Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Aleksandar Rakic won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, June 1, 2019·Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden
Style matchupJimi Manuwa: Well-roundedvsAleksandar Rakic: Well-rounded
Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.
Model Prediction: Aleksandar Rakic wins(53.2%)
Actual result: Aleksandar Rakic wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Jimi Manuwa enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Aleksandar Rakic enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
- Jimi Manuwa is a KO finisher (83% of wins). Aleksandar Rakic has lost 60% of fights by KO.
- Aleksandar Rakic has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Jimi Manuwa
Red Corner
VS
Aleksandar Rakic
Blue Corner
+215
(32%)
Vegas Odds
-255
(72%)
46
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'4"
200.66 cm
Reach
198.12 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Jimi ManuwaL3 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Ovince Saint Preux · Oct 16W
KOvs Corey Anderson · Mar 17L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jul 17L
vs Jan Blachowicz · Mar 18L
KOvs Thiago Santos · Dec 18Aleksandar RakicL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Thiago Santos · Mar 21L
KOvs Jan Blachowicz · May 22L
KOvs Jiri Prochazka · Apr 24L
vs Magomed Ankalaev · Oct 24L
KOvs Azamat Murzakanov · Oct 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Jimi ManuwaMetricAleksandar Rakic
3.43
Strikes / min
4.13
3.97
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
49%
Strike defense
51%
0.53
TDs / 15 min
0.64
70%
Takedown defense
85%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54Δ 1.81 — meaningful gap+1.27
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Jimi ManuwaAleksandar Rakic
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Jimi Manuwa(10 fights)Aleksandar Rakic(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-31.931.9
RedLayoff (days)Blue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-1.71.7
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.50.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.0-0.0
Jimi Manuwa
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12
Aleksandar Rakic
StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights11