Rich Franklin "Ace"
Record: 28 - 6 (1 NC)
Height: 6'1" (186cm)
Weight: 205 lbs
Age: 38

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

Career Statistics:
Knockout Wins:  5   (14%) Knockout Losses:  1   (03%)
TKO Wins:  10   (29%) TKO Losses:  3   (09%)
Submission Wins:  10   (29%) Submission Losses:  0   (0%)
Decision Wins:  3   (09%) Decision Losses:  2   (06%)
Draws: 0 No Contests: 1
Career Fights:
Opponent Method Event Date Rnd
Loss Forrest Griffin Unanimous Decision UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort Feb. 05, 2011 3
Win Chuck Liddell Knockout UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin Jun. 12, 2010 1
Loss Vitor Belfort Technical Knockout UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort Sep. 19, 2009 1
Win Wanderlei Silva Unanimous Decision UFC 99: The Comeback Jun. 13, 2009 3
Loss Dan Henderson Split Decision UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson Jan. 17, 2009 3
Win Matt Hamill Technical Knockout UFC 88: Breakthrough Sep. 06, 2008 3
Win Travis Lutter Technical Knockout UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre II Apr. 19, 2008 2
Loss Anderson Silva Technical Knockout UFC 77: Hostile Territory Oct. 20, 2007 2
Win Yushin Okami Unanimous Decision UFC 72: Victory Jun. 16, 2007 3
Win Jason MacDonald Technical Knockout UFC 68: Uprising Mar. 03, 2007 2
Loss Anderson Silva Knockout UFC 64: Unstoppable Oct. 14, 2006 1
Win David Loiseau Unanimous Decision UFC 58: USA vs Canada Mar. 04, 2006 5
Win Nate Quarry Knockout UFC 56: Full Force Nov. 19, 2005 1
Win Evan Tanner Technical Knockout UFC 53: Heavy Hitters Jun. 04, 2005 4
Win Ken Shamrock Technical Knockout UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale Apr. 09, 2005 1
Win Curtis Stout Submission SB 38: SuperBrawl 38 Dec. 12, 2004 2
Win Jorge Rivera Submission UFC 50: The War of '04 Oct. 22, 2004 3
Win Ralph Dilon Submission AFC: Alaska Fighting Championship Jul. 14, 2004 1
Win Leo Sylvest Submission SB 35: SuperBrawl 35 Apr. 16, 2004 1
Loss Lyoto Machida Technical Knockout Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003: Inoki Festival Dec. 31, 2003 2
Win Edwin Dewees Technical Knockout UFC 44: Undisputed Sep. 26, 2003 1
Win Roberto Ramirez Knockout Battleground 1: War Cry Jul. 19, 2003 1
Win Evan Tanner Technical Knockout UFC 42: Sudden Impact Apr. 25, 2003 1
Win Antony Rea Technical Knockout UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii Sep. 17, 2002 1
Win Yan Pellerin Submission UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002 Jun. 15, 2002 1
Win Marvin Eastman Submission WFA 1: World Fighting Alliance 1 Nov. 03, 2001 1
Win Dennis Reed Submission EC: Extreme Challenge Trials Aug. 25, 2001 1
Win Chris Seifert Submission EC 41: Extreme Challenge 41 Jul. 13, 2001 2
Win Travis Fulton Technical Knockout Rings USA: Battle of Champions Mar. 17, 2001 1
NC Aaron Brink No Contest IFC WC 11: Warriors Challenge 11 Jan. 13, 2001 1
Win Dennis Reed Submission EC 35: Extreme Challenge 35 Jun. 29, 2000 1
Win Gary Myers Knockout WEF 9: World Class May. 13, 2000 3
Win Rob Smith Technical Knockout EC 31: Extreme Challenge 31 Mar. 24, 2000 1
Win Eugene Pinault Submission Extreme Challenge: Trials Oct. 04, 1999 1
Win Michael Martin Knockout WEF 6: World Extreme Fighting 6 Jun. 19, 1999 1
Total Fights: 35   |   Record: 28 - 6 (1 NC)
WHO WINS THE MAIN EVENT AT UFC 162 BETWEEN ANDERSON SILVA AND CHRIS WEIDMAN?
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Silva via TKO/KO
Silva via Submission
Weidman via Decision
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