Rich Franklin vs. Evan Tanner
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rich Franklin
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Evan Tanner
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rich Franklin
Distance 79.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 8.6% (norm 10.0%)
Evan Tanner
Distance 46.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 34.5% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rich Franklin
Head 81.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 8.4%)
Evan Tanner
Head 70.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Franklin L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Tanner L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 596 / 1575 | 37.8% | 40.5% | 129 / 301 | 42.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 151 / 226 | 66.8% | 70.6% | 95 / 123 | 77.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 109 / 169 | 64.5% | 69.4% | 164 / 223 | 73.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 559 / 1608 | 34.8% | 38.8% | 237 / 455 | 52.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 198 / 253 | 78.3% | 71.6% | 97 / 131 | 74.0% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 99 / 109 | 90.8% | 83.3% | 54 / 61 | 88.5% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Franklin L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Tanner L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 247 / 877 | 28.2% | 39.5% | 173 / 528 | 32.8% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 120 / 169 | 71.0% | 70.4% | 103 / 135 | 76.3% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 48 / 88 | 54.5% | 69.0% | 25 / 46 | 54.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 231 / 879 | 26.3% | 37.9% | 223 / 616 | 36.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 109 / 162 | 67.3% | 71.3% | 52 / 62 | 83.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 75 / 93 | 80.6% | 82.1% | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Franklin has more cage time on record.