Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
19-7-0
RESULT

Forrest Griffin def. Rich Franklin (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
“Ace”
29-7-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, United States

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.

Fight stats

Forrest Griffin
Rich Franklin
0
Knockdowns
0
50 of 155
Significant strikes
33 of 104
32%
Sig. strike accuracy
32%
126 of 249
Total strikes
40 of 112
5 of 7
Takedowns
1 of 2
71%
Takedown accuracy
50%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
5:50
Control time
0:21
Significant strikes by target
28 of 120
Head
21 of 89
12 of 20
Body
10 of 13
10 of 15
Leg
2 of 2
33 of 119
Distance
30 of 100
3 of 5
Clinch
3 of 4
14 of 31
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 30
Sig. str.
2 of 2
82 of 118
Total str.
8 of 9
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:31
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19 of 61
Sig. str.
16 of 57
24 of 66
Total str.
16 of 57
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
19 of 64
Sig. str.
15 of 45
20 of 65
Total str.
16 of 46
2 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:18
Ctrl
0:21
Referee
Steve Mazzagatti
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

19-7-0
Record
29-7-0 (1 NC)
1
Win Streak
0
47
Age
51
6'3"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
76"
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.38
SLpM
4.10
36%
Str. Acc.
44%
2.81
SApM
2.07
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.05
TD Avg.
1.31
48%
TD Acc.
66%
57%
TD Def.
63%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Forrest Griffin · 3-2
  • W
    Tito Ortiz
    UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen IISun, Jul 8, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Mauricio Rua
    UFC 134: Silva vs OkamiSat, Aug 27, 2011
    TKO · R1 · 1:53 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Rich Franklin
    UFC 126: Silva vs BelfortSat, Feb 5, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Tito Ortiz
    UFC 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2Sat, Nov 21, 2009
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Anderson Silva
    UFC 101: DECLARATIONSat, Aug 8, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 3:23 · Light Heavyweight
Rich Franklin · 2-3
  • L
    Cung Le
    UFC Macao: Franklin vs LeSat, Nov 10, 2012
    TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Middleweight
  • W
    Wanderlei Silva
    UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin IISun, Jun 24, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
  • L
    Forrest Griffin
    UFC 126: Silva vs BelfortSat, Feb 5, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Chuck Liddell
    UFC 115: Liddell vs FranklinSat, Jun 12, 2010
    TKO · R1 · 4:55 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Vitor Belfort
    UFC 103: FRANKLIN vs BELFORTSat, Sep 19, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 3:02 · weightClass.Catch Weight

Career Averages

Based on 15 fights · 20 fights
53.1
Avg sig. strikes
42.8
0.67
Avg takedowns
0.70
1:35
Avg control time
1:53
113
Career high strikes
127
5
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Forrest Griffin
Strike target
Rich Franklin
59%
Head
65%
15%
Body
23%
26%
Leg
12%
Forrest Griffin
Strike position
Rich Franklin
76%
Distance
70%
14%
Clinch
18%
10%
Ground
13%