Dan Henderson vs Rich Franklin — UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Dan Henderson vs Rich Franklin

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UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson

Saturday, January 17, 2009 · Dublin · Leinster

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Result

Dan Henderson def. Rich Franklin

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Dan MiragliottaChris Lee · 28-29Tim Vannatta · 28-29Chris Watts · 30-27Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Dan HendersonRound 3Rich Franklin

7 / 21Sig. strikes21 / 49

33%Accuracy43%

8 / 22Total strikes28 / 58

0Knockdowns0

1 / 2Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:53Control1:29

1.4Pace / min4.2

37%Control share63%

Dan Henderson

Targethead 57% · body 0% · leg 43%

Phasedistance 71% · clinch 14% · ground 14%

Rich Franklin

Targethead 38% · body 52% · leg 10%

Phasedistance 71% · clinch 29% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeRich Franklin landed 21 significant strikes to 7.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace downDan Henderson's significant-strike pace moved -36% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 2.2 per minute.
Control swingDan Henderson's control time moved -95s, 53s against 148s.
Defensive driftDan Henderson absorbed significant strikes +163% faster than in R2, 4.2 against 1.6 per minute.
Pace upRich Franklin's significant-strike pace moved +163% from R2 to R3, 4.2 against 1.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftRich Franklin's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 43% against 31%.
Control swingRich Franklin's control time moved +86s, 89s against 3s.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Dan Henderson

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Rich Franklin

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

36Dan Henderson sig. strikes

39Rich Franklin sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+163%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Rich Franklin)