Rich Franklin
Mixed martial arts record

Rich Franklin

Section Title: Mixed martial arts record
Table Section Text: None

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes

Loss	29–7 (1)	Cung Le	KO (punch)	UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le	November 10, 2012	1	2:17	Macau, SAR, China	Return to Middleweight.

Win	29–6 (1)	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 147	June 23, 2012	5	5:00	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Catchweight of 190 Pounds. Fight of the Night.

Loss	28–6 (1)	Forrest Griffin	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 126	February 5, 2011	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	28–5 (1)	Chuck Liddell	KO (punch)	UFC 115	June 12, 2010	1	4:55	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Knockout of the Night.

Loss	27–5 (1)	Vitor Belfort	TKO (punches)	UFC 103	September 19, 2009	1	3:02	Dallas, Texas, United States	Catchweight of 195 pounds.

Win	27–4 (1)	Wanderlei Silva	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 99	June 13, 2009	3	5:00	Cologne, Germany	Catchweight of 195 pounds; Fight of the Night.

Loss	26–4 (1)	Dan Henderson	Decision (split)	UFC 93	January 17, 2009	3	5:00	Dublin, Ireland

Win	26–3 (1)	Matt Hamill	TKO (body kick)	UFC 88	September 6, 2008	3	0:39	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	Return to Light Heavyweight.

Win	25–3 (1)	Travis Lutter	TKO (punches)	UFC 83	April 19, 2008	2	3:01	Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Loss	24–3 (1)	Anderson Silva	TKO (knees)	UFC 77	October 20, 2007	2	1:07	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States	For the UFC Middleweight Championship.

Win	24–2 (1)	Yushin Okami	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 72	June 16, 2007	3	5:00	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom	UFC Middleweight title eliminator.

Win	23–2 (1)	Jason MacDonald	TKO (corner stoppage)	UFC 68	March 3, 2007	2	5:00	Columbus, Ohio, United States

Loss	22–2 (1)	Anderson Silva	KO (knee)	UFC 64	October 14, 2006	1	2:59	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Lost the UFC Middleweight Championship.

Win	22–1 (1)	David Loiseau	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 58	March 4, 2006	5	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended the UFC Middleweight Championship.

Win	21–1 (1)	Nate Quarry	KO (punch)	UFC 56	November 19, 2005	1	2:34	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended the UFC Middleweight Championship.

Win	20–1 (1)	Evan Tanner	TKO (doctor stoppage)	UFC 53	June 4, 2005	4	3:25	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Won the UFC Middleweight Championship; Won coaches position on The Ultimate Fighter 2.

Win	19–1 (1)	Ken Shamrock	TKO (punches)	The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale	April 9, 2005	1	2:42	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Light Heavyweight bout.

Win	18–1 (1)	Curtis Stout	Submission (punches)	SuperBrawl 38	December 12, 2004	2	1:28	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Win	17–1 (1)	Jorge Rivera	Submission (armbar)	UFC 50	October 22, 2004	3	4:28	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Middleweight debut.

Win	16–1 (1)	Ralph Dilon	Submission (kimura)	Alaska Fighting Championship	July 14, 2004	1	0:56	Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Win	15–1 (1)	Leo Sylvest	Submission (punches)	SuperBrawl 35	April 16, 2004	1	1:13	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Loss	14–1 (1)	Lyoto Machida	TKO (front kick and punches)	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003	December 31, 2003	2	1:03	Kobe, Japan	Catchweight of 214 pounds.

Win	14–0 (1)	Edwin Dewees	TKO (punches and knees)	UFC 44	September 26, 2003	1	3:32	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	13–0 (1)	Roberto Ramirez	KO (punch)	Battleground 1: War Cry	July 19, 2003	1	0:10	Villa Park, Illinois, United States

Win	12–0 (1)	Evan Tanner	TKO (punches)	UFC 42	April 25, 2003	1	2:40	Miami, Florida, United States	UFC debut.

Win	11–0 (1)	Antony Rea	TKO (punches)	UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii	September 17, 2002	1	2:46	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Win	10–0 (1)	Yan Pellerin	Submission (armbar)	UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002	June 15, 2002	1	3:23	Hull, Quebec, Canada

Win	9–0 (1)	Marvin Eastman	Submission (armbar)	World Fighting Alliance 1	November 3, 2001	1	1:02	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Win	8–0 (1)	Dennis Reed	Submission (punches)	Extreme Challenge Trials	August 5, 2001	1	1:38	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Win	7–0 (1)	Chris Seifert	Submission (punches)	Extreme Challenge 41	July 13, 2001	2	1:45	Davenport, Iowa, United States

Win	6–0 (1)	Travis Fulton	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Rings USA: Battle of Champions	March 17, 2001	1	5:00	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States

NC	5–0 (1)	Aaron Brink	No Contest (foot injury)	IFC: Warriors Challenge 11	January 13, 2001	1	2:42	Fresno, California, United States	For the IFC Light Heavyweight United States Championship.

Win	5–0	Dennis Reed	Submission (armbar)	Extreme Challenge 35	June 29, 2000	1	1:56	Davenport, Iowa, United States

Win	4–0	Gary Myers	KO (head kick)	WEF 9: World Class	May 13, 2000	3	0:59	Evansville, Indiana, United States

Win	3–0	Rob Smith	TKO (punches)	Extreme Challenge 31	March 24, 2000	1	2:30	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Win	2–0	Eugene Pinault	Submission (punches)	Extreme Challenge: Trials	October 4, 1999	1	1:27	Davenport, Iowa, United States

Win	1–0	Michael Martin	KO (head kick)	World Extreme Fighting 6	June 19, 1999	1	0:21	Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

Sentence(s)

Franklin faced Forrest Griffin on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126.

final_sentence: Franklin faced Forrest Griffin on February 5, 2011 at UFC 126.