Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale
Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Rich Franklin
United StatesRich Franklin
“Ace”
29-7-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Rich Franklin def. Ken Shamrock (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 2:42
Ken Shamrock
United StatesKen Shamrock
“The World's Most Dangerous Man”
28-17-2
Saturday, April 9, 2005

Rich Franklin defeated Ken Shamrock by TKO in round 1 (2:42) in the Light Heavyweight main event of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale, held Saturday, April 9, 2005.

Fight stats

Rich Franklin
Ken Shamrock
0
Knockdowns
0
23 of 36
Significant strikes
0 of 4
64%
Sig. strike accuracy
0%
25 of 38
Total strikes
0 of 4
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
-
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
0:17
Control time
0:26
Significant strikes by target
20 of 33
Head
0 of 4
3 of 3
Body
0 of 0
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
6 of 14
Distance
0 of 4
0 of 2
Clinch
0 of 0
17 of 20
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
23 of 36
Sig. str.
0 of 4
25 of 38
Total str.
0 of 4
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
2
0:17
Ctrl
0:26

Frequently asked questions

Who won Rich Franklin vs Ken Shamrock?

Rich Franklin defeated Ken Shamrock by TKO in round 1 (2:42) in the Light Heavyweight main event of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale, held Saturday, April 9, 2005.

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Rich Franklin 75%25% Ken Shamrock

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Rich Franklin
Complete Fighter
8 edges
Ken Shamrock
Grappling Specialist
2 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

94Power91
93Speed88
94Precision89
94Durability93
96Engine93
94Wrestling92
92Ground94

Biggest edge Rich Franklin, Kick speed +6

Attribute by attribute

Rich Franklin is on the left of every row, Ken Shamrock on the right.
96Punch power93
92Kick power88
94Punch speed90
92Kick speed86
94Accuracy89
94Takedowns92
94Ground striking95
89Submissions93
93Chin93
94Body strength92
96Cardio93

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

29-7-0 (1 NC)
Record
28-17-2
1817
Power Index rating
1629
0
Win Streak
0
51
Age
62
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

4.10
SLpM
1.47
44%
Str. Acc.
46%
2.07
SApM
4.30
62%
Str. Def.
39%

Grappling Profile

1.31
TD Avg.
0.94
66%
TD Acc.
60%
63%
TD Def.
44%
0.70
Sub. Avg.
2.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Rich Franklin · 2-3
  • L
    Cung Le
    UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le · Nov 10, 2012
    TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Middleweight
  • W
    Wanderlei Silva
    UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II · Jun 24, 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
Ken Shamrock · 1-4
  • L
    Royce Gracie
    Bellator 149 · Feb 19, 2016
    TKO · R1 · 2:22
  • L
    Kimbo Slice
    Bellator 138 · Jun 19, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 2:22 · Catchweight
  • L
    Mike Bourke
    KOTC: Platinum · Nov 25, 2010
    TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Johnathan Ivey
    USA-MMA · Oct 16, 2010
    Decision
  • L
    Pedro Rizzo
    Impact FC 2 · Jul 17, 2010
    TKO · R1 · 3:33 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 15 fights
42.8
Avg sig. strikes
7.9
0.70
Avg takedowns
0.53
1:53
Avg control time
0:08
127
Career high strikes
29
5
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Rich Franklin
Strike target
Ken Shamrock
65%
Head
68%
23%
Body
25%
12%
Leg
7%
Rich Franklin
Strike position
Ken Shamrock
70%
Distance
19%
18%
Clinch
23%
13%
Ground
58%