Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin — UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin

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Forrest GriffinWinner

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UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort

Saturday, February 5, 2011 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Forrest Griffin def. Rich Franklin

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

Referee · Steve MazzagattiDoug Crosby · 28-29Patricia Morse-Jarman · 28-29Tony Weeks · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Forrest GriffinRound 3Rich Franklin

19 / 64Sig. strikes15 / 45

30%Accuracy33%

20 / 65Total strikes16 / 46

0Knockdowns0

2 / 4Takedowns1 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

0:18Control0:21

3.8Pace / min3.0

46%Control share54%

Forrest Griffin

Targethead 37% · body 32% · leg 32%

Phasedistance 79% · clinch 16% · ground 5%

Rich Franklin

Targethead 67% · body 27% · leg 7%

Phasedistance 80% · clinch 20% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeForrest Griffin landed 19 significant strikes to 15.

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

What changed from R2

Target shiftForrest Griffin's head share of landed strikes moved -26 pts, to 37% head with 32% body and 32% leg.
Grappling pressureForrest Griffin attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 4 against 2.
Grappling pressureRich Franklin attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 2 against 0.

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.

Forrest Griffin

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

50Forrest Griffin sig. strikes

33Rich Franklin sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+700%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Rich Franklin)