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Middleweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Saturday, June 4, 2005 · Atlantic City · New Jersey
Result
Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner
KO/TKO (Facial Cuts) · Round 4 · 3:25 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R4 · 3:25
Rich FranklinRound 4Evan Tanner
24 / 53Sig. strikes4 / 13
45%Accuracy31%
25 / 54Total strikes4 / 13
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2
0Sub. attempts0
0:12Control0:00
7.0Pace / min1.2
100%Control share0%
Rich Franklin
Targethead 83% · body 8% · leg 8%
Phasedistance 79% · clinch 21% · ground 0%
Evan Tanner
Targethead 25% · body 75% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 75% · clinch 25% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeRich Franklin landed 24 significant strikes to 4.Striking edgeRich Franklin struck at 45% accuracy to 31%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R3
- Pace downEvan Tanner's significant-strike pace moved -16% from R3 to R4, 1.2 against 1.4 per minute.
- Target shiftEvan Tanner's head share of landed strikes moved -32 pts, to 25% head with 75% body and 0% leg.
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.
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.
Evan Tanner
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
97Rich Franklin sig. strikes
25Evan Tanner sig. strikes
4rounds observed
+131%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Rich Franklin)
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 4 rounds · UFC Stats
97 / 272Sig. strikes25 / 95
36%Accuracy26%
104 / 279Total strikes27 / 99
0Knockdowns1
0 / 0Takedowns1 / 5
1Sub attempts1
1:15Control0:47
79Head15
11Body9
7Leg1
Rich FranklinEvan Tanner
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
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Tale of the tape
29-7-0 (1 NC)Record32-8-0
30Age34
6'1"Height6'0"
76"Reach74"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
4.10Sig. str./min3.05
1.31TD / 15 min2.55
Rich Franklin13-6 in archive
8KO/TKO wins
1Sub wins
69%Finish rate
