Aleksandar Rakic vs Thiago Santos

Aleksandar Rakic vs Thiago Santos: Matchup Breakdown

Aleksandar Rakic is 6-5 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 54.5% win rate. Thiago Santos is 14-10 at Middleweight, winning 58.3% of the time. Aleksandar Rakic is listed as active. Thiago Santos is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Aleksandar Rakic leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya on Mar 6, 2021, won by Aleksandar Rakic by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Thiago Santos holds the higher ELO rating, 975 to 963. Career peaks are 1,093 for Aleksandar Rakic and 1,072 for Thiago Santos. Aleksandar Rakic has 2 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 6 victories, a 33.3% finish rate. Thiago Santos has 11 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 78.6% of the time.

Aleksandar Rakic stands 6' 4" with a reach of 78" and fights orthodox. Thiago Santos is 6' 2" with a reach of 76", orthodox. That is a 2-inch reach advantage for Aleksandar Rakic. Aleksandar Rakic is 34, Thiago Santos is 42.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Aleksandar Rakic has landed 485 significant strikes at 50.3% accuracy with 5 takedowns and 37:16 of control time. Thiago Santos has landed 888 at 48.2% with 14 takedowns and 31:38 of control.

Aleksandar Rakic has 0 title fights (0 won) against 1 (0 won) for Thiago Santos. They share 4 common opponents: Magomed Ankalaev, Jan Blachowicz, Anthony Smith, Jimi Manuwa.