Wanderlei Silva vs Rich Franklin prediction

UFC 99: The Comeback · Saturday, 13 June 2009 · Catch Weight · main event

Wanderlei Silva35-14-1UFC wins: 4 KO, 0 SUB, 1 DEC
vs
Rich Franklin29-7-0UFC wins: 9 KO, 1 SUB, 4 DEC

Result: Rich Franklin by U Dec, R3 5:00.

Wanderlei Silva vs Rich Franklin: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Wanderlei SilvaTale of the tapeRich Franklin
35-14-1Record29-7-0
–Nationality–
12UFC fights20
32Age34
180 cmHeight185 cm
188 cmReach193 cm
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
4 / 0 / 1UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC9 / 1 / 4
3 / 0 / 4UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC4 / 0 / 2
3.2Sig. strikes landed per minute4.1
3.8Sig. strikes absorbed per minute2.2
0.5Takedowns per 15 minutes1.0
1.15Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.56

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Wanderlei Silva: last UFC fights

Won 1 (50%)Lost 1 (50%)

Rich Franklin: last UFC fights

Won 1 (50%)Lost 1 (50%)

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