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Cung Le vs Rich Franklin

Cung Le is 9-3-0; Rich Franklin is 29-7-0 (1 NC). Cung Le is 3 years older than Rich Franklin. Rich Franklin has a 6" · 15 cm reach advantage over Cung Le. Rich Franklin is 4" · 10 cm taller than Cung Le. They have met once: Cung Le 1, Rich Franklin 0.

Cung Le
Cung Le
9-3-0
TKOTKOUD
MiddleweightMet once
R
United States
Rich Franklin
“Ace” · 29-7-0 (1 NC)
TKOUDUD
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Style & credentials

Cung Le

No background on record

Camp · Cung Le's Universal Strength Headquarters
Rich Franklin
KarateBoxingBJJ
  • 2014Black belt · BJJJorge Gurgel
  • 2005UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUFC
  • 2019Announced April 2019, inducted at the ceremony in Las Vegas on 5 July 2019; 16th Pioneer-era inductee.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

40%
Head
65%
41%
Body
23%
19%
Leg
12%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Cung Lelast 4 fights
93%
Rich Franklinlast 20 fights
70%18%13%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Cung Le· from fights outside the UFC Rich Franklin· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.094.23
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersRich Franklin · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.602.05
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersRich Franklin · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.701.04
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersRich Franklin · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
67%64%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersRich Franklin · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
100%64%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersRich Franklin · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cung Le · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRich Franklin · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.09
Strikes landed / min
4.23
4.60
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.05
0.70 / 1.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.04 / 1.6
67%
Takedown accuracy
64%
100%
Takedown defence
64%
0:19
Control time / fight
1:53
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.10

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Cung Le4 UFC fights · 133 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%49/201
38%51/78
18%24/28
Clinch
3%4/7
3%4/4
1%1/1
Ground
0%0/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Rich Franklin20 UFC fights · 856 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
45%389/1328
14%117/147
11%90/100
Clinch
9%78/128
8%65/90
1%8/8
Ground
11%92/152
2%16/16
0%1/1

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Cung LeRich Franklin

Frequently asked questions

Have Cung Le and Rich Franklin ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le (Sun, Nov 11, 2012), where Cung Le won by TKO.

What are the records of Cung Le and Rich Franklin?

Cung Le is 9-3-0 and Rich Franklin is 29-7-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Cung Le or Rich Franklin?

Rich Franklin has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Cung Le, a 6" · 15 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Cung Le or Rich Franklin?

Rich Franklin is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Cung Le stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Cung Le or Rich Franklin?

Cung Le is 54 and Rich Franklin is 51.

Who has more finishes, Cung Le or Rich Franklin?

Cung Le has 8 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Rich Franklin has 25 wins (19 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).

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