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Rich Franklin vs Travis Lutter

Rich Franklin is 29-7-0; Travis Lutter is 10-6-0. Travis Lutter is 1 year older than Rich Franklin. Rich Franklin has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Travis Lutter. Rich Franklin is 2" · 5 cm taller than Travis Lutter. They have met once: Rich Franklin 1, Travis Lutter 0.

Rich Franklin
United States
Rich Franklin
“Ace” · 29-7-0
Loss · TKOWin · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous Decision
MiddleweightMet once
T
United States
Travis Lutter
“The Serial Killer” · 10-6-0
Loss · TKOWin · Unanimous DecisionLoss · TKO
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Style & credentials

Rich Franklin
KarateBoxingBJJ
  • 2014Black belt · BJJJorge Gurgel
  • 2005UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUFC
  • 2019UFC Hall of Fame - Pioneer Wing, Class of 2019
  • 2005Middleweight Fighter of the Year
Travis Lutter

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%
Head
68%
23%
Body
32%
12%
Leg
0%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Rich Franklinlast 20 fights
70%18%13%
Travis Lutterlast 6 fights
26%26%47%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Rich Franklin Travis Lutter
Strikes landed / min
4.230.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rich Franklin · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.052.42
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rich Franklin · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.041.95
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rich Franklin · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
64%24%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rich Franklin · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
64%30%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rich Franklin · Average · better than 50% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Poor · better than 6% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Rich Franklin · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersTravis Lutter · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1502 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.23
Strikes landed / min
0.41
2.05
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.42
1.04 / 1.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.95 / 8.1
64%
Takedown accuracy
24%
64%
Takedown defence
30%
1:53
Control time / fight
2:18
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.60

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Rich Franklin20 UFC fights · 856 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
45%389/1328
14%117/147
11%90/100
Clinch
9%78/128
8%65/90
1%8/8
Ground
11%92/152
2%16/16
0%1/1
Travis Lutter6 UFC fights · 19 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
26%5/37
0%0/0
0%0/0
Clinch
0%0/0
26%5/6
0%0/0
Ground
42%8/15
5%1/1
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Rich FranklinTravis Lutter

Frequently asked questions

Have Rich Franklin and Travis Lutter ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 (Sat, Apr 19, 2008), where Rich Franklin won by TKO.

What are the records of Rich Franklin and Travis Lutter?

Rich Franklin is 29-7-0 and Travis Lutter is 10-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Rich Franklin or Travis Lutter?

Rich Franklin has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Travis Lutter, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Rich Franklin or Travis Lutter?

Rich Franklin is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Travis Lutter stands 5'11" · 180 cm.

Who is older, Rich Franklin or Travis Lutter?

Travis Lutter is 53 and Rich Franklin is 52.

Who has more finishes, Rich Franklin or Travis Lutter?

Rich Franklin has 25 wins inside the distance (19 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Travis Lutter has 8 wins (1 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission).

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