Heavyweight · “Rocket”
Aleksandar Rakic
15-6-0 UFC 7-5-0
Takedown-Proof
Hard To Take Down
6'4"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
28.6%Finish rate
11:02Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
solid
1 read
grappling
not yet read
wrestling
not yet read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
Takedown-Proof
20 of 23 takedowns stuffed
Hard To Take Down
strong td defense — rates 94 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.2
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.78
Striking accuracy50.5%
Striking defense54.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.45
Takedowns / 15 min0.57
Takedown accuracy21.7%
Takedown defense87.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.11
Control time30.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-5
Insider info
Aleksandar Rakic favored over Marcin Tybura lean UFC Fight Night: Medic vs Rodriguez · July 26, 2026
strikingsolid
Picked on a footwork-and-speed argument moving up from light heavyweight, with an explicit admission the analyst really isn't sure how this plays out.
A fighter the analyst says looks great until he suddenly doesn't -- a pattern that's defined his recent career. A solid striker with good footwork, a good leg kick, strikes well off clinch breaks, and puts together good combinations, blitzing hard once he's hurt someone. The flaw is dropping his hands mid-combination, leaving him catchable, and he doesn't handle leg kicks well himself. Good grappler who wants to slow the fight down, get on top, and grind -- decent ground strikes used just enough to avoid a stand-up.
Strengthgood footwork and leg kick
Strengthstrikes well off clinch breaks
Strengthblitzes hard once an opponent is hurt
Strengthgood grappler, wants to control top position and grind
Weaknessdrops his hands mid-combination and can be caught
Weaknessdoesn't handle leg kicks well himself
Weakness'looks great until he doesn't' -- inconsistent across a career
Striking trend
Fight history
W Marcin Tybura 26-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez · August 1, 2026
71/136Sig. strikes
33/129Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Azamat Murzakanov 14-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:11 — UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · October 25, 2025
9/14Sig. strikes
3/8Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 18-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · October 26, 2024
53/117Sig. strikes
55/114Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jiri Prochazka 28-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:17 — UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · April 13, 2024
58/109Sig. strikes
69/118Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jan Blachowicz 23-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:11 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic · May 14, 2022
27/85Sig. strikes
31/71Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
4:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Thiago Santos 21-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · March 6, 2021
36/89Sig. strikes
49/97Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Anthony Smith 33-15 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · August 29, 2020
44/57Sig. strikes
9/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
12:14Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Volkan Oezdemir 14-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
75/147Sig. strikes
63/144Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
2:38Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jimi Manuwa 17-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:47 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · June 1, 2019
2/7Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Devin Clark 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:05 — UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · December 8, 2018
31/45Sig. strikes
19/31Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin Ledet 9-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · July 22, 2018
104/144Sig. strikes
12/26Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
12:23Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Francimar Barroso 19-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · September 2, 2017
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
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
August 1, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Azamat Murzakanov | TKO (punches) | UFC 321
October 25, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 3:11 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 308
October 26, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jiří Procházka | TKO (punches) | UFC 300
April 13, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 3:17 |
| L | Jan Błachowicz | TKO (knee injury) | UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić
May 14, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 1:11 |
| W | Thiago Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 259
March 6, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anthony Smith | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić
August 29, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jimi Manuwa | KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
June 1, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 0:42 |
| W | Devin Clark | TKO (punches) | UFC 231
December 8, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 4:05 |
| W | Justin Ledet | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
July 22, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Francimar Barroso | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
September 2, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sergio Souza | TKO (punches) | Austrian Fight Challenge 5
March 4, 2017 |
Austrian Fight Challenge | 1 | — |
| W | Martin Batur | KO (punch) | Austrian Fight Challenge 1
June 20, 2015 |
Austrian Fight Challenge | 1 | 0:26 |
| W | Marcin Prachnio | TKO (punches) | Final Fight Championship 16
December 6, 2014 |
Final Fight Championship | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Norbert Péter | TKO (punches) | Heimgala 2
September 13, 2014 |
Heimgala | 1 | 4:57 |
| W | Péter Rozmaring | Submission (north-south choke) | Vendetta: Rookies 2
July 6, 2013 |
Vendetta | 1 | 1:32 |
| W | Laszlo Czene | KO (head kick) | World Freefight Challenge: Challengers 3
June 3, 2012 |
World Freefight Challenge | 1 | — |
| W | Richard Longhimo | TKO (punches) | Vendetta Fight Nights 3
March 18, 2012 |
Vendetta Fight Nights | 2 | 4:30 |
| W | Carsten Lorenz | TKO (punches) | Free Fight Association: New Talents 15
February 4, 2012 |
Free Fight Association | 1 | 1:42 |
| L | Christian Radke | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rock the Cage 2
October 15, 2011 |
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.