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UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
19-1 · USA
VS
Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner
31-4 · USA
June 4, 2005 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner by KO/TKO (Facial Cuts), R4 3:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Franklin20/750/000:26
Tanner5/250/010:11
R2
Franklin16/620/000:00
Tanner9/311/100:36
R3
Franklin37/820/000:37
Tanner7/260/200:00
R4 · 3:25
Franklin24/530/000:12
Tanner4/130/200:00
Total
Franklin97/2720/001:15
Tanner25/951/510:47

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 probabilityTanner
54.3%45.7%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
13%
Decision
41%
Expected fight time: 16.7 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 Tanner. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Franklin54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%53%
Submission5%10%
Decision20%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes68 (3988)act 97
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.2)act 0
Tanner46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%37%
Submission8%18%
Decision21%45%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (2354)act 25
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 1
Combined totals~109 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R210%
R315%
R49%
R56%
Distance41%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Franklin
71.1%-254
Tanner
+25428.0%
Most takedownstie 34.6%
Franklin
5.7%+1057
Tanner
-105759.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 67.7
67.5
Over 67.5
42.7%
+134
Under 67.5
57.3%
-134
085170
Tanner
Expected: 41.5
41.5
Over 41.5
42.5%
+135
Under 41.5
57.5%
-135
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
11.4%
Exactly 0
88.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Tanner
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
45.4%
+120
Under 1.5
54.6%
-120
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 16.7 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
83.0Striking82.2
Franklin +0.9
51.9Grappling67.0
Tanner +15.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FranklinTanner
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1600
Pound-for-pound
1638
1551
Divisional
1621
1519
Striking offense
1508
1538
Striking defense
1530
1510
Grappling offense
1533
1498
Grappling defense
1515
Physical
30 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.00
Strikes landed / min
4.25
61%
Strike accuracy
70%
1.37
Strikes absorbed / min
1.51
51%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.92
Takedowns / 15 min
2.62
100%
Takedown accuracy
50%
33%
Takedown defense
22%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.2
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
83%
+4
Win/loss streak
+4
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
80%
Recent opp. quality
56
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rich Franklin
  • WKen ShamrockKO/TKO R1
    Close -20056d before
  • WJorge RiveraSUB R3
    Close -3507mo before
  • WEdwin DeWeesKO/TKO R1
    1y 8mo before
  • WEvan TannerKO/TKO R1
    Close +1602y 1mo before
Evan Tanner
  • WDavid TerrellKO/TKO R1
    both missedClose +1204mo before
  • WRobbie LawlerSUB R1
    Close -1607mo before
  • WPhil BaroniU-DEC R3
    Close -11511mo before
  • WPhil BaroniKO/TKO R1
    1y 6mo before
  • LRich FranklinKO/TKO R1
    Close -2002y 1mo before
Franklin — win / loss by method
Record: 19-1-0, 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
14 wins, 1 loss
W
74% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
26% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
11 (73%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Tanner — win / loss by method
Record: 31-4-0

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
12 wins, 3 losses
W
39% of wins
L
75% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 1 loss
W
52% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
21win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (33%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
13 (62%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (5%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Franklin
Tanner
4
UFC fights
12
23.4 min · 5.9 avg
Octagon time
68.8 min · 5.7 avg
27y 1m
Career length
29y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Franklin
Tanner
89W–18L · 83.2%
Overall
78W–30L · 72.2%
89W–18L · 83.2%
Wins
61W–28L · 68.5%
0W–0L
Losses
17W–2L · 89.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Franklin
Tanner
178W–111L · 61.6%
Overall
158W–123L · 56.2%
176W–111L · 61.3%
Wins
153W–113L · 57.5%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
5W–10L · 33.3%
Distance striking
Franklin
Tanner
5.51
Landed / min
3.67
44.3%
Accuracy
56.3%
71.9%
Defense
68.3%
1.92
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
24.0%
Time at distance
31.7%
Grappling & control
Franklin
Tanner
1.92
Takedowns / 15 min
2.62
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
33.3%
Takedown defense
22.2%
0.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.18
86.7%
Control share
83.9%
Strike target map
Franklin
  • Head69%(81)div 65%
  • Body26%(30)div 19%
  • Legs5%(6)div 16%
Tanner
  • Head66%(192)div 65%
  • Body24%(71)div 19%
  • Legs10%(29)div 16%

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.

Evan Tanner
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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