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Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Forrest Griffin and Rich Franklin met once (2011). Forrest Griffin won in 2011 by decision.

SOURCE·Forrest Griffin and Rich Franklin — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

Sources, exclusions and known limits →

Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Forrest GriffinRich Franklin
—Reach76″ (193 cm)
75″ (190.5 cm)Height73″ (185.4 cm)
—Reach advantage+4.1%
19–7Record29–7
53%Finish rate86%
6Longest unbeaten run11
28Recorded bouts37
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentForrest GriffinRich Franklin
Anderson Silva L L
Anderson Silva L L
Travis Fulton W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Forrest Griffin

20002010UNFILEDwin v Wiehan Lesh, 2001, submissionloss v Dan Severn, 2001, decisionwin v Steve Sayegh, 2002, submissionwin v Travis Fulton, 2002, kowin v Jeff Monson, 2002, decisionwin v Kent Hensley, 2002, submissionwin v Jason Braswell, 2002, decisionwin v Edson Paredao, 2003, koloss v Jeremy Horn, 2003, kowin v Chael Sonnen, 2003, submissionwin v Ebenezer Fontes Braga, 2003, submissionwin v Elvis Sinosic, 2005, kowin v Bill Mahood, 2005, submissionwin v Stephan Bonnar, 2005, decisionwin v Sam Hoger, 2005, koloss v Keith Jardine, 2006, kowin v Stephan Bonnar, 2006, decisionloss v Tito Ortiz, 2006, decisionwin v Maurício Rua, 2007, submissionwin v Hector Ramirez, 2007, decisionloss v Rashad Evans, 2008, kowin v Quinton Jackson, 2008, decisionwin v Tito Ortiz, 2009, decisionloss v Anderson Silva, 2009, koloss v Maurício Rua, 2011, kowin v Rich Franklin, 2011, decisionwin v Tito Ortiz, 2012, decisionwin v Alex Schoenauer, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2012 · 1 UNDATED
2010 win vs Wiehan Lesh (2001)loss vs Dan Severn (2001)win vs Steve Sayegh (2002)win vs Travis Fulton (2002)win vs Jeff Monson (2002)win vs Kent Hensley (2002)win vs Jason Braswell (2002)win vs Edson Paredao (2003)loss vs Jeremy Horn (2003)win vs Chael Sonnen (2003)win vs Ebenezer Fontes Braga (2003)win vs Elvis Sinosic (2005)win vs Bill Mahood (2005)win vs Stephan Bonnar (2005)win vs Sam Hoger (2005)loss vs Keith Jardine (2006)win vs Stephan Bonnar (2006)loss vs Tito Ortiz (2006)win vs Maurício Rua (2007)win vs Hector Ramirez (2007)loss vs Rashad Evans (2008)win vs Quinton Jackson (2008)win vs Tito Ortiz (2009)loss vs Anderson Silva (2009)loss vs Maurício Rua (2011)win vs Rich Franklin (2011)win vs Tito Ortiz (2012)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2012

Rich Franklin

199020002010win v Eugene Pinault, 1999, submissionwin v Michael Martin, 1999, kowin v Dennis Reed, 2000, submissionwin v Gary Myers, 2000, kowin v Rob Smith, 2000, kowin v Marvin Eastman, 2001, submissionwin v Dennis Reed, 2001, submissionwin v Chris Seifert, 2001, submissionwin v Travis Fulton, 2001, konc v Aaron Brink, 2001win v Antony Rea, 2002, kowin v Yan Pellerin, 2002, submissionloss v Lyoto Machida, 2003, kowin v Edwin Dewees, 2003, kowin v Roberto Ramirez, 2003, kowin v Evan Tanner, 2003, kowin v Curtis Stout, 2004, submissionwin v Jorge Rivera, 2004, submissionwin v Ralph Dillon, 2004, submissionwin v Leo Sylvest, 2004, submissionwin v Nate Quarry, 2005, kowin v Evan Tanner, 2005, kowin v Ken Shamrock, 2005, koloss v Anderson Silva, 2006, kowin v David Loiseau, 2006, decisionloss v Anderson Silva, 2007, kowin v Yushin Okami, 2007, decisionwin v Jason MacDonald, 2007, kowin v Matt Hamill, 2008, kowin v Travis Lutter, 2008, koloss v Vitor Belfort, 2009, kowin v Wanderlei Silva, 2009, decisionloss v Dan Henderson, 2009, decisionwin v Chuck Liddell, 2010, koloss v Forrest Griffin, 2011, decisionloss v Cung Le, 2012, kowin v Wanderlei Silva, 2012, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1999–2012
2000 2010 win vs Eugene Pinault (1999)win vs Michael Martin (1999)win vs Dennis Reed (2000)win vs Gary Myers (2000)win vs Rob Smith (2000)win vs Marvin Eastman (2001)win vs Dennis Reed (2001)win vs Chris Seifert (2001)win vs Travis Fulton (2001)nc vs Aaron Brink (2001)win vs Antony Rea (2002)win vs Yan Pellerin (2002)loss vs Lyoto Machida (2003)win vs Edwin Dewees (2003)win vs Roberto Ramirez (2003)win vs Evan Tanner (2003)win vs Curtis Stout (2004)win vs Jorge Rivera (2004)win vs Ralph Dillon (2004)win vs Leo Sylvest (2004)win vs Nate Quarry (2005)win vs Evan Tanner (2005)win vs Ken Shamrock (2005)loss vs Anderson Silva (2006)win vs David Loiseau (2006)loss vs Anderson Silva (2007)win vs Yushin Okami (2007)win vs Jason MacDonald (2007)win vs Matt Hamill (2008)win vs Travis Lutter (2008)loss vs Vitor Belfort (2009)win vs Wanderlei Silva (2009)loss vs Dan Henderson (2009)win vs Chuck Liddell (2010)loss vs Forrest Griffin (2011)loss vs Cung Le (2012)win vs Wanderlei Silva (2012)
winlossdraw / NC1999–2012
Cross-references
Forrest Griffin

The full ledger: 28 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

19–7 Rich Franklin

The same, from the other corner — 37 bouts and the cohort Franklin is ranked inside.

29–7 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

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