Heavyweight · “Rocket”
Aleksandar Rakic
15-6-0 UFC 7-5-0
6'4"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1992-02-06Born
2KO wins
0Sub wins
28.6%Finish rate
11:02Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.2
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.78
Striking accuracy50.5%
Striking defense54.8%
Takedowns / 15 min0.57
Takedown accuracy21.7%
Takedown defense87.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.11
Control time30.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Marcin Tybura 14-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez · 2026-08-01
71/136Sig. strikes
33/129Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Azamat Murzakanov 5-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:11 — UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · 2025-10-25
9/14Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 10-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · 2024-10-26
53/117Sig. strikes
55/114Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jiri Prochazka 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:17 — UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · 2024-04-13
58/109Sig. strikes
69/118Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jan Blachowicz 11-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:11 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic · 2022-05-14
27/85Sig. strikes
31/71Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
4:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Thiago Santos 13-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · 2021-03-06
36/89Sig. strikes
49/97Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anthony Smith 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · 2020-08-29
44/57Sig. strikes
9/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
12:14Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Volkan Oezdemir 4-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · 2019-12-21
75/147Sig. strikes
63/144Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
2:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jimi Manuwa 6-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:47 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · 2019-06-01
2/7Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Devin Clark 3-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:05 — UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · 2018-12-08
31/45Sig. strikes
19/31Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin Ledet 3-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · 2018-07-22
104/144Sig. strikes
12/26Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
12:23Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Francimar Barroso 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · 2017-09-02
46/150Sig. strikes
24/55Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Aleksandar Rakić) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
9
Submission
1
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
12
Austrian Fight Challenge
2
Final Fight Championship
1
Heimgala
1
Vendetta
1
World Freefight Challenge
1
Vendetta Fight Nights
1
Free Fight Association
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Marcin Tybura | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
2026-08-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Azamat Murzakanov | TKO (punches) | UFC 321
2025-10-25 |
UFC | 1 | 3:11 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 308
2024-10-26 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jiří Procházka | TKO (punches) | UFC 300
2024-04-13 |
UFC | 2 | 3:17 |
| L | Jan Błachowicz | TKO (knee injury) | UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić
2022-05-14 |
UFC | 3 | 1:11 |
| W | Thiago Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 259
2021-03-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anthony Smith | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić
2020-08-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
2019-12-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jimi Manuwa | KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
2019-06-01 |
UFC | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Devin Clark | TKO (punches) | UFC 231
2018-12-08 |
UFC | 1 | 4:05 |
| W | Justin Ledet | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
2018-07-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Francimar Barroso | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
2017-09-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sergio Souza | TKO (punches) | Austrian Fight Challenge 5
2017-03-04 |
Austrian Fight Challenge | 1 | — |
| W | Martin Batur | KO (punch) | Austrian Fight Challenge 1
2015-06-20 |
Austrian Fight Challenge | 1 | 0:26 |
| W | Marcin Prachnio | TKO (punches) | Final Fight Championship 16
2014-12-06 |
Final Fight Championship | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Norbert Péter | TKO (punches) | Heimgala 2
2014-09-13 |
Heimgala | 1 | 4:57 |
| W | Péter Rozmaring | Submission (north-south choke) | Vendetta: Rookies 2
2013-07-06 |
Vendetta | 1 | 1:32 |
| W | Laszlo Czene | KO (head kick) | World Freefight Challenge: Challengers 3
2012-06-03 |
World Freefight Challenge | 1 | — |
| W | Richard Longhimo | TKO (punches) | Vendetta Fight Nights 3
2012-03-18 |
Vendetta Fight Nights | 2 | 4:30 |
| W | Carsten Lorenz | TKO (punches) | Free Fight Association: New Talents 15
2012-02-04 |
Free Fight Association | 1 | 1:42 |
| L | Christian Radke | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rock the Cage 2
2011-10-15 |
Rock the Cage | 1 | 4:34 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Aleksandar Rakić) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.