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UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Saturday, June 4, 2005 · Atlantic City · New Jersey
Full card → Result Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner Method KO/TKO (Facial Cuts) Round · time Round 4 · 3:25 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5) Referee Herb Dean Sig. strikes Rich Franklin 97/272 · Evan Tanner 25/95 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Rich Franklin 104/279 · Evan Tanner 27/99 Scorecards None — the fight ended by KO/TKO Analysis Round-by-round (4 rounds) Result Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner
KO/TKO (Facial Cuts) · Round 4 · 3:25 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
KO/TKO · R4 · 3:25
R1 R2 R3 R4
Rich Franklin Round 4 Evan Tanner
24 / 53 Sig. strikes 4 / 13
45% Accuracy 31%
25 / 54 Total strikes 4 / 13
0 Knockdowns 0
0 / 0 Takedowns 0 / 2
0 Sub. attempts 0
0:12 Control 0:00
7.0 Pace / min 1.2
100% Control share 0%
Rich Franklin
Target head 83% · body 8% · leg 8%
Phase distance 79% · clinch 21% · ground 0%
Evan Tanner
Target head 25% · body 75% · leg 0%
Phase distance 75% · clinch 25% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
97 Rich Franklin sig. strikes
25 Evan Tanner sig. strikes
4 rounds 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 · PropSports round stats 97 / 272 Sig. strikes 25 / 95
36% Accuracy 26%
104 / 279 Total strikes 27 / 99
0 Knockdowns 1
0 / 0 Takedowns 1 / 5
1 Sub attempts 1
1:15 Control 0:47
79 Head 15
11 Body 9
7 Leg 1
Rich Franklin Evan Tanner
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg
Tale of the tape 29-7-0 (1 NC) Record 32-8-0
30 Age 34
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
