Rich Franklin vs Wanderlei Silva

Rich Franklin is 29-7-0; Wanderlei Silva is 35-14-1. Rich Franklin is 2 years older than Wanderlei Silva. Rich Franklin has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Wanderlei Silva. Rich Franklin is 2" · 5 cm taller than Wanderlei Silva. They have met 2 times: Rich Franklin 2, Wanderlei Silva 0.

Rich Franklin

“Ace” · 29-7-0

Met 2 times

Wanderlei Silva

“The Axe Murderer” · 35-14-1

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Style & credentials

Rich Franklin

KarateBoxingBJJ

2014Black belt · BJJJorge Gurgel
2005UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUFC
2019UFC Hall of Fame - Pioneer Wing, Class of 2019
2005Middleweight Fighter of the Year

Wanderlei Silva

No background on record

Camp · Wand Fight Team

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%

Head

70%

23%

Body

13%

12%

Leg

17%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Rich Franklinlast 20 fights

70%18%13%

Wanderlei Silvalast 12 fights

70%20%10%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Rich Franklin Wanderlei Silva

Strikes landed / min

4.232.66

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.053.21

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.040.25

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

64%40%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Average · better than 54% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

64%48%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Average · better than 50% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.100.10

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Rich Franklin · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersWanderlei Silva · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.23

Strikes landed / min

2.66

2.05

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.21

1.04 / 1.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.25 / 0.6

64%

Takedown accuracy

40%

64%

Takedown defence

48%

1:53

Control time / fight

0:22

0.10

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

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

Wanderlei Silva12 UFC fights · 325 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

48%156/699

6%20/33

16%53/80

Clinch

14%44/83

6%20/21

0%1/1

Ground

9%28/46

1%3/3

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

Wanderlei Silva35 of 50 ended early · 70%15 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 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
SUB · R3 · 4:28 · Middleweight
W
TBA
Alaska Fighting Championship· Jul 14, 2004
SUB
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
SUB
W
Marvin Eastman
Nevada Regional· Nov 3, 2001
SUB
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
SUB
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
SUB
W
TBA
World Extreme Fighting· Jun 19, 1999
TKO

Wanderlei Silva2-3

L
Quinton Jackson
Bellator 206: Mousasi vs MacDonald· Sep 29, 2018
TKO · R2 · 4:32 · Heavyweight
L
Chael Sonnen
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs Silva· Jun 24, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Brian Stann
UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs Stann· Mar 3, 2013
TKO · R2 · 4:08 · Light Heavyweight
L
Rich Franklin
UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin II· Jun 23, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
W
Cung Le
UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson· Nov 19, 2011
TKO · R2 · 4:49 · Middleweight

Full record · 51 fights

L
Chris Leben
UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber· Jul 2, 2011
TKO · R1 · 0:27 · Middleweight
W
Michael Bisping
UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez· Feb 21, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Rich Franklin
UFC 99: THE COMEBACK· Jun 13, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
L
Quinton Jackson
UFC 92: THE ULTIMATE 2008· Dec 27, 2008
TKO · R1 · 3:21 · Light Heavyweight
W
Keith Jardine
UFC 84: ILL WILL· May 24, 2008
TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Light Heavyweight
L
Chuck Liddell
UFC 79: NEMESIS· Dec 29, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Dan Henderson
PRIDE 33: Second Coming· Feb 24, 2007
TKO · R3 · 2:00 · Middleweight
L
Mirko Filipovic
PRIDE: Final Conflict Absolute· Sep 10, 2006
TKO · R1 · 5:26 · Openweight
W
Kazuyuki Fujita
PRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute· Jul 1, 2006
TKO · R1 · 9:21 · Openweight
W
Ricardo Arona
PRIDE: Shockwave 2005· Dec 31, 2005
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Ricardo Arona
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2005· Aug 28, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Kazuhiro Nakamura
PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2005· Jun 26, 2005
TKO · R1 · 5:24 · Middleweight
W
Hidehiko Yoshida
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2005· Apr 23, 2005
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Mark Hunt
PRIDE: Shockwave 2004· Dec 31, 2004
SD · R3 · 5:00 · Openweight
W
Quinton Jackson
PRIDE 28: High Octane· Oct 31, 2004
TKO · R2 · 3:26 · Middleweight
W
Yuki Kondo
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2004· Aug 15, 2004
TKO · R1 · 2:46 · Middleweight
W
Ikuhisa Minowa
PRIDE: Bushido 2· Feb 15, 2004
TKO · R1 · 1:09 · Openweight
W
Quinton Jackson
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2003· Nov 9, 2003
TKO · R1 · 6:28 · Middleweight
W
Hidehiko Yoshida
PRIDE: Final Conflict 2003· Nov 9, 2003
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Kazushi Sakuraba
PRIDE: Total Elimination 2003· Aug 10, 2003
TKO · R1 · 5:01 · Middleweight
W
Hiromitsu Kanehara
PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2· Nov 24, 2002
TKO · R1 · 3:40 · Middleweight
W
Tatsuya Iwasaki
PRIDE: Shockwave· Aug 28, 2002
TKO · R1 · 1:16 · Middleweight
D
Mirko Filipovic
PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready· Apr 28, 2002
DRAW · R5 · 3:00 · Openweight
W
Kiyoshi Tamura
PRIDE 19: Bad Blood· Feb 24, 2002
TKO · R2 · 2:28 · Middleweight
W
Alexander Otsuka
PRIDE 18: Cold Fury 2· Dec 23, 2001
TKO · R3 · 2:22 · Middleweight
W
Kazushi Sakuraba
PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos· Nov 3, 2001
TKO · R1 · 10:00 · Middleweight
W
Shungo Oyama
PRIDE 14: Clash of the Titans· May 27, 2001
TKO · R1 · 0:30 · Openweight
W
Kazushi Sakuraba
PRIDE 13: Collision Course· Mar 25, 2001
TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Openweight
W
Dan Henderson
PRIDE 12: Cold Fury· Dec 9, 2000
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
NC
Gilbert Yvel
PRIDE 11: Battle of the Rising Sun· Oct 31, 2000
NC · R1 · 0:21 · Openweight
W
Guy Mezger
PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors· Aug 27, 2000
TKO · R1 · 3:45 · Openweight
W
Todd Medina
Meca World Vale Tudo· Aug 12, 2000
TKO · R1 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
L
Tito Ortiz
UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3· Apr 14, 2000
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Bob Schrijber
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round· Jan 30, 2000
SUB · R1 · 2:42 · Openweight
W
Daijiro Matsui
PRIDE 8· Nov 21, 1999
DEC · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Carl Malenko
PRIDE 7· Sep 12, 1999
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 10:00 · Openweight
W
Tony Petarra
UFC 20: Battle For The Gold· May 7, 1999
TKO · R1 · 2:53 · Middleweight
W
Eugene Jackson
International Vale Tudo Championship· Apr 27, 1999
SUB · R1 · 0:32
W
Adrian Serrano
International Vale Tudo Championship· Jan 20, 1999
TKO · R1 · 0:22
L
Vitor Belfort
UFC - Ultimate Brazil· Oct 16, 1998
TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Middleweight
W
Mike van Arsdale
International Vale Tudo Championship· Aug 23, 1998
TKO · R1 · 4:00
W
Marcelo Barbosa
Jul 1, 1998
TKO · R1 · 0:20
W
Sean Bormet
International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
TKO
W
Egidio Amaro da Costa
International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
SUB
L
Artur Mariano
International Vale Tudo Championship· Sep 15, 1997
TKO · R1 · 13:10
W
Dilson Filho
Nov 1, 1996
TKO · R1 · 3:35

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Rich FranklinWanderlei Silva

Frequently asked questions

Have Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva ever fought?

Yes, 2 times. Most recently at UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin II (Sat, Jun 23, 2012), where Rich Franklin won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva?

Rich Franklin is 29-7-0 and Wanderlei Silva is 35-14-1.

Who has the longer reach, Rich Franklin or Wanderlei Silva?

Rich Franklin has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 74" · 188 cm for Wanderlei Silva, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Rich Franklin or Wanderlei Silva?

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

Who is older, Rich Franklin or Wanderlei Silva?

Rich Franklin is 52 and Wanderlei Silva is 50.

Who has more finishes, Rich Franklin or Wanderlei Silva?

Rich Franklin has 25 wins inside the distance (19 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Wanderlei Silva has 28 wins (25 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).

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