-3-0 | Dan Henderson |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 93 | 2009-01-17 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 25-3-0 | Matt Hamill |
KO/TKO
R3 0:39
|
UFC 88 | 2008-09-06 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 24-3-0 | Travis Lutter |
KO/TKO
R2 3:01
|
UFC 83 | 2008-04-19 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Loss | 24-2-0 | Anderson Silva |
KO/TKO
R2 1:07
|
UFC 77 | 2007-10-20 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 23-2-0 | Yushin Okami |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC 72 | 2007-06-16 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 22-2-0 | Jason MacDonald |
KO/TKO
R2 5:00
|
UFC 68 | 2007-03-03 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Loss | 22-1-0 | Anderson Silva |
KO/TKO
R1 2:59
|
UFC 64 | 2006-10-14 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 21-1-0 | David Loiseau |
DEC
R5 5:00
|
UFC 58 | 2006-03-04 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 20-1-0 | Nate Quarry |
KO/TKO
R1 2:34
|
UFC 56 | 2005-11-19 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 19-1-0 | Evan Tanner |
KO/TKO
R4 3:25
|
UFC 53 | 2005-06-04 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 18-1-0 | Ken Shamrock |
KO/TKO
R1 2:42
|
The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale | 2005-04-09 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 17-1-0 | Curtis Stout |
KO/TKO
R2 1:28
|
Superbrawl 38 | 2004-12-12 | Light Heavyweight | IS |
| Win | 16-1-0 | Jorge Rivera |
SUB
R3 4:28
|
UFC 50 | 2004-10-22 | Middleweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-1-0 | Ralph Dillon |
SUB
R1 2:55
|
Regional circuit | 2004-07-14 | AFC | |
| Win | 14-1-0 | Leo Sylvest |
KO/TKO
R1 1:13
|
Superbrawl 35 | 2004-04-16 | Light Heavyweight | IS |
| Loss | 14-0-0 | Lyoto Machida |
KO/TKO
R2 1:03
|
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 | 2003-12-31 | Heavyweight | IGF |
| Win | 13-0-0 | Edwin Dewees |
KO/TKO
R1 3:35
|
UFC 44 | 2003-09-26 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 12-0-0 | Roberto Ramirez |
KO/TKO
R1 0:10
|
Battleground Fight Night 1 | 2003-07-19 | Light Heavyweight | |
| Win | 11-0-0 | Evan Tanner |
KO/TKO
R1 2:40
|
UFC 42 | 2003-04-25 | Light Heavyweight | UFC |
| Win | 10-0-0 | Antony Rea |
KO/TKO
R1 2:46
|
Superbrawl 26 | 2002-09-17 | Light Heavyweight | IS |
| Win | 9-0-0 | Yan Pellerin |
SUB
R1 3:23
|
Regional circuit | 2002-06-15 | TKO | |
| Win | 8-0-0 | Marvin Eastman |
SUB
R1 1:02
|
Regional circuit | 2001-11-03 | ||
| Win | 7-0-0 | Dennis Reed |
KO/TKO
R1 1:38
|
Extreme Challenge Trials | 2001-08-25 | Heavyweight | EC |
| Win | 6-0-0 | Chris Seifert |
KO/TKO
R2 1:45
|
Extreme Challenge 41 | 2001-07-13 | Light Heavyweight | EC |
| Win | 5-0-0 | Travis Fulton |
KO/TKO
R1 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2001-03-17 | RINGS | |
| No Contest | 5-0-0 | Aaron Brink |
R1
|
IFC | 2001-01-13 | Heavyweight | IFC |
| Win | 4-0-0 | Dennis Reed |
SUB
R1 1:56
|
Regional circuit | 2000-06-29 | EC | |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Gary Myers |
KO/TKO
R3 0:59
|
Regional circuit | 2000-05-13 | WEF | |
| Win | 2-0-0 | Rob Smith |
KO/TKO
R1 2:30
|
Regional circuit | 2000-03-24 | EC | |
| Win | 1-0-0 | Eugene Pinault |
SUB
R1 1:27
|
Regional circuit | 1999-10-04 | EC | |
| Win | 0-0-0 | Michael Martin |
KO/TKO
R1 0:21
|
Regional circuit | 1999-06-19 | WEF |
Franklin made his professional debut against Michael Martin on June 19, 1999, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Michael Martin who carried a 0-0-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Rich Franklin beat Michael Martin by KO/TKO at 0:21 of Round 1.
