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Rich Franklin vs Evan Tanner | MMA Bout | UFC 53 | Pankratia

Events
UFC 53
Rich Franklin vs Evan Tanner

Rich Franklin vs Evan Tanner

UFC 53

EVENT COMPLETED

EventUFC 53

Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall,

Bout Information

UFC · Middleweight · MMA · Title Fight

Fighter comparison

Rich Franklin

Title Fight

VS

5x5

KO/TKO

Doctor's Stoppage

R4

03:25

Evan Tanner

/

Nationality

/

29-7-0

Record

32-8-0

/

Nickname

/

52

Age

55

185.4 cm

Height

182.9 cm

83.9 kg

Weight

83.9 kg

193 cm

Reach

188 cm

/

Leg Reach

/

MMA

Martial Art

Boxing

/

Gym

/

Before

Won
vs Ken Shamrock
The Ultimate Fighter 1
Apr 9, 2005
Won
vs Jorge Rivera
UFC 50
Oct 22, 2004
Won
vs Edwin Dewees
UFC 44
Sep 26, 2003
Won
vs Evan Tanner
UFC 42
Apr 25, 2003

After

Won
vs Nate Quarry
UFC 56 Franklin vs Quarry
Nov 19, 2005
Won
vs David Loiseau
UFC 58 Franklin vs Loiseau
Mar 4, 2006

Before

Won
vs David Terrell
UFC 51
Feb 5, 2005
Won
vs Robbie Lawler
UFC 50
Oct 22, 2004
Won
vs Phil Baroni
UFC 48
Jun 19, 2004
Won
vs Phil Baroni
UFC 45
Nov 21, 2003
Lost
vs Rich Franklin
UFC 42
Apr 25, 2003
Won
vs Chris Haseman
UFC 38
Jul 13, 2002
Won
vs Elvis Sinosic
UFC 36
Mar 22, 2002
Won
vs Homer Moore
UFC 34
Nov 2, 2001
Lost
vs Tito Ortiz
UFC 30
Feb 23, 2001
Won
vs Lance Gibson Jr.
UFC 29
Dec 16, 2000
Won
vs Valeri Ignatov
UFC 19
Mar 5, 1999
Won
vs Darrel Gholar
UFC 18
Jan 8, 1999

After

Lost
vs David Loiseau
UFC Fight Night Loiseau vs Tanner
Oct 3, 2005
Won
vs Justin Levens
UFC 59 Sylvia vs Arlovski
Apr 15, 2006

Lost

vs Anderson Silva

UFC 64 Silva vs Franklin

Oct 14, 2006

vs Jason Macdonald

UFC 68 Couture vs Sylvia

Mar 3, 2007

vs Yushin Okami

UFC 72

Jun 16, 2007

vs Anderson Silva

UFC 77 Silva vs Franklin

Oct 20, 2007

vs Travis Lutter

UFC 83 SERRA vs ST-PIERRE 2

Apr 19, 2008

vs Matt Hamill

UFC 88

Sep 6, 2008

vs Dan Henderson

UFC 93 FRANKLIN vs HENDERSON

Jan 17, 2009

vs Wanderlei Silva

UFC 99

Jun 13, 2009

vs Vitor Belfort

UFC 103 FRANKLIN vs BELFORT

Sep 19, 2009

vs Chuck Liddell

UFC 115 Liddell vs Franklin

Jun 12, 2010

vs Forrest Griffin

UFC 126 Silva vs Belfort

Feb 5, 2011

vs Wanderlei Silva

UFC 147

Jun 24, 2012

vs Cung Le

UFC Fight Night Franklin vs Le

Nov 10, 2012

Lost

vs Yushin Okami

UFC 82 Silva vs Henderson

Mar 1, 2008

vs Kendall Grove

The Ultimate Fighter Finale Team Rampage vs Team Forrest

Jun 21, 2008