Web (via Firecrawl)Rich Franklin
"Ace"
No single dominant trait — adapts game plan to opponent.
How much we trust this read
Confidence rates the analysis, not the fighter. The Blueprint Score rates the fighter. Sparse data lowers confidence — it never gets hidden.
Fight Plan: Rich Franklin
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
No documented weaknesses on file yet.
- Orthodox volume partners in camp to mirror lead-hand exchanges
Sub-Score Breakdown
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What Changed?
Recent intelligence updates from the Blueprint engine — confidence shifts, new tactical observations, and patterns detected.
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Tactical Patterns
Repeatable trigger → action → result sequences detected by the engine. Low-confidence patterns are labeled, not hidden.
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Tactical Memory
Persistent observations the engine has accumulated. New observations merge with existing memory instead of overwriting it.
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Fighter fingerprint
MMA attribute profile — only skills that matter in this sport are scored, and any axis we cannot evidence is left blank rather than scored as zero.
Not enough scored attributes to read this fighter's shape yet. We will not infer a style from data we do not have.
- StrikingInsufficient data
- WrestlingInsufficient data
- GrapplingInsufficient data
- CardioInsufficient data
- Fight IQInsufficient data
- Distance Control70
Strategic breakdown
Style fingerprint derived from the attribute ratings and finish rates on file. Each row is labelled with how Fight Blueprint reached it — none of these are measured from footage.
Fight Timeline
How Rich Franklin has evolved year-by-year — milestones, camp changes, style shifts, and notable results.
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Observations & evidence
Every observation expands into the evidence behind it. Tap a row to see why this read was made.
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Video Evidence Ledger
Timestamped tactical observations that back the analysis. Each item cites the fight, round, and moment.
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Prep for camp: Rich Franklin
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Resets to the open side after every exchange
- Not enough scored attributes on file to prescribe specific drills yet
- Orthodox volume partner
Timestamped breakdowns
Curated moments from Franklin's tape — each clip annotated with the technique on display.
How this fighter is changing
Computed only from individual fight results on file — earlier half of the recorded fights compared with the most recent half.
54% in the last 13 fights vs 92% before.
Share of fights ended inside the distance across 25 results on file.
How often recent fights reach the judges.
Similar Fighters
Stylistic neighbors based on sub-score vector, archetype, and weight class.
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See it on film
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Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Rich Franklin.
Status / Injuries
No recent injury or status information found.
Recent Form
- L2012-11-10vs Cung LeKO (punch) · R1 · UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le
- W2012-06-23vs Wanderlei SilvaDecision (unanimous) · R5 · UFC 147
- L2011-02-05vs Forrest GriffinDecision (unanimous) · R3 · UFC 126
- W2010-06-12vs Chuck LiddellKO (punch) · R1 · UFC 115
- L2009-09-19vs Vitor BelfortTKO (punches) · R1 · UFC 103
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Scouting Summary
Rich Franklin is a UFC Hall of Fame inductee and former Middleweight Champion who transitioned from a high school mathematics teacher to one of MMA's most prominent figures. Known for his technical striking and 'Ace' moniker, he currently serves as the Vice President of ONE Champ
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Biography & Camp
Rich Franklin is a UFC Hall of Fame inductee and former Middleweight Champion who transitioned from a high school mathematics teacher to one of MMA's most prominent figures. Known for his technical striking and 'Ace' moniker, he currently serves as the Vice President of ONE Championship.