Franklin made his debut in the UFC against Evan Tanner on April 25, 2003, fighting on the main card of UFC 42: Sudden Impact having compiled a 11-0-0 professional MMA record.
Rich Franklin beat Evan Tanner by KO/TKO at 2:40 of Round 1.
Since his debut, Franklin has gone on to fight a total of 20 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 14-6-0.
After his UFC stint, Franklin took his next fight at on July 19, 2003, fighting against Roberto Ramirez on the main card of Battleground Fight Night 1: War Cry.
Rich Franklin beat Roberto Ramirez by KO/TKO at 0:10 of Round 1.
After 1 fights outside of the promotion, Franklin returned to the UFC on September 26, 2003, fighting against Edwin Dewees on the main card of UFC 44: Undisputed.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 13-0-0
Rich Franklin beat Edwin Dewees by KO/TKO at 3:35 of Round 1.
After 3 fights outside of the promotion, Franklin returned to the UFC on October 22, 2004, fighting against Jorge Rivera on the main card of UFC 50: The War of '04.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 16-1-0
Rich Franklin beat Jorge Rivera by Submission at 4:28 of Round 3.
After 1 fights outside of the promotion, Franklin returned to the UFC on April 9, 2005, fighting against Ken Shamrock on the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale.
At the time of his UFC return, his professional MMA record stood at 18-1-0
Rich Franklin beat Ken Shamrock by KO/TKO at 2:42 of Round 1.
Franklin won the UFC Middleweight Championship defeating Evan Tanner on June 4, 2005 at UFC 53: Heavy Hitters.
This was Franklin's 1st UFC championship fight.
Rich Franklin beat Evan Tanner by KO/TKO at 3:25 of Round 4.
Franklin defended his belt against Nate Quarry on November 19, 2005 at UFC 56: Full Force.
This was Franklin's first successful UFC middleweight title defence.
Rich Franklin beat Nate Quarry by KO/TKO at 2:34 of Round 1.
Franklin defended his belt for the 2nd time against David Loiseau on March 4, 2006 at UFC 58: USA vs Canada.
Rich Franklin beat David Loiseau by Decision at 5:00 of Round 5.
Franklin lost his UFC Middleweight title to Anderson Silva on October 14, 2006 at UFC 64: Unstoppable having previously made 2 title defences.
Rich Franklin lost to Anderson Silva by KO/TKO at 2:59 of Round 1.
Franklin lost his 1st middleweight title challenge, losing to Anderson Silva on October 20, 2007 at UFC 77: Hostile Territory.
Rich Franklin lost to Anderson Silva by KO/TKO at 1:07 of Round 2.
Franklin's last win came against Wanderlei Silva at UFC 147 on Saturday June 23, 2012. Rich Franklin beat Wanderlei Silva by Decision at 5:00 of Round 5. Both fighters earned a post-fight bonus, after the bout was awarded Fight of the Night.
Franklin is not currently booked for any fights.
Franklin's last loss came against Cung Le at UFC on FUEL TV 6 on Saturday November 10, 2012. Rich Franklin lost to Cung Le by KO/TKO at 2:17 of Round 1.
Franklin has fought 20 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 14-6-0.
Franklin has knocked out 19 opponents.
Franklin has submitted 6 opponents.
Franklin has been knocked out 5 times.
Franklin has never been submitted.
