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UFC 99: The Comeback
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
26-4 · USA
VS
Wanderlei Silva
Wanderlei Silva
32-8-1 · BRA
June 13, 2009 · Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Catch Weight · 195 lb · 3 rounds · Main event
194.0lb
Weigh-in
194.0lb
Rich Franklin def. Wanderlei Silva by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Franklin10/250/000:39
Silva4/221/101:19
R2
Franklin23/660/100:01
Silva16/540/000:05
R3
Franklin19/591/100:38
Silva18/610/000:09
Total
Franklin52/1501/201:18
Silva38/1371/101:33

Scorecards

Franklin vs Silva

RdAndy RobertsChris LeeTony WeeksCommunity
R1-10-910-99.9-9.1
R2-10-910-99.6-9.4
R3-10-910-99.7-9.3
Total29-2830-2730-2729.2-27.8

Media (6 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 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
52.1%47.9%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
4%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.5 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
Franklin52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%39%
Submission3%6%
Decision29%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes55 (3172)act 52
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Silva48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%38%
Submission1%1%
Decision29%61%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1639)act 38
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Combined totals~86 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R221%
R37%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Franklin
75.5%-322
Silva
+32223.4%
Most takedownstie 62.6%
Franklin
18.6%+101
Silva
-10118.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 55.5
55.5
Over 55.5
42.5%
+135
Under 55.5
57.5%
-135
070139
Silva
Expected: 30.0
30
Over 30
41.5%
+136
Exactly 30
2.2%
push
Under 30
56.3%
-136
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.1%
Exactly 0
77.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Silva
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
22.1%
Exactly 0
77.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 11.5 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
Franklin52.1%58.6%−6.5-156
Silva47.9%41.4%+6.5+132

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
77.4Striking62.1
Franklin +15.3
54.0Grappling12.6
Franklin +41.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FranklinSilva
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1633
Pound-for-pound
1498
1536
Divisional
1515
1548
Striking offense
1485
1555
Striking defense
1494
1500
Grappling offense
1484
1513
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
34 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.44
Strikes landed / min
2.06
47%
Strike accuracy
35%
1.71
Strikes absorbed / min
2.12
59%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
73%
Takedown accuracy
0%
73%
Takedown defense
45%
0.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
79%
UFC win rate
33%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
82%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rich Franklin
  • LDan HendersonS-DEC R3
    Close +1155mo before
  • WMatt HamillKO/TKO R3
    Close -2289mo before
  • WTravis LutterKO/TKO R2
    Close -3001y 2mo before
  • LAnderson SilvaKO/TKO R2
    Close +1751y 8mo before
  • WYushin OkamiU-DEC R3
    Close -2152y before
Wanderlei Silva
  • LQuinton JacksonKO/TKO R1
    6mo before
  • WKeith JardineKO/TKO R1
    Close -1631y 1mo before
  • LChuck LiddellU-DEC R3
    Close -1431y 5mo before
  • LTito OrtizU-DEC R5
    9y 2mo before
  • WTony PetarraKO/TKO R1
    10y 1mo before
Franklin — win / loss by method
Record: 26-4-0, 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
19 wins, 3 losses
W
73% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
19% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (9%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(33%) 1
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: 32-8-1, 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
25 wins, 5 losses
W
78% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
19% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
30win4loss1draw1NC
WinsLosses
23 (77%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (3%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (20%)Decision(25%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Franklin
Silva
14
UFC fights
6
137.2 min · 9.8 avg
Octagon time
47.6 min · 7.9 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
255W–57L · 81.7%
Overall
72W–18L · 80.0%
194W–42L · 82.2%
Wins
15W–3L · 83.3%
61W–15L · 80.3%
Losses
57W–15L · 79.2%
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
5.33
Landed / min
2.60
39.7%
Accuracy
25.3%
71.9%
Defense
65.0%
0.98
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.26
50.2%
Time at distance
47.0%
Grappling & control
Franklin
Silva
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
73.3%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
72.7%
Takedown defense
45.5%
0.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
67.3%
Control share
1.4%
Strike target map
Franklin
  • Head64%(389)div 54%
  • Body24%(147)div 19%
  • Legs12%(73)div 28%
Silva
  • Head65%(64)div 54%
  • Body19%(19)div 19%
  • Legs15%(15)div 28%

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.