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UFC 147: Silva vs Franklin 2
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
28-6 · USA
VS
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
34-10-1 · BRA
June 23, 2012 · Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Catch Weight · 190 lb · 5 rounds · Main event
190.0lb
Weigh-in
188.0lb
Rich Franklin def. Wanderlei Silva by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Franklin27/630/000:00
Silva13/390/000:00
R2
Franklin28/670/100:00
Silva23/640/010:39
R3
Franklin21/571/100:48
Silva2/170/000:00
R4
Franklin22/680/000:00
Silva10/220/000:00
R5
Franklin24/810/000:00
Silva10/450/000:00
Total
Franklin122/3361/200:48
Silva58/1870/010:39

Scorecards

Franklin vs Silva

RdChris WattsHoward HughesMark CollettCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-109-109-108.7-10
R310-910-910-910-9
R410-910-910-99.9-9.1
R510-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total49-4649-4649-4648.5-46.2

Media (6 cards) · avg 48.346.2 · 6 Franklin · 0 Silva

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Franklin-Silva.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
FranklinWin probabilitySilva
45.9%54.1%
KO / TKO
47%
Submission
4%
Decision
49%
Expected fight time: 16.9 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Franklin, blue toward Silva. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Franklin46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%47%
Submission3%7%
Decision21%46%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes83 (48108)act 122
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.1)act 1
Silva54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%46%
Submission1%2%
Decision28%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 58
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 0
Combined totals~128 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R220%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Franklin
75.9%-325
Silva
+32523.4%
Most takedownstie 64.8%
Franklin
17.5%+101
Silva
-10117.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 83.1
83
Over 83
42.2%
+135
Exactly 83
0.8%
push
Under 83
57.0%
-135
0104208
Silva
Expected: 45.0
45
Over 45
41.8%
+136
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.7%
-136
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.3%
+392
Under 0.5
79.7%
-392
035
Silva
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.3%
+392
Under 0.5
79.7%
-392
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 16.9 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Franklin45.9%56.4%−10.5-135
Silva54.1%43.6%+10.5+125

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
75.2Striking62.3
Franklin +12.9
50.5Grappling42.1
Franklin +8.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FranklinSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1620
Pound-for-pound
1514
1533
Divisional
1500
1542
Striking offense
1489
1550
Striking defense
1504
1484
Grappling offense
1475
1511
Grappling defense
1524
Physical
37 yrs
Age
35 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.12
Strikes landed / min
2.55
45%
Strike accuracy
32%
1.99
Strikes absorbed / min
2.57
63%
Strike defense
65%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.11
Takedowns / 15 min
0.34
65%
Takedown accuracy
67%
64%
Takedown defense
48%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
72%
UFC win rate
40%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
40%
77%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
504
Days since last fight
217
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rich Franklin
  • LForrest GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close -1281y 5mo before
  • WChuck LiddellKO/TKO R1
    Close +1092y before
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    Close -1282y 9mo before
  • WWanderlei SilvaU-DEC R3
    Close -1563y before
  • LDan HendersonS-DEC R3
    Close +1153y 5mo before
Wanderlei Silva
  • WCung LeKO/TKO R2
    Close +1807mo before
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R1
    Close -2001y before
  • WMichael BispingU-DEC R3
    Close -2082y 4mo before
  • LRich FranklinU-DEC R3
    Close +1323y before
  • LQuinton JacksonKO/TKO R1
    3y 6mo before
Franklin — win / loss by method
Record: 28-6-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
20 wins, 4 losses
W
71% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
13win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (69%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (23%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Silva — win / loss by method
Record: 34-10-1, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
26 wins, 6 losses
W
76% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
21% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
4win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
30win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
23 (77%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (3%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (20%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Franklin
Silva
18
UFC fights
10
175.1 min · 9.7 avg
Octagon time
87.8 min · 8.8 avg
27y 1m
Career length
29y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Franklin
Silva
343W–86L · 80.0%
Overall
144W–33L · 81.4%
247W–57L · 81.3%
Wins
40W–6L · 87.0%
96W–29L · 76.8%
Losses
104W–27L · 79.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Franklin
Silva
178W–111L · 61.6%
Overall
344W–130L · 72.6%
176W–111L · 61.3%
Wins
303W–120L · 71.6%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
41W–10L · 80.4%
Distance striking
Franklin
Silva
4.87
Landed / min
2.78
38.0%
Accuracy
26.4%
72.2%
Defense
67.2%
0.86
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.02
54.6%
Time at distance
62.2%
Grappling & control
Franklin
Silva
1.11
Takedowns / 15 min
0.34
65.0%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
64.2%
Takedown defense
47.8%
0.17
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.17
59.6%
Control share
12.0%
Strike target map
Franklin
  • Head63%(456)div 61%
  • Body24%(176)div 15%
  • Legs12%(90)div 23%
Silva
  • Head63%(140)div 61%
  • Body16%(35)div 15%
  • Legs22%(49)div 23%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Rich Franklin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Wanderlei Silva
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.