Forrest Griffin defeated Rich Franklin by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort, held Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Forrest Griffin won the decision.
Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 6 media scorecards
- Mike Chiappetta · MMAFighting.com30-27Griffin
- Tony Loiseleur · Sherdog.com30-27Griffin
- MMAWeekly.com30-27Griffin
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Griffin
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com29-28Griffin
- Mike Fridley · Sherdog.com29-28Griffin
Fan Scorecards
9 fan scorecards submitted
Insights
- Forrest Griffin's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · Xtreme Couture- 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
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
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
2 early stoppages have no logged time
9 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WUFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II · Jul 8, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · Feb 5, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
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- L
- WUFC 86: JACKSON vs GRIFFIN · Jul 5, 2008Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- WUFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral · Aug 25, 2006Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- WBill MahoodUFC 53: Heavy Hitters · Jun 4, 2005SUB · R1 · 2:18 · Light Heavyweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale · Apr 9, 2005Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter 1 Light Heavyweight
- WEdson RamosHeat FC 2: Evolution · Dec 18, 2003TKO · R1 · 1:04 · Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- WSteve SayeghKOTC: Crossroads · Dec 15, 2002TKO · R1 · 1:45 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WKent HensleyIKF: Battle At The Brewery 2 · Apr 12, 2002SUB · R1 · 2:26 · Light Heavyweight
- WJason BraswellWorld Extreme Fighting · Jan 26, 2002DEC
- WTBASouth Africa Regional · Nov 24, 2001SUB
- L
- L
- WUFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II · Jun 23, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- LUFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · Feb 5, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
Full record · 37 fightsShow less
- W
- LUFC 93: FRANKLIN vs HENDERSON · Jan 17, 2009Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale · Apr 9, 2005TKO · R1 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight
- WCurtis StoutSuperbrawl 38 · Dec 12, 2004TKO · R2 · 1:28 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WTBAAlaska Fighting Championship · Jul 14, 2004SUB
- WLeo SylvestSuperbrawl 35 · Apr 16, 2004TKO · R1 · 1:13 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- WRoberto RamirezBattleground Fight Night 1 · Jul 19, 2003TKO · R1 · 0:10 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WAntony ReaSuperbrawl 26 · Sep 17, 2002TKO · R1 · 2:46 · Light Heavyweight
- WYan PellerinTKO Major League MMA · Jun 15, 2002SUB
- W
- WDennis ReedExtreme Challenge Trials · Aug 25, 2001TKO · R1 · 1:38 · Heavyweight
- WChris SeifertExtreme Challenge 41 · Jul 13, 2001TKO · R2 · 1:45 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- NC
- WDennis ReedExtreme Challenge · Jun 29, 2000SUB
- WGary MyersWorld Extreme Fighting · May 13, 2000TKO
- WRob SmithExtreme Challenge · Mar 24, 2000TKO
- WTBAExtreme Challenge · Oct 4, 1999SUB
- WTBAWorld Extreme Fighting · Jun 19, 1999TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin?
Forrest Griffin defeated Rich Franklin by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort, held Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Forrest Griffin won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Forrest Griffin won the decision.
Was Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 6 media scores picked Forrest Griffin.