Heavyweight Bout

Aleksandar Rakic

“Rocket”

Record: 7-5-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 4"
Reach: 78"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: Feb 06, 1992

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 12
Minutes: 132.5
Knockdowns: 4
Sig. accuracy: 50.5%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 21.7%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 1
Control / 15: 4:35

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted556/1100

Accuracy50.5%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head50.7%
Body18.5%
Leg30.8%

Position

Distance70.0%
Clinch9.4%
Ground20.7%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head50.9%
Body22.5%
Leg26.6%

Position absorbed

Distance77.0%
Clinch15.2%
Ground7.9%

Grappling

For

Takedowns5/23

TD accuracy21.7%

TD per 150.6

Sub attempts1

Subs per 150.1

Reversals0

Control40:27

Control per 154:35

Against

Takedowns absorbed3/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced1

Control conceded5:45

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.8	20.5%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.4	25.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1.1	22.1%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Marcin Tybura
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. RodriguezAug 1, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 71/136 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 3:11
Loss vs Azamat Murzakanov
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:11
UFC 321: Aspinall vs. GaneOct 25, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 9/14 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:36
Loss vs Magomed Ankalaev
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayOct 26, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 53/117 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:00
Loss vs Jiri Prochazka
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:17
UFC 300: Pereira vs. HillApr 13, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 58/109 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Jan Blachowicz
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:11
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. RakicMay 14, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 27/85 · TD 1/4 · Ctrl 4:33
Win vs Thiago Santos
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaMar 6, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 36/89 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 2:32
Win vs Anthony Smith
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. RakicAug 29, 2020
KD 1 · Sig 44/57 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 12:14
Loss vs Volkan Oezdemir
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean ZombieDec 21, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 75/147 · TD 1/9 · Ctrl 2:38
Win vs Jimi Manuwa
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:47
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. SmithJun 1, 2019
KD 1 · Sig 2/7 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:01
Win vs Devin Clark
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:05
UFC 231: Holloway vs. OrtegaDec 8, 2018
KD 1 · Sig 31/45 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:06

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