CompuStrike Stats: Franklin vs. Silva
Joe Hall Jun 16, 2009
Rich
Franklin outworked Wanderlei
Silva at UFC 99, according to CompuStrike’s numbers.
The former UFC middleweight champion landed 91 out of 192 strikes for 47 percent compared to Silva’s 62 of 199 for 31 percent. CompuStrike also had Franklin landing more power punch/elbow strikes (58) than Silva (35) and more kicks during the 15-minute fight, which was fought mostly on the feet.
Franklin took a unanimous decision on the scorecards, but there has been some disagreement over the call.
See CompuStrike’s round-by-round breakdown here.
On one viewing, I had all three rounds for Franklin, though I wouldn’t argue for long with someone saying Silva took the second. He hurt Franklin in that period, and for a moment had him engaging in precisely the kind of firefight Silva lives for. But Franklin recovered, and Matt Hume reminded him between rounds to throw two shots and get out of there, two and out. Franklin listened, got back down to the business of circling out after throwing and won the fight.
The former UFC middleweight champion landed 91 out of 192 strikes for 47 percent compared to Silva’s 62 of 199 for 31 percent. CompuStrike also had Franklin landing more power punch/elbow strikes (58) than Silva (35) and more kicks during the 15-minute fight, which was fought mostly on the feet.
Franklin took a unanimous decision on the scorecards, but there has been some disagreement over the call.
See CompuStrike’s round-by-round breakdown here.
On one viewing, I had all three rounds for Franklin, though I wouldn’t argue for long with someone saying Silva took the second. He hurt Franklin in that period, and for a moment had him engaging in precisely the kind of firefight Silva lives for. But Franklin recovered, and Matt Hume reminded him between rounds to throw two shots and get out of there, two and out. Franklin listened, got back down to the business of circling out after throwing and won the fight.
