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UFC 42: Sudden Impact
Friday, April 25, 2003 · Miami · Florida
Full card → Result Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner Method KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) Round · time Round 1 · 2:40 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Larry Landless Sig. strikes Rich Franklin 16/38 · Evan Tanner 6/14 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Rich Franklin 16/38 · Evan Tanner 6/14 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (1 round) Result Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner
KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 1 · 2:40 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R1 · 2:40
R1
Rich Franklin Round 1 Evan Tanner
16 / 38 Sig. strikes 6 / 14
42% Accuracy 43%
16 / 38 Total strikes 6 / 14
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:02 Control 0:00
6.0 Pace / min 2.3
100% Control share 0%
Rich Franklin
Target head 81% · body 6% · leg 13%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Evan Tanner
Target head 0% · body 83% · leg 17%
Phase distance 67% · clinch 33% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
16 Rich Franklin sig. strikes
6 Evan Tanner sig. strikes
1 rounds observed
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 1 round · PropSports round stats 16 / 38 Sig. strikes 6 / 14
42% Accuracy 43%
16 / 38 Total strikes 6 / 14
1 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 0
0 Sub attempts 0
0:02 Control 0:00
13 Head 0
1 Body 5
2 Leg 1
Rich Franklin Evan Tanner
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Rich Franklin 1
Tale of the tape 29-7-0 (1 NC) Record 32-8-0
28 Age 32
6'1" Height 6'0"
76" Reach 74"
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
4.10 Sig. str./min 3.05
1.31 TD / 15 min 2.55
Rich Franklin 13-6 in archive
8 KO/TKO wins
1 Sub wins
69% Finish rate
Evan Tanner 11-5 in archive
5 KO/TKO wins
4 Sub wins
82% Finish rate
