Pace: 4.5 vs 2.1 landed / min
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The evidence points to a volume gap (1.6 vs 4.1 strikes per minute); that is the read to test in the first five minutes.
The stored career numbers do not draw a sharp contrast between these two, which usually means the fight is decided by adjustments rather than a single dominant phase.
Supporting evidencePace: 4.1 vs 1.6 landed / min
| Attribute | Belfort | Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 32 | 34 |
| Height | 6′0″ | 6′1″ |
| Reach | 74″ | 76″ |
| Stance | Southpaw | Southpaw |
| Rank | Unranked | Unranked |
Highlighted rows mark a meaningful factual difference, not an advantage. Unpublished values stay unpublished.
Franklin lands 4.1 significant strikes per minute to Belfort’s 1.6: a real volume gap.
Favors FranklinBelfort has finished 100% of archived wins (6 KO/TKO, 1 submission), 2 of them inside round one in the last 5.
Favors BelfortBelfort has been finished 2 times in the archive and absorbs 2.8 strikes per minute.
Favors FranklinBelfort has 2 first-round finishes in the last 5 archived results — the opening minutes carry real finishing risk.
The middle rounds belong to whoever sets the pace: Franklin averages 4.1 landed per minute to Belfort at 1.6, so Belfort needs the counters to land clean (46% accuracy on record).
Three rounds only: a slow first round is expensive, and round three is often fought by whoever has the gas tank and the lead on the cards.
