Thiago Santosvs
Aleksandar Rakic
Aleksandar Rakic def. Thiago Santos (Unanimous Decision)
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduledSaturday, March 6, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Aleksandar Rakic defeated Thiago Santos by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya, held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
22-11-0
Record
14-6-0
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
34
6'2"
Height
6'4"
76"
Reach
78"
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Stance
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Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
3.72
SLpM
4.13
48%
Str. Acc.
50%
2.57
SApM
2.86
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile
0.88
TD Avg.
0.64
33%
TD Acc.
21%
65%
TD Def.
85%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Thiago Santos · 1-4
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Santos vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Santos vs WalkerSat, Oct 2, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs AdesanyaSat, Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Santos vs TeixeiraSun, Nov 8, 2020Submission · R3 · 1:49 · Light Heavyweight
Aleksandar Rakic · 1-4
- L
- LUFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs RakićSat, May 14, 2022TKO · R3 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 259: Blachowicz vs AdesