UFC 53 : Andrei Arlovski VS Justin Eilers

Rich Franklin vs Evan Tanner

Jun 4, 2005 · ESPN+

DateJun 4, 2005

DivisionMiddleweight Title

StatusScheduled

VenueAtlantic City Boardwalk Hall

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, June 4, 2005 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 5:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 2:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 10:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 11:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 7:00 AM
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Rich FranklinAce |29-7-0Rich Franklin vs Evan TannerEvan Tanner32-8-0

Rich FranklinAce29-7-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time00:03:25

29-7-0Record32-8-0

52Age55

6'1"Height6'0"

TBDReachTBD

185 lbsWeight185 lbs

Middleweight TitleWeight ClassMiddleweight Title

Evan Tanner32-8-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Rich Franklin owns a 58-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Rich FranklinEvan Tanner

Recent form

Rich FranklinL W L W W · +19 Elo last 5

LWLWW

Evan TannerW L W L L · -25 Elo last 5

WLWLL

Elo edge

Rich Franklin1710-17 last move

Evan Tanner1652+7 last move

Why they are ranked here

Rich FranklinNot on the active ladder · 1710 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Chuck Liddell (rated 1865 at the time): +21.
Costliest loss: Lost to Travis Lutter (rated 1477 at the time): -31.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +19 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1620, not 1710: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Evan TannerNot on the active ladder · 1652 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Justin Levens (rated 1567 at the time): +12.
Costliest loss: Lost to Phil Baroni (rated 1554 at the time): -23.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -25 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1562, not 1652: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Rich FranklinNow 1710

Wins by decision+10→ 1720

Loses by decision-14→ 1696

Evan TannerNow 1652

Wins by decision+14→ 1666

Loses by decision-10→ 1642

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Stat advantages

Rich FranklinvsEvan Tanner

Takedown defense

63%vs25%

Submission average

0.66vs1.34

Takedown average

1.31vs2.55

Takedown accuracy

67%vs43%

Finishing profile

Rich FranklinKO/TKO leads 69% of wins

Evan Tannersubmission leads 53% of wins

Common opponents

Yushin OkamiRich Franklin: win · Decision · Jun 16, 2007Evan Tanner: loss · Knee · Mar 1, 2008

David LoiseauRich Franklin: win · Decision · Mar 4, 2006Evan Tanner: loss · Cuts · Oct 3, 2005

Travis FultonRich Franklin: win · Mar 17, 2001Evan Tanner: win · Triangle Choke · Nov 25, 2000

Tale of the tape

Rich FranklinEvan Tanner

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.10Sig. strikes landed per min3.05

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

44Sig. strike accuracy59

UFC middleweight average : 48%

2.07Sig. strikes absorbed per min2.64

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

63Sig. strike defense56

UFC middleweight average : 52%

1.31Takedown average2.55

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

67Takedown accuracy43

UFC middleweight average : 30%

63Takedown defense25

UFC middleweight average : 59%

0.66Submission average1.34

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

20Wins by knockout12

5Wins by submission17

4Wins by decision3

5Losses by knockout6

0Losses by submission1

2Losses by decision1

Rich Franklin vs Evan Tanner is a scheduled Middleweight Title fight on UFC 53 : Andrei Arlovski VS Justin Eilers. Rich Franklin enters with a 29-7-0 record and Evan Tanner enters with a 32-8-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.