| 2012-11-10 | UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le | Middleweight | Cung Le def. Rich Franklin | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:17 |
| 2012-06-23 | UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II | Catchweight | Rich Franklin def. Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 |
| 2011-02-05 | UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort | Light Heavyweight | Forrest Griffin def. Rich Franklin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 2010-06-12 | UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin | Light Heavyweight | Rich Franklin def. Chuck Liddell | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:55 |
| 2009-09-19 | UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort | Middleweight | Vitor Belfort def. Rich Franklin | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:02 |
| 2009-06-13 | UFC 99: The Comeback | Catchweight | Rich Franklin def. Wanderlei Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 2009-01-17 | UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson | Light Heavyweight | Dan Henderson def. Rich Franklin | Decision (split) (29–28, 27–30, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 2008-09-06 | UFC 88: Breakthrough | Light Heavyweight | Rich Franklin def. Matt Hamill | TKO (body kick and punches) | 3 | 0:39 |
| 2008-04-19 | UFC 83: Serra vs. St-Pierre 2 | Middleweight | Rich Franklin def. Travis Lutter | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:01 |
| 2007-10-20 | UFC 77: Hostile Territory | Middleweight | Anderson Silva def. Rich Franklin title | TKO (knees) | 2 | 1:07 |
| 2007-06-16 | UFC 72: Victory | Middleweight | Rich Franklin def. Yushin Okami | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| 2007-03-03 | UFC 68: The Uprising | Middleweight | Rich Franklin def. Jason MacDonald | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 |
| 2006-10-14 | UFC 64: Unstoppable | Middleweight | Anderson Silva def. Rich Franklin title | KO (knee) | 1 | 2:59 |
| 2006-03-04 | UFC 58: USA vs. Canada | Middleweight | Rich Franklin def. David Loiseau title | Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 50–42, 50–42) | 5 | 5:00 |
| 2005-11-19 | UFC 56: Full Force | Middleweight | Rich Franklin def. Nate Quarry title | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:34 |
| 2005-06-04 | UFC 53: Heavy Hitters | Middleweight | Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner title | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 4 | 3:25 |
| 2005-04-09 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale | Light Heavyweight | Rich Franklin def. Ken Shamrock | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:42 |
| 2004-10-22 | UFC 50: The War of '04 | Middleweight | Rich Franklin def. Jorge Rivera | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 4:28 |
| 2003-09-26 | UFC 44: Undisputed | Light Heavyweight | Rich Franklin def. Edwin Dewees | TKO (punches and knees) | 1 | 3:35 |
| 2003-04-25 | UFC 42: Sudden Impact | Light Heavyweight | Rich Franklin def. Evan Tanner | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:40 |