Fighter profile

Aleksandar Rakic

“Rocket”

Heavyweight · UFC record 7-5 · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 1 Aug 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)84

Power76

Striking defense80

Takedown defense90

WrestlingProvisional measure63

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 1 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING81.1

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING66.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Reach: 198 cm (6'6")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 34

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 29 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 1 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.2significant, per round

Strikes absorbed12.7per round

Striking differential+6.4per round

Takedown attempts0.79per round

Takedown defense87.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate28.6%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 12.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +6.4
Striking accuracy: 50.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.14
Target: head / body / leg: 50.7% / 18.5% / 30.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 70.0% / 9.3% / 20.7%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.79
Takedowns landed per round: 0.17
Takedown accuracy: 21.7%
Takedown defense: 87.0%
Control time per round: 1:24
Submission attempts per round: 0.03
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 7-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 28.6%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 4 / 2
Average fight time: 10:41 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Aleksandar Rakic — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 1 Aug 2026	Marcin Tybura	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
Sat 25 Oct 2025	Azamat Murzakanov	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:11	UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
Sat 26 Oct 2024	Magomed Ankalaev	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Sat 13 Apr 2024	Jiri Prochazka	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:17	UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
Sat 14 May 2022	Jan Blachowicz	L	KO/TKO	R3 1:11	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic

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Aleksandar Rakic — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 6 Mar 2021	Thiago Santos	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sat 29 Aug 2020	Anthony Smith	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
Sat 21 Dec 2019	Volkan Oezdemir	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 1 Jun 2019	Jimi Manuwa	W	KO/TKO Kick	R1 0:47	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
Sat 8 Dec 2018	Devin Clark	W	KO/TKO Spinning Back Fist	R1 4:05	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Sun 22 Jul 2018	Justin Ledet	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
Sat 2 Sep 2017	Francimar Barroso	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve

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