Jiri Prochazka 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.
Jiri Prochazka
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.55 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 30 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.2 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)
Jiri Prochazka
Distance 82.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 12.1% (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)
Jiri Prochazka
Head 83.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 11.5% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 5.3% (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 | Prochazka L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Rakic L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 402 / 773 | 52.0% | 41.4% | 389 / 886 | 43.9% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 47 | 83.0% | 70.9% | 52 / 64 | 81.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 77 / 113 | 68.1% | 72.3% | 115 / 150 | 76.7% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 397 / 777 | 51.1% | 38.9% | 282 / 745 | 37.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 81 / 107 | 75.7% | 71.9% | 103 / 134 | 76.9% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 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 Prochazka L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Rakic L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 388 / 798 | 48.6% | 40.4% | 284 / 704 | 40.3% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 47 | 78.7% | 68.7% | 56 / 73 | 76.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 98 / 113 | 86.7% | 70.4% | 29 / 40 | 72.5% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 363 / 756 | 48.0% | 37.5% | 188 / 557 | 33.8% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 87 / 112 | 77.7% | 72.3% | 83 / 145 | 57.2% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 73 / 90 | 81.1% | 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 — Rakic has more cage time on record.