Rich Franklin vs Travis Lutter

Rich Franklin is 29-7-0 (1 NC); Travis Lutter is 10-6-0. Travis Lutter is 2 years older than Rich Franklin. Rich Franklin has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Travis Lutter. Rich Franklin is 2" · 5 cm taller than Travis Lutter. They have met once: Rich Franklin 1, Travis Lutter 0.

Rich Franklin

“Ace” · 29-7-0 (1 NC)

TKOUDUD

MiddleweightMet once

Travis Lutter

“The Serial Killer” · 10-6-0

TKOUDTKO

Style & credentials

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.

Travis Lutter

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%

Head

68%

23%

Body

32%

12%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Rich Franklinlast 20 fights

70%18%13%

Travis Lutterlast 6 fights

26%26%47%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Rich Franklin Travis Lutter

Strikes landed / min

4.100.41

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.072.42

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.311.95

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

66%24%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

63%30%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.700.70

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Good · better than 66% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.10

Strikes landed / min

0.41

2.07

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.42

1.31 / 2.0

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.95 / 8.1

66%

Takedown accuracy

24%

63%

Takedown defence

30%

1:53

Control time / fight

2:18

0.70

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.70

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

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

Travis Lutter6 UFC fights · 19 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

26%5/37

0%0/0

Clinch

0%0/0

26%5/6

0%0/0

Ground

42%8/15

5%1/1

0%0/0

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

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Rich Franklin30 of 36 ended early · 83%6 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

9 early stoppages have no logged time

Travis Lutter13 of 16 ended early · 81%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Rich Franklin2-3

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

Full record · 37 fights

W
Wanderlei Silva
UFC 99: THE COMEBACK · Jun 13, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
L
Dan Henderson
UFC 93: FRANKLIN vs HENDERSON · Jan 17, 2009
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Matt Hamill
UFC 88: BREAKTHROUGH · Sep 6, 2008
TKO · R3 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
W
Travis Lutter
UFC 83: SERRA vs ST-PIERRE 2 · Apr 19, 2008
TKO · R2 · 3:01 · Middleweight
L
Anderson Silva
UFC 77: HOSTILE TERRITORY · Oct 20, 2007
TKO · R2 · 1:07 · Middleweight
W
Yushin Okami
UFC 72: VICTORY · Jun 16, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Jason MacDonald
UFC 68: THE UPRISING · Mar 3, 2007
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Anderson Silva
UFC 64: UNSTOPPABLE · Oct 14, 2006
TKO · R1 · 2:59 · Middleweight
W
David Loiseau
UFC 58: USA vs. Canada · Mar 4, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Nate Quarry
UFC 56: Full Force · Nov 19, 2005
TKO · R1 · 2:34 · Middleweight
W
Evan Tanner
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters · Jun 4, 2005
TKO · R4 · 3:25 · Middleweight
W
Ken Shamrock
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale · Apr 9, 2005
TKO · R1 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight
W
Curtis Stout
Superbrawl 38 · Dec 12, 2004
TKO · R2 · 1:28 · Light Heavyweight
W
Jorge Rivera
UFC 50: The War of 04 · Oct 22, 2004
Submission · R3 · 4:28 · Middleweight
W
TBA
Alaska Fighting Championship · Jul 14, 2004
Submission
W
Leo Sylvest
Superbrawl 35 · Apr 16, 2004
TKO · R1 · 1:13 · Light Heavyweight
L
Lyoto Machida
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 · Dec 31, 2003
TKO · R2 · 1:03 · Heavyweight
W
Edwin DeWees
UFC 44: Undisputed · Sep 26, 2003
TKO · R1 · 3:35 · Light Heavyweight
W
Roberto Ramirez
Battleground Fight Night 1 · Jul 19, 2003
TKO · R1 · 0:10 · Light Heavyweight
W
Evan Tanner
UFC 42: Sudden Impact · Apr 25, 2003
TKO · R1 · 2:40 · Light Heavyweight
W
Antony Rea
Superbrawl 26 · Sep 17, 2002
TKO · R1 · 2:46 · Light Heavyweight
W
Yan Pellerin
TKO Major League MMA · Jun 15, 2002
Submission
W
Marvin Eastman
Nevada Regional · Nov 3, 2001
Submission
W
Dennis Reed
Extreme Challenge Trials · Aug 25, 2001
TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
W
Chris Seifert
Extreme Challenge 41 · Jul 13, 2001
TKO · R2 · 1:45 · Light Heavyweight
W
Travis Fulton
Fighting Network RINGS · Mar 17, 2001
TKO
NC
Aaron Brink
IFC: Warriors Challenge 11 · Jan 13, 2001
NC · Heavyweight
W
Dennis Reed
Extreme Challenge · Jun 29, 2000
Submission
W
Gary Myers
World Extreme Fighting · May 13, 2000
TKO
W
Rob Smith
Extreme Challenge · Mar 24, 2000
TKO
W
TBA
Extreme Challenge · Oct 4, 1999
Submission
W
TBA
World Extreme Fighting · Jun 19, 1999
TKO

