Devin Clark vs.
Aleksandar Rakic
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Devin Clark
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 9 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Aleksandar Rakic
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Devin Clark
Distance 67.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 10.4%)
Aleksandar Rakic
Distance 80.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Devin Clark
Head 70.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 9.7%)
Aleksandar Rakic
Head 67.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Clark L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Rakic L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 306 / 736 | 41.6% | 41.4% | 389 / 886 | 43.9% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 182 / 231 | 78.8% | 70.9% | 52 / 64 | 81.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 100 / 118 | 84.7% | 72.3% | 115 / 150 | 76.7% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 328 / 767 | 42.8% | 38.9% | 282 / 745 | 37.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 160 / 195 | 82.1% | 71.9% | 103 / 134 | 76.9% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 100 / 123 | 81.3% | 81.8% | 171 / 221 | 77.4% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Clark L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Rakic L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 269 / 656 | 41.0% | 40.4% | 284 / 704 | 40.3% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 242 / 311 | 77.8% | 68.7% | 56 / 73 | 76.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 117 / 155 | 75.5% | 70.4% | 29 / 40 | 72.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 368 / 815 | 45.2% | 37.5% | 188 / 557 | 33.8% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 183 / 219 | 83.6% | 72.3% | 83 / 145 | 57.2% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 77 / 88 | 87.5% | 83.0% | 98 / 115 | 85.2% | 83.0% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Clark has more cage time on record.