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UFC 42: Sudden Impact
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
11-0 · USA
VS
Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner
27-3 · USA
April 25, 2003 · Miami, Florida, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
204.0lb
Weigh-in
199.0lb
Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:40
Franklin16/380/010:02
Tanner6/140/000:00
Total
Franklin16/380/010:02
Tanner6/140/000:00

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
61.4%38.6%
KO / TKO
48%
Submission
14%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.6 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
Franklin61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%52%
Submission6%10%
Decision23%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 16
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Tanner39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%42%
Submission8%22%
Decision14%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 6
Takedowns1.0 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R131%
R214%
R318%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Franklin
70.3%-250
Tanner
+25028.1%
Most takedownstie 38.8%
Franklin
5.1%+1097
Tanner
-109756.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 37.6
37.5
Over 37.5
42.6%
+135
Under 37.5
57.4%
-135
04794
Tanner
Expected: 23.1
23
Over 23
41.2%
+136
Exactly 23
2.8%
push
Under 23
55.9%
-136
02958
Takedowns — over/under
Franklin
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
9.8%
Exactly 0
90.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Tanner
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.1%
+113
Exactly 1
23.0%
push
Under 1
40.9%
-113
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 9.6 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
Franklin61.4%36.6%+24.8+160
Tanner38.6%63.4%−24.8-200

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
FranklinTanner
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1608
1536
Divisional
1588
1500
Striking offense
1500
1533
Striking defense
1521
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
76"
Reach
74"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.06
Strike accuracy
71%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.04
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.28
Takedown accuracy
75%
Takedown defense
20%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.4
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
86%
Win/loss streak
+3
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
83%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
286
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Rich Franklin
No prior UFC fights.
Evan Tanner
  • WChris HasemanU-DEC R3
    9mo before
  • WElvis SinosicKO/TKO R1
    1y 1mo before
  • WHomer MooreSUB R2
    1y 6mo before
  • LTito OrtizKO/TKO R1
    Close +3502y 2mo before
  • WLance GibsonKO/TKO R1
    2y 4mo before
Franklin — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0, 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
8 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (27%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Tanner — win / loss by method
Record: 27-3-0

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
10 wins, 2 losses
W
37% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
15 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (17%)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
0
UFC fights
7
Octagon time
39.4 min · 5.6 avg
Career length
29y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Franklin
Tanner
Overall
44W–22L · 66.7%
Wins
38W–20L · 65.5%
Losses
6W–2L · 75.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Franklin
Tanner
161W–85L · 65.4%
Overall
158W–123L · 56.2%
161W–85L · 65.4%
Wins
153W–113L · 57.5%
0W–0L
Losses
5W–10L · 33.3%
Distance striking
Franklin
Tanner
Landed / min
2.68
Accuracy
58.1%
Defense
70.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
23.6%
Grappling & control
Franklin
Tanner
Takedowns / 15 min
2.28
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
Takedown defense
20.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.42
Control share
80.4%
Strike target map
Franklin
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 13%
  • Legs0%(0)div 26%
  • No strike data on record.
Tanner
  • Head63%(101)div 61%
  • Body27%(43)div 13%
  • Legs10%(16)div 26%

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

Rich Franklin

No UFC fights on record.

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.