Rich Franklin vs Vitor Belfort

Rich Franklin vs Vitor Belfort: Matchup Breakdown

Rich Franklin is 14-6 in the Middleweight division with a 70% win rate. Vitor Belfort is 15-10 at Middleweight, winning 60% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Vitor Belfort leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort on Sep 19, 2009, won by Vitor Belfort by KO/TKO in round 1.

Rich Franklin holds the higher ELO rating, 1,089 to 1,043. Career peaks are 1,249 for Rich Franklin and 1,190 for Vitor Belfort. Rich Franklin has 9 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 14 victories, a 71.4% finish rate. Vitor Belfort has 12 KO/TKO and 2 submission wins, finishing 93.3% of the time.

Rich Franklin stands 6' 1" with a reach of 76" and fights southpaw. Vitor Belfort is 6' 0" with a reach of 74", southpaw. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Rich Franklin. Rich Franklin is 51, Vitor Belfort is 49.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Rich Franklin has landed 856 significant strikes at 43.5% accuracy with 14 takedowns and 37:38 of control time. Vitor Belfort has landed 270 at 46.7% with 6 takedowns and 7:57 of control.

Rich Franklin has 5 title fights (3 won) against 5 (1 won) for Vitor Belfort. They share 4 common opponents: Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, Anderson Silva.