Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin, "Ace," holds a 29-7-0 (1 NC) professional record and fights out of a southpaw stance at middleweight. Franklin's career profile reflects a balanced mixed martial artist with notable striking credentials: he landed 4.10 strikes per minute at 44% accuracy while maintaining solid 62% striking defense, absorbing just 2.07 strikes per minute.

His grappling metrics show moderate takedown activity at 1.31 attempts per 15 minutes with 66% accuracy and 63% defense, while his 0.7 submission average per 15 minutes demonstrates occasional submission threat. Recent fight history reveals a mixed trajectory: Franklin earned first-round knockout victories over Edwin DeWees (September 2003) and Antony Rea (September 2002), alongside a third-round TKO win against Matt Hamill in 2008.

However, he faced significant losses against elite competition, including back-to-back knockout defeats to Anderson Silva in October 2006 (round 1, 1:59) and October 2007 (round 2, 2:07), and a first-round knockout loss to Vitor Belfort in September 2009. Franklin's record from recent fights shows 5 wins and 3 losses across eight contests, indicating a competitive fighter who performed well against mid-tier opponents but struggled against championship-level strikers.