Rich Franklin, KO / TKO, R1 2:40.
Punches to Head At Distance
Walking in
Rich Franklin
UFC debut. No tape.
Evan Tanner
Record6-1
StreakWon 3 straight
Strikes landed / min4.06
Strike defence52%
Takedowns / 15 min2.28
Takedown defence20%
TellChin decay phase change
First KO loss April 2003. Fighters at the same age and mileage lose by KO in 11.3% of fights; after a first KO it runs 17.3%.
Only 18 fighters on record in the two years to 2003 at Light Heavyweight, too few to rank anyone against. The rates are real, the ranking would not be.
What happened
Rich FranklinEvan Tanner
16/38Sig. strikes6/14
16/38Total strikes6/14
1Knockdowns0
0:02Control0:00
Target
13/34Head0/5
1/1Body5/8
2/3Leg1/1
Position
16/38Distance4/12
0/0Clinch2/2