Travis Lutter2-3

L
Rafael Natal
Moosin: Sylvia vs Pudzianowski · May 21, 2010
TKO · R1 · 4:12 · Middleweight
W
Jason MacDonald
MFC 22: Payoff · Oct 2, 2009
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
Rich Franklin
UFC 83: SERRA vs ST-PIERRE 2 · Apr 19, 2008
TKO · R2 · 3:01 · Middleweight
L
Anderson Silva
UFC 67: ALL OR NOTHING · Feb 3, 2007
Submission · R2 · 2:11 · Middleweight
W
Patrick Cote
The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · Nov 11, 2006
Submission · R1 · 2:18 · Ultimate Fighter 4 Middleweight

Full record · 16 fights

W
Cedric Marks
Texas Regional · May 6, 2006
Submission
W
Jose Landi-Jons
Cage Rage · Feb 4, 2006
Submission
L
Trevor Prangley
UFC 54: Boiling Point · Aug 20, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Matt Ewin
Cage Rage 12 · Jul 2, 2005
Submission · R1 · 1:40 · Middleweight
L
Matt Lindland
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II · Apr 16, 2005
Submission · R2 · 3:13 · Middleweight
W
Marvin Eastman
UFC 50: The War of 04 · Oct 22, 2004
TKO · R2 · 0:33 · Light Heavyweight
W
Grzegorz Jakubowski
Apr 4, 2004
Submission · R1 · 3:23 · Light Heavyweight
W
Mark Epstein
Denmark Regional · Dec 6, 2003
Submission
L
Jorge Rivera
USMMA: Ring Of Fury 2 · Sep 21, 2002
TKO · R3 · 3:46 · Light Heavyweight
W
Chris Munsen
HOOKnSHOOT: Relentless · May 25, 2002
Submission · R1 · 0:45 · Light Heavyweight
W
James Cooper
Texas Regional · Nov 7, 1998
DEC

Head-to-Head History

UFC 83: SERRA vs ST-PIERRE 2
Sat, Apr 19, 2008
Rich Franklin
TKO · ROUND 2 · 3:01

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Rich FranklinTravis Lutter

LTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:07Sat, Oct 20, 2007
Anderson Silva
LSubmission · ROUND 2 · 2:11Sat, Feb 3, 2007

Frequently asked questions

Have Rich Franklin and Travis Lutter ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 83: SERRA vs ST-PIERRE 2 (Sat, Apr 19, 2008), where Rich Franklin won by TKO.

What are the records of Rich Franklin and Travis Lutter?

Rich Franklin is 29-7-0 (1 NC) and Travis Lutter is 10-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Rich Franklin or Travis Lutter?

Rich Franklin has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Travis Lutter, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Rich Franklin or Travis Lutter?

Rich Franklin is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Travis Lutter stands 5'11" · 180 cm.

Who is older, Rich Franklin or Travis Lutter?

Travis Lutter is 53 and Rich Franklin is 51.

Who has more finishes, Rich Franklin or Travis Lutter?

Rich Franklin has 25 wins inside the distance (19 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Travis Lutter has 8 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission).

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