Rich Franklin "Ace"
Record: 25 - 5 - 0 ( 1 NC )
Height: 6'1" (186cm)
Weight: 185 lbs
Age: 35

Fighting out of: Cincinnati, USA
Camp: JG Mixed Martial Arts Academy

Rich Franklin Tweets

Rich Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion.

Franklin had a record of 17 wins and 1 loss before his fight for the title, which he won. His sole loss was against Lyoto Machida by TKO in the second round. In the run up to the title match, he defeated such well-respected fighters as Evan Tanner, Jorge Rivera, Edwin Dewees and Ken Shamrock. Before his fight with Shamrock, Franklin signed an unusually long 8-fight contract with the UFC.

In 2005, he defeated Evan Tanner for a second time at UFC 53 to win the UFC Middleweight Championship. His victory led to his being a coach (along with welterweight champion Matt Hughes) on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter.

Rich Franklin Fight Results
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round
Loss Vitor Belfort TKO (Punches) UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort 09/19/2009 1
Win Wanderlei Silva Decision (Unanimous) UFC 99 - The Comeback 06/13/2009 3
Loss Dan Henderson Decision (Split) UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson 01/17/2009 3
Win Matt Hamill TKO (Kick to the Body) UFC 88 - Breakthrough 09/06/2008 3
Win Travis Lutter TKO (Punches) UFC 83 - Serra vs. St. Pierre II 04/19/2008 2
Loss Anderson Silva TKO (Knees) UFC 77 - Hostile Territory 10/20/2007 2
Win Yushin Okami Decision (Unanimous) UFC 72 - Victory 06/16/2007 3
Win Jason MacDonald TKO (Corner Stoppage) UFC 68 - Uprising 03/03/2007 2
Loss Anderson Silva KO (Knee) UFC 64 - Unstoppable 10/14/2006 1
Win David Loiseau Decision (Unaminous) UFC 58 - USA vs Canada 03/04/2006 5
Win Nate Quarry KO (Punch) UFC 56 - Full Force 11/19/2005 1
Win Evan Tanner TKO (Doctor Stoppage) UFC 53 - Heavy Hitters 06/04/2005 4
Win Ken Shamrock TKO (Punches) UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale 04/09/2005 1
Win Curtis Stout Submission (Punches) SB 38 - SuperBrawl 38 12/12/2004 2
Win Jorge Rivera Submission (Armbar) UFC 50 - The War of '04 10/22/2004 3
Win Ralph Dilon Submission (Kimura) AFC - Alaska Fighting Championship 07/14/2004 1
Win Leo Sylvest Submission (Strikes) SB 35 - SuperBrawl 35 04/16/2004 1
Loss Lyoto Machida TKO (Head Kick and Punches) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival 12/31/2003 2
Win Edwin Dewees TKO (Punches and Knees) UFC 44 - Undisputed 09/26/2003 1
Win Roberto Ramirez KO (Punch) Battleground 1 - War Cry 07/19/2003 1
Win Evan Tanner TKO (Punches) UFC 42 - Sudden Impact 04/25/2003 1
Win Antony Rea TKO (Punches) UCC Hawaii - Eruption in Hawaii 09/17/2002 1
Win Yan Pellerin Submission (Armbar) UCC 10 - Battle for the Belts 2002 06/15/2002 1
Win Marvin Eastman Submission (Armbar) WFA 1 - World Fighting Alliance 1 11/03/2001 1
Win Dennis Reed Submission (Punches) EC - Extreme Challenge Trials 08/25/2001 1
Win Chris Seifert Submission (Punches) EC 41 - Extreme Challenge 41 07/13/2001 2
Win Travis Fulton TKO (Broken Hand) Rings USA - Battle of Champions 03/17/2001 1
NC Aaron Brink No Contest - Accidental Injury IFC WC 11 - Warriors Challenge 11 01/13/2001 1
Win Dennis Reed Submission (Armbar) EC 35 - Extreme Challenge 35 06/29/2000 1
Win Gary Myers KO (Head Kick) WEF 9 - World Class 05/13/2000 3
Win Rob Smith TKO (Punches) EC 31 - Extreme Challenge 31 03/24/2000 1
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