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Aleksandar Rakic vs Volkan Oezdemir

Aleksandar Rakic is 15-6-0; Volkan Oezdemir is 21-8-0. Volkan Oezdemir is 3 years older than Aleksandar Rakic. Aleksandar Rakic has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Volkan Oezdemir. Aleksandar Rakic is 2" · 5 cm taller than Volkan Oezdemir. They have met once: Aleksandar Rakic 0, Volkan Oezdemir 1.

Aleksandar Rakic
Aleksandar Rakic
“Rocket” · 15-6-0
UDTKOUD
Met once
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
“No Time” · 21-8-0
TKOUDTKO
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Style & credentials

Aleksandar Rakic

No background on record

Camp · Gym 23 · Serbia
Volkan Oezdemir
KickboxingBJJMMA
  • 2017Annual honour after a debut year in which he beat Ovince Saint Preux, Misha Cirkunov and Jimi Manuwa.
  • —Against Jimi Manuwa, Ilir Latifi and Johnny Walker.
Camp · Allstars Training Center · Stockholm, SE

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

51%
Head
63%
19%
Body
15%
31%
Leg
22%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Aleksandar Rakiclast 6 fights
77%17%
Volkan Oezdemirlast 6 fights
60%9%31%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Aleksandar Rakic· from fights outside the UFC Volkan Oezdemir· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.204.99
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aleksandar Rakic · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersVolkan Oezdemir · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.784.19
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aleksandar Rakic · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersVolkan Oezdemir · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.570.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aleksandar Rakic · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersVolkan Oezdemir · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
22%29%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aleksandar Rakic · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fightersVolkan Oezdemir · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
87%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aleksandar Rakic · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersVolkan Oezdemir · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aleksandar Rakic · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersVolkan Oezdemir · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.20
Strikes landed / min
4.99
2.78
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.19
0.57 / 2.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.50 / 1.7
22%
Takedown accuracy
29%
87%
Takedown defence
80%
3:22
Control time / fight
1:03
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.10

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Aleksandar Rakic12 UFC fights · 556 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
29%160/577
12%69/99
29%160/210
Clinch
4%22/33
5%27/28
1%3/3
Ground
18%100/135
1%7/7
1%8/8
Volkan Oezdemir16 UFC fights · 669 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%307/891
11%72/108
23%151/164
Clinch
8%55/90
3%20/24
0%2/3
Ground
9%57/86
1%5/5
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Aleksandar RakicVolkan Oezdemir

Frequently asked questions

Have Aleksandar Rakic and Volkan Oezdemir ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Jung (Sat, Dec 21, 2019), where Volkan Oezdemir won by Split Decision.

What are the records of Aleksandar Rakic and Volkan Oezdemir?

Aleksandar Rakic is 15-6-0 and Volkan Oezdemir is 21-8-0.

Who has the longer reach, Aleksandar Rakic or Volkan Oezdemir?

Aleksandar Rakic has the longer reach: 78" · 198 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Volkan Oezdemir, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Aleksandar Rakic or Volkan Oezdemir?

Aleksandar Rakic is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Volkan Oezdemir stands 6'2" · 188 cm.

Who is older, Aleksandar Rakic or Volkan Oezdemir?

Volkan Oezdemir is 37 and Aleksandar Rakic is 34.

Who has more finishes, Aleksandar Rakic or Volkan Oezdemir?

Aleksandar Rakic has 10 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Volkan Oezdemir has 16 wins (14 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).