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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight Class | Welterweight |
| Out of | Gainsborough, |
Ricardo Franco is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws
| Pro Record | 15-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
|---|---|
| Career Length | 7 years, 10 months, 9 days |
| Rounds Fought | 13.2 |
| Avg. Fights/Year | 2.8 |
| Longest Layoff | 1 year, 9 months, 26 days |
| Quickest Turnaround | 1 week |
| Date | Opponent | Weightclass | Method | Round | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSF | 04/26/2025 | (9-3-0) | Jimmy Sweeney (19-4-0) | WW | Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 73: Italy | 5 | 05:00 | |
| NSF | 10/12/2024 | L (9-2-0) | Austin Trout (2-0-0) | WW (163.9 vs. 164.6) | Decision (Unanimous) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship - Spain | 5 | 02:00 |  |
| NSF | 07/01/2023 | W (8-2-0) | Kaleb Harris (6-4-0) | WW (164.8 vs. 165.2) | TKO/RSC (Strikes) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 46 | 5 | 00:58 | |
| NSF | 04/22/2023 | W (7-2-0) | Axel Birbes (0-0-0) | WW (164.4 vs. 164.6) | TKO/RSC (Strikes) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 40 | 2 | 01:37 | |
| NSF | 03/04/2023 | W (6-2-0) | Darren Godfrey (1-4-0) | Light heavyweight (177.6 vs. 182.0) | KO Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 37 | 2 | 00:49 | |
| NSF | 05/28/2022 | L (6-1-0) | Lorawnt-T Nelson (0-0-0) | Super middleweight | TKO/RSC (Strikes) BYB Extreme Fighting Series 10 - Biloxi Brawl | 2 | 01:44 | |
| NSF | 09/11/2021 | L (6-0-0) | Jimmy Sweeney (14-2-0) | TKO/RSC (Corner Stoppage) Bare Knuckle Boxing 22 | 4 | 00:55 | ||
| NSF | 11/16/2019 | W (5-0-0) | Jimmy Sweeney (13-1-0) | TKO/RSC Bare Knuckle Boxing 19 | 6 | 05:00 | ||
| NSF | 06/08/2019 | W (4-0-0) | James Connolly (2-1-0) | Decision (Unanimous) Bare Knuckle Boxing 17 | 3 | 02:00 | ||
| NSF | 03/10/2019 | W (3-0-0) | Connor Tierney (1-0-0) | KO Bare Knuckle Boxing 16 | 1 | 05:00 | ||
| NSF | 01/26/2019 | W (2-0-0) | Sean Mcfarlane (0-0-0) | KO Bare Knuckle Boxing 15 | 2 | 05:00 | ||
| NSF | 12/01/2018 | W (5-4-0) | Thomas Jessing (5-3-1) | TKO/RSC Caged Steel Fighting Championship 22 | 2 | 04:11 | ||
| NSF | 07/14/2018 | W (4-4-0) | Dan Hunter (0-3-0) | Submission Caged Steel Fighting Championship 21 | 1 | 02:41 | ||
| NSF | 06/09/2018 | W (1-0-0) | Adam Grogan (1-0-0) | KO Bare Knuckle Boxing 11 | 3 | 05:00 | ||
| NSF | 04/21/2018 | L (4-3-0) | Giovanni Melillo (8-2-0) | WW | Submission Absolute Championship Berkut 85 | 2 | 01:52 | |
| NSF | 03/24/2018 | W (0-0-0) | Jonny Lawson (0-1-0) | Decision (Majority) Bare Knuckle Boxing 10 | 3 | 02:00 | ||
| NSF | 02/17/2018 | W (3-3-0) | Tyler Thomas (5-18-0) | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Yorkshire MMA Championship 02/17/18 | 2 | 02:43 | ||
| NSF | 07/22/2017 | L (3-2-0) | Antonio Sheldon (1-0-0) | LW | Submission Absolute Combat Berkut 65 | 3 | 05:00 | |
| NSF | 07/15/2017 | W (2-2-0) | Will Cairns (0-17-0) | TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) Caged Steel Fighting Championship 18 | 1 | 01:05 | ||
| NSF | 05/26/2017 | L (2-1-0) | Roman Bogatov (3-0-0) | Submission (Choke) M-1 Challenge 78 | 1 | 04:52 | ||
| NSF | 04/01/2017 | W (1-1-0) | Marco Balme Hammond (0-0-0) | Submission Almighty Fighting Championship 4 | 1 | 01:40 | ||
