Aleksandar Rakic
6W · 5L
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
50% finish rate60% as favorite0% as underdog
1470
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1470.4Developing↘
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#38of 43 active
Age
34
Feb 6, 1992
Height
6'4" (193.04 cm)
Reach
198.12 cm
Win Rate
54.5%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
4.13
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.27
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
51%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.64
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
85%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
Sub_Avg
Elite TD defense
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
23.1
Sig. Strikes
0.9
Takedowns
0.1
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO2 (33%)
Submission1 (17%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO3 (60%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
60%
6W – 4L in 10 fights
As Underdog
0%
0W – 1L in 1 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Azamat Murzakanov
-18.31470
lost to Magomed Ankalaev
-7.21489
lost to Jiri Prochazka
-4.31496
lost to Jan Blachowicz
-1.21500
def. Thiago Santos
+0.51501
def. Anthony Smith
+0.41501
lost to Volkan Oezdemir
-0.31501
def. Jimi Manuwa
+0.41501
def. Devin Clark
+0.21500
def. Justin Ledet
+0.11500
def. Francimar Barroso
+0.11500
Division ELO Rankings
Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Navajo Stirling
1567
Carlos Ulberg
1554
Billy Elekana
1545
Bogdan Guskov
1541
Alex Pereira
1541
Iwo Baraniewski
1541
Dustin Jacoby
1533
Jiri Prochazka
1521
Fight History (11 fights)
UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · Oct 25, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill · Apr 13, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic · May 14, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · Aug 29, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · Dec 21, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →vs Jimi Manuwa
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · Jun 1, 2019
vs Devin Clark
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · Dec 8, 2018
vs Justin Ledet
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · Jul 22, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · Sep 2, 2017