Rich Franklin vs Wanderlei Silva

Rich Franklin vs Wanderlei Silva: Matchup Breakdown

Rich Franklin is 14-6 in the Middleweight division with a 70% win rate. Wanderlei Silva is 5-7 at Light Heavyweight, winning 41.7% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 2 times. Rich Franklin leads the series 2-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2 on Jun 23, 2012, won by Rich Franklin by Decision - Unanimous in round 5.

Rich Franklin holds the higher ELO rating, 1,089 to 949. Career peaks are 1,249 for Rich Franklin and 1,000 for Wanderlei Silva. Rich Franklin has 9 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 14 victories, a 71.4% finish rate. Wanderlei Silva has 4 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 80% of the time.

Rich Franklin stands 6' 1" with a reach of 76" and fights southpaw. Wanderlei Silva is 5' 11" with a reach of 74", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Rich Franklin. Rich Franklin is 51, Wanderlei Silva is 50.

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. Wanderlei Silva has landed 325 at 33.6% with 2 takedowns and 4:19 of control.

Rich Franklin has 5 title fights (3 won) against 1 (0 won) for Wanderlei Silva. They share 3 common opponents: Cung Le, Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort.