Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 42: Sudden Impact
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
“Ace”
29-7-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 2:40
Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner
32-8-0
Friday, April 25, 2003
American Airlines Arena

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.

Fight stats

Rich Franklin
Evan Tanner
1
Knockdowns
0
16 of 38
Significant strikes
6 of 14
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
16 of 38
Total strikes
6 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
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Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:02
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
13 of 34
Head
0 of 5
1 of 1
Body
5 of 8
2 of 3
Leg
1 of 1
16 of 38
Distance
4 of 12
0 of 0
Clinch
2 of 2
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
16 of 38
Sig. str.
6 of 14
16 of 38
Total str.
6 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Larry Landless
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

29-7-0 (1 NC)
Record
32-8-0
0
Win Streak
0
51
Age
55
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

4.10
SLpM
3.05
44%
Str. Acc.
59%
2.07
SApM
2.64
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.31
TD Avg.
2.55
66%
TD Acc.
43%
63%
TD Def.
25%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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 · Catchweight
  • 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 · Catchweight
Evan Tanner · 1-4
  • L
    Kendall Grove
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest FinaleSat, Jun 21, 2008
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Yushin Okami
    UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPIONSat, Mar 1, 2008
    TKO · R2 · 3:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Justin Levens
    UFC 59: Reality CheckSat, Apr 15, 2006
    Submission · R1 · 3:14 · Middleweight
  • L
    David Loiseau
    UFC Fight Night 2Mon, Oct 3, 2005
    TKO · R2 · 4:15 · Middleweight
  • L
    Rich Franklin
    UFC 53: Heavy HittersSat, Jun 4, 2005
    TKO · R4 · 3:25 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 17 fights
42.8
Avg sig. strikes
22.8
0.70
Avg takedowns
1.24
1:53
Avg control time
3:25
127
Career high strikes
73
5
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Rich Franklin
Strike target
Evan Tanner
65%
Head
61%
23%
Body
25%
12%
Leg
14%
Rich Franklin
Strike position
Evan Tanner
70%
Distance
33%
18%
Clinch
24%
13%
Ground
42%