Heavyweight

Aleksandar Rakic

Last fought: Aug 2026

RECORD

Pro

15-6-0

UFC

7-5-0

Age

Height

6'4"

Weight

238 lbs

Reach

78"

Stance

Orthodox

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:02
Fight Completion Rate	69.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.21
% Fights Inside the Distance	41.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	84-42 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	51-31 (62.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	33-11 (75.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	65.1%
% Time in Control	30.5%
% Time Controlled	4.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	87.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.51
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.29
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.22
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.9%
Distance Strike Defense	59.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.48
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.83
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.33
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.33
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.37
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.77

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field

Aleksandar Rakic League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Aleksandar Rakic
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	21.7%
Takedown Defense	87.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	4:34
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	28.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	71.4%
Avg Fight Time	11:02
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Takedown Accuracy	14.3%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	1:52

Fight History

WIN

vs. Marcin Tybura

UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez • Aug 2026Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aleksandar Rakic71/13652%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:11

Marcin Tybura33/12926%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	36/60	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Tybura	10/56	18%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Aleksandar Rakic	18/43	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Tybura	14/50	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aleksandar Rakic	17/33	52%	0/0	3:11	—
	Marcin Tybura	9/23	39%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Azamat Murzakanov

UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane • Oct 2025Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:11

Aleksandar Rakic9/1464%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:36

Azamat Murzakanov3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	9/14	64%	0/2	0:36	—
	Azamat Murzakanov	3/8	38%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aleksandar Rakic53/11745%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:00

Magomed Ankalaev55/11448%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	19/34	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aleksandar Rakic	19/43	44%	0/0	0:06	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	23/50	46%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Aleksandar Rakic	12/29	41%	0/1	0:54	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	13/30	43%	0/0	1:18	—

LOSS

vs. Jiri Prochazka

UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill • Apr 2024Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:17

Aleksandar Rakic58/10953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jiri Prochazka69/11858%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	36/69	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jiri Prochazka	16/38	42%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Aleksandar Rakic	22/40	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jiri Prochazka	53/80	66%	1/1	0:35	—

LOSS

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic • May 2022Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 3, 1:11

Aleksandar Rakic27/8532%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:33

Jan Blachowicz31/7144%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	12/52	23%	0/2	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	25/53	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aleksandar Rakic	10/19	53%	1/2	4:33	—
	Jan Blachowicz	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aleksandar Rakic	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	5/15	33%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Santos

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aleksandar Rakic36/8940%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:32

Thiago Santos49/9751%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	14/30	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Thiago Santos	15/27	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aleksandar Rakic	15/35	43%	0/0	1:11	—
	Thiago Santos	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aleksandar Rakic	7/24	29%	0/2	1:21	—
	Thiago Santos	23/39	59%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Smith

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic • Aug 2020Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aleksandar Rakic44/5777%TD 0/0Ctrl 12:14KD 1

Anthony Smith9/2143%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	17/21	81%	0/0	3:22	1
	Anthony Smith	5/11	45%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Aleksandar Rakic	9/12	75%	0/0	4:31	—
	Anthony Smith	4/8	50%	0/2	0:10	—

R3	Aleksandar Rakic	18/24	75%	0/0	4:21	—
	Anthony Smith	0/2	0%	0/0	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Volkan Oezdemir

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie • Dec 2019Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aleksandar Rakic75/14751%TD 1/9Ctrl 2:38

Volkan Oezdemir63/14444%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	23/47	49%	1/4	0:47	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	12/39	31%	0/0	0:29	—

R2	Aleksandar Rakic	22/39	56%	0/2	0:31	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	21/40	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aleksandar Rakic	30/61	49%	0/3	1:20	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	30/65	46%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Jimi Manuwa

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith • Jun 2019Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 0:47

Aleksandar Rakic2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Jimi Manuwa2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	2/7	29%	0/0	0:01	1
	Jimi Manuwa	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Devin Clark

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist) • Rd 1, 4:05

Aleksandar Rakic31/4569%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:06KD 1

Devin Clark19/3161%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:49KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	31/45	69%	0/1	1:06	1
	Devin Clark	19/31	61%	0/2	0:49	1

WIN

vs. Justin Ledet

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith • Jul 2018Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aleksandar Rakic104/14472%TD 3/4Ctrl 12:23KD 1

Justin Ledet12/2646%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	30/42	71%	1/1	4:07	—
	Justin Ledet	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Aleksandar Rakic	50/70	71%	0/0	3:35	—
	Justin Ledet	7/17	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aleksandar Rakic	24/32	75%	2/3	4:41	1
	Justin Ledet	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Francimar Barroso

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve • Sep 2017Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aleksandar Rakic46/15031%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Francimar Barroso24/5544%TD 2/14Ctrl 1:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aleksandar Rakic	11/34	32%	0/0	0:13	—
	Francimar Barroso	9/16	56%	0/4	0:10	—

R2	Aleksandar Rakic	20/54	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francimar Barroso	10/23	43%	2/6	1:26	—

R3	Aleksandar Rakic	15/62	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francimar Barroso	5/16	31%	0/4	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com