Aleksandar Rakic "Rocket"

Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record7-5 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record84-42-1 (66.7%) across 12 opponents
Last 5 opponents43-18-1 (70.5%) across 5 opponents
Age34
Height6' 4"
Reach78"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.20
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.78
Striking accuracy51%
Striking defense55%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.57
Takedowns landed / attempted22%
Takedown defense87%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.11
Average fight time11 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 5 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 2 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-08-01Marcin Tybura14-10BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez
2025-10-25Azamat Murzakanov5-0StrikerLKO/TKO R1 3:11UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane
2024-10-26Magomed Ankalaev10-1-1 (1 NC)BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-04-13Jiri Prochazka3-1StrikerLKO/TKO R2 3:17UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
2022-05-14Jan Blachowicz11-6BalancedLKO/TKO R3 1:11UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
2021-03-06Thiago Santos13-7StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
2020-08-29Anthony Smith8-5BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
2019-12-21Volkan Oezdemir4-3StrikerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
2019-06-01Jimi Manuwa6-5BalancedWKO/TKO R1 0:47UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
2018-12-08Devin Clark3-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:05UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2018-07-22Justin Ledet3-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
2017-09-02Francimar Barroso4-2 (1 NC)WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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