| NSF | 03/18/2017 | W (0-1-0) | Steve Webster (0-4-0) | Submission Caged Steel Fighting Championship 17 | 1 | 02:08 | ||
| NSF | 12/03/2016 | L (0-0-0) | Richard Herbert (0-0-0) | Decision Caged Steel Fighting Championship 16 | 3 | 05:00 |
| * Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission * Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record * Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class |
| Amateur Record: | 10-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
|---|---|
| Career Length | 4 years, 4 months, 11 days |
| Rounds Fought | 31.7 |
| Avg. Fights/Year | 3.9 |
| Longest Layoff | 9 months, 13 days |
| Quickest Turnaround | 1 week |
| Date | Opponent | Weightclass | Method | Round | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSF | 04/09/2016 | L (10-6-0) | Justin Burlinson (7-1-0) | Submission (Arm Bar) Combat Challenge MMA - North East 5 | 1 | 02:18 | ||
| NSF | 12/05/2015 | W (9-6-0) | James Balme (0-0-0) | LW | Submission (Strikes) Caged Steel Fighting Championship 13 | 1 | 03:00 | |
| NSF | 09/19/2015 | L (9-5-0) | Michal Figlak (6-1-0) | TKO/RSC (Injury) Golden Ticket Fight Promotions - Fight Night 1 | 5 | 00:41 | ||
| NSF | 12/06/2014 | W (8-5-0) | Dorian Baran (2-2-0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) Caged Steel Fighting Championship 10 | 3 | 03:00 | ||
| NSF | 07/05/2014 | L (8-4-0) | Paul Douglas (6-0-0) | LW | Submission (Guillotine Choke) International Combat Elite 3 | 1 | 02:40 | |
| NSF | 06/28/2014 | W (7-4-0) | Malcolm Richardson (1-1-0) | LW | TKO/RSC Caged Steel Fighting Championship 8 | 1 | 01:36 | |
| NSF | 04/05/2014 | W (6-4-0) | Rob Caush (2-2-0) | LW | TKO/RSC Knuckleforce Fighting Championships 7 - Collision | 3 | 01:50 | |
| NSF | 02/22/2014 | W (5-4-0) | Callum Gahgan (4-4-0) | TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) Amateur Cage Battle 9 | 1 | 01:23 | ||
| NSF | 12/07/2013 | L (5-3-0) | Jack Cartwright (2-0-0) | Submission (Choke) Caged Steel Fighting Championship 6 | 1 | 01:57 | ||
| NSF | 09/22/2013 | W (4-3-0) | Anton Bray (0-0-0) | TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) British Challenge MMA 4 | 2 | 00:00 | ||
| NSF | 07/20/2013 | W (3-3-0) | Simon Stadnick (0-0-0) | TKO/RSC Caged Steel Fighting Championship 5 | 3 | 03:00 | ||
| NSF | 06/22/2013 | L (3-2-0) | Wayne Tierny (4-3-0) | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Full Contact Contender 6 | 2 | 01:35 | ||
| NSF | 05/04/2013 | W (2-2-0) | Bjarki Omarsson (0-0-0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) 10th Legion Championship Fighting 13 | 3 | 05:00 | ||
| NSF | 10/20/2012 | W (1-2-0) | Stephen Duke (1-2-0) | Decision (Unanimous Decision) Full Contact Contender 4 | 3 | 03:00 | ||
| NSF | 06/25/2012 | L (1-1-0) | Arron Allerton (0-0-0) | Submission (Guillotine Choke) Full Contact Contender 3 | 2 | 01:10 | ||
| NSF | 03/17/2012 | W (0-1-0) | James Reece (0-2-0) | FTW | Submission (Guillotine Choke) Full Contact Contender 2 | 3 | 00:56 | |
| NSF | 11/29/2011 | L (0-0-0) | Scott Hancox (0-0-0) | FTW | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Full Contact Contender 1 | 1 | 01:06 |
| * Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission * Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record * Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class |