Rich Franklin has seven losses against six opponents on his MMA record. For a list of Franklin's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Rich Franklin".
On November 10, 2012 Rich Franklin faced off against Cung Le in a middleweight bout at age 38. He was coming in with a record of 29-7 (25), and Le was 40 years old and with a record of 8-2 (7). Franklin lost the fight via 1st-round KO.
On February 5, 2011 Rich Franklin faced off against Forrest Griffin in a light-heavyweight bout at age 36. He was coming in with a record of 28-6 (25), and Griffin was 31 years old and with a record of 17-6 (10). Franklin lost the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On September 19, 2009 Rich Franklin faced off against Vitor Belfort in a light-heavyweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 27-5 (24), and Belfort was 32 years old and with a record of 18-8 (14). Franklin lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On January 17, 2009 Rich Franklin faced off against Dan Henderson in a light-heavyweight bout at age 34. He was coming in with a record of 26-4 (24), and Henderson was 38 years old and with a record of 23-7 (10). Franklin lost the fight via 3-round split decision.
On October 20, 2007 Rich Franklin fought Anderson Silva in a middleweight title fight for Silva's UFC Championship title. Franklin was 33 years old and with a record of 24-3 (22), and Silva was 32 years old and with a record of 21-4 (16). Franklin lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On October 14, 2006 Rich Franklin met Anderson Silva in a middleweight (UFC Championship) title defense fight. Franklin was 32 years old and with a record of 22-2 (21), and Silva was 31 years old and with a record of 18-4 (13). Franklin lost the fight via 1st-round KO and lost the title.
On December 31, 2003 Rich Franklin faced off against Lyoto Machida in a light-heavyweight bout at age 29. He was coming in with a record of 14-1 (14), and Machida was 25 years old and with a record of 2-0 (1). Franklin lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
