MMA Index

Rich Franklin vs Evan Tanner — Middleweight title fight at UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

Final·UFC 53: Heavy Hitters·Saturday, June 4, 2005 Title fight
Rich Franklin
W
Rich Franklin
29-7, 1 NC
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
Team Extreme
vs
Evan Tanner
L
Evan Tanner
32-8L2
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Hard Knocks Kickboxing
Result
Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner
KO/TKO · Facial Cuts · R4 · 3:25
Weight class
Middleweight
Referee
Herb Dean

Per round

Who controlled each round, then the full box score round by round.

Round lean · who controlled each round
Rich Franklin
Evan Tanner
R1
Even
52–48
R2
Even
49–51
R3
Franklin
86–14
R4
Franklin
86–14

Tap a round to see significant strikes, takedowns, and control time for that round.

Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner
Significant strikes
landed / attempted
Total strikes
landed / attempted
Knockdowns
Takedowns
landed / attempted
Submission attempts
Control time
mat control, total seconds