Rich Franklin defeated Evan Tanner by TKO in round 1 (2:40) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 42: Sudden Impact, held Friday, April 25, 2003 at American Airlines Arena.
Rich Franklin vs Evan Tanner
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
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Insights
- Evan Tanner lands 2.55 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 81% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- 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.
- —Black belt · BJJCesar Gracie
- 2005UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
- 1997USWF Heavyweight ChampionshipUnified Shoot Wrestling Federation
- 1998Champion · Pancrase Neo Blood
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 1498 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
9 early stoppages have no logged time
15 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- 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
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- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale · Apr 9, 2005TKO · R1 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WTBAAlaska Fighting Championship · Jul 14, 2004Submission
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- NC
- W
- W
- W
- WTBAExtreme Challenge · Oct 4, 1999Submission
- WTBAWorld Extreme Fighting · Jun 19, 1999TKO
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale · Jun 21, 2008Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- L
- L
Full record · 40 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC 38: Brawl At The Hall · Jul 13, 2002Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WTBATexas Regional · Apr 24, 1999Submission
- L
- WTBATexas Regional · Mar 20, 1999Submission
- W
- WUFC 18: Road To The Heavyweight Title · Jan 8, 1999Submission · R1 · 7:57 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
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- W
- W
- W
- W
- WTBATexas Regional · Nov 22, 1997Submission
- L
- W
- W
- WTBATexas Regional · Apr 12, 1997Submission
- W
Frequently asked questions
Who won Rich Franklin vs Evan Tanner?
Rich Franklin defeated Evan Tanner by TKO in round 1 (2:40) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 42: Sudden Impact, held Friday, April 25, 2003 at American Airlines Arena.