Ultimate Fighting Calendar

Evan Tanner vs Rich Franklin

Records, tale of the tape, common opponents and every meeting between Evan Tanner and Rich Franklin.

Tale of the Tape

32-8-0
Record
29-7-0 (1 NC)
1674
Power Index rating
1811
0
Win Streak
0
55
Age
51
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
United States
Nationality
United States

Style Matchup

Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling
vs
KarateBoxingBJJ
Evan Tanner
  • Black belt · BJJ · Cesar Gracie
  • 2005UFC Middleweight Championship · Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • 1997USWF Heavyweight Championship · Unified Shoot Wrestling Federation
  • 1998Champion · Pancrase Neo Blood
Rich Franklin
  • 2014Black belt · BJJ · Jorge Gurgel
  • 2005UFC Middleweight Championship · UFC
  • 2019Announced April 2019, inducted at the ceremony in Las Vegas on 5 July 2019; 16th Pioneer-era inductee.

Striking Profile

3.05
SLpM
4.10
59%
Str. Acc.
44%
2.64
SApM
2.07
56%
Str. Def.
62%

Grappling Profile

2.55
TD Avg.
1.31
43%
TD Acc.
66%
25%
TD Def.
63%
1.30
Sub. Avg.
0.70

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Evan Tanner · 1-4
  • L
    Kendall Grove
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale · Jun 21, 2008
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Yushin Okami
    UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPION · Mar 1, 2008
    TKO · R2 · 3:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Justin Levens
    UFC 59: Reality Check · Apr 15, 2006
    Submission · R1 · 3:14 · Middleweight
  • L
    David Loiseau
    UFC Fight Night 2 · Oct 3, 2005
    TKO · R2 · 4:15 · Middleweight
  • L
    Rich Franklin
    UFC 53: Heavy Hitters · Jun 4, 2005
    TKO · R4 · 3:25 · Middleweight
Rich Franklin · 2-3
  • L
    Cung Le
    UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le · Nov 11, 2012
    TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Middleweight
  • W
    Wanderlei Silva
    UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II · Jun 23, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
  • L
    Forrest Griffin
    UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · Feb 5, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Chuck Liddell
    UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · Jun 12, 2010
    TKO · R1 · 4:55 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Vitor Belfort
    UFC 103: FRANKLIN vs BELFORT · Sep 19, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 3:02 · Catchweight

Common Opponents

Evan Tanner
Rich Franklin

Head-to-Head History

L
TKO
R4 · 3:25
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
W
L
TKO
R1 · 2:40
UFC 42: Sudden Impact
W

Career Averages

Based on 17 fights · 20 fights
22.8
Avg sig. strikes
42.8
1.24
Avg takedowns
0.70
3:01
Avg control time
1:53
73
Career high strikes
127
5
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Evan Tanner
Strike target
Rich Franklin
61%
Head
65%
25%
Body
23%
14%
Leg
12%
Evan Tanner
Strike position
Rich Franklin
33%
Distance
70%
24%
Clinch
18%
42%
Ground
13%