Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Forrest Griffin won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, February 5, 2011·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupForrest Griffin: Elusive strikervsRich Franklin: Elusive striker
Two technical strikers — likely goes the distance with a close decision.
Model Prediction: Forrest Griffin wins(52.1%)
Actual result: Forrest Griffin wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Stance matchup historically favors Rich Franklin (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Forrest Griffin
Red Corner
VS
Rich Franklin
Blue Corner
+118
(46%)
Vegas Odds
-128
(56%)
47
Age
51
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
Height
6'1"
195.58 cm
Reach
193.04 cm
Recent Form
Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Forrest Griffin
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Mauricio Rua · Aug 11W
vs Tito Ortiz · Jul 12Rich Franklin
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Chuck Liddell · Jun 10W
vs Wanderlei Silva · Jun 12L
KOvs Cung Le · Nov 12Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Forrest GriffinMetricRich Franklin
4.38
Strikes / min
4.10
2.81
Strikes absorbed / min
2.07
61%
Strike defense
62%
1.05
TDs / 15 min
1.31
57%
Takedown defense
63%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.57evenly matched on net striking+2.03
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Forrest GriffinRich Franklin
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Forrest Griffin(3 fights)Rich Franklin(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-16.016.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-1.01.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+47.3-47.3
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+49.8-49.8
Forrest Griffin
StanceOrthodox
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights3
Rich Franklin
StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights4