Who won Axel Birbes vs Ricardo Franco?

Ricardo Franco defeated Axel Birbes by TKO in round 2 (01:07) in the Welterweight bout of BKFC 38: Nguyen vs Straus, held Friday, April 21, 2023 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Birbes vs Franco Result & Stats: Franco wins by TKO R2 · BKFC 38, Fri, Apr 21, 2023

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Axel BirbesRicardo Franco

0

Knockdowns

6

8 / 32

Significant strikes

36 / 68

25%

Sig. strike accuracy

53%

8 / 32

Total strikes

36 / 68

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Axel BirbesRicardo Franco

8100%

Head

2056%

00%

Body

1644%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Axel Birbes

100%

Ricardo Franco

92%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Round by round

Significant strikes landed per round

Axel BirbesRicardo Franco

R1

5

23

R2

3

13

Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.

Round 1

0

Knockdowns

3

5 / 19

Significant strikes

23 / 38

26%

Sig. strike accuracy

61%

5 / 19

Total strikes

23 / 38

Round 2

0

Knockdowns

3

3 / 13

Significant strikes

13 / 30

23%

Sig. strike accuracy

43%

3 / 13

Total strikes

13 / 30

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

100%

Head

64%

0%

Body

36%

0%

Leg

0%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Axel Birbeslast 1 fight

100%

Ricardo Francolast 6 fights

86%14%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.57

Strikes landed / min

8.06

11.55

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

5.75

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

Axel Birbes1 fight · by range and by target

Range

100%Distance · 8

0%Clinch · 0

0%Ground · 0

Target

100%Head · 8

0%Body · 0

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Ricardo Franco6 fights · by range and by target

Range

86%Distance · 280

14%Clinch · 44

0%Ground · 0

Target

64%Head · 208

36%Body · 116

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

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

Recent form · last 5

Axel Birbes0-1

L
Ricardo Franco
BKFC 38: Nguyen vs Straus · Apr 21, 2023
TKO · R2 · 1:07 · Welterweight

Ricardo Franco4-1

W
Connor Tierney
BKFC 90 Birmingham: Tierney vs Franco · May 30, 2026
Knockout · R2 · 1:18 · Welterweight
W
Jimmy Sweeney
BKFC 73 Italy: Camozzi vs Bicchi · Apr 26, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R6 · 2:00 · Welterweight
L
Austin Trout
BKFC Spain: Tenaglia vs Soto · Oct 12, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 2:00 · Welterweight
W
Kaleb Harris
BKFC 46 Newcastle: Franco vs Harris · Jul 1, 2023
TKO · R5 · 0:58 · Welterweight
W
Axel Birbes
BKFC 38: Nguyen vs Straus · Apr 21, 2023
TKO · R2 · 1:07 · Welterweight

Full record · 6 fights

W
Darren Godfrey
BKFC 37 London · Mar 4, 2023
Knockout · R2 · 0:49 · Light Heavyweight