Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 50: The War of 04
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
“Ace”
29-7-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Rich Franklin def. Jorge Rivera (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 4:28
Jorge Rivera
Jorge Rivera
“El Conquistador”
20-9-0
Friday, October 22, 2004
Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall

Rich Franklin defeated Jorge Rivera by Submission in round 3 (4:28) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 50: The War of 04, held Friday, October 22, 2004 at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall.

Fight stats

Rich Franklin
Jorge Rivera
1
Knockdowns
0
41 of 73
Significant strikes
22 of 41
56%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
84 of 116
Total strikes
60 of 81
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
9:37
Control time
0:49
Significant strikes by target
27 of 51
Head
9 of 24
11 of 19
Body
13 of 17
3 of 3
Leg
0 of 0
6 of 14
Distance
5 of 14
26 of 45
Clinch
17 of 27
9 of 14
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
25 of 37
Sig. str.
10 of 17
45 of 57
Total str.
19 of 26
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:03
Ctrl
0:12
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 21
Sig. str.
10 of 19
33 of 42
Total str.
26 of 36
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
3:03
Ctrl
0:35
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
4 of 15
Sig. str.
2 of 5
6 of 17
Total str.
15 of 19
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
3:31
Ctrl
0:02
Referee
Mario Yamasaki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

29-7-0 (1 NC)
Record
20-9-0
0
Win Streak
1
51
Age
54
6'1"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
73"
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Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

4.10
SLpM
3.16
44%
Str. Acc.
48%
2.07
SApM
2.64
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.31
TD Avg.
0.84
66%
TD Acc.
50%
63%
TD Def.
63%
—
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 · 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
Jorge Rivera · 3-2
  • W
    Eric Schafer
    UFC on FX: Guillard vs MillerFri, Jan 20, 2012
    TKO · R2 · 1:31 · Middleweight
  • L
    Constantinos Philippou
    UFC 133: Evans vs. OrtizSun, Aug 7, 2011
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Michael Bisping
    UFC 127: Penn vs FitchSat, Feb 26, 2011
    TKO · R2 · 1:54 · Middleweight
  • W
    Nate Quarry
    UFC Fight Night: Florian vs GomiWed, Mar 31, 2010
    TKO · R2 · 0:29 · Middleweight
  • W
    Rob Kimmons
    UFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUNSat, Oct 24, 2009
    TKO · R3 · 1:53 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 15 fights
42.8
Avg sig. strikes
25.2
0.70
Avg takedowns
0.47
1:53
Avg control time
2:35
127
Career high strikes
80
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Rich Franklin
Strike target
Jorge Rivera
65%
Head
64%
23%
Body
23%
12%
Leg
13%
Rich Franklin
Strike position
Jorge Rivera
70%
Distance
30%
18%
Clinch
44%
13%
Ground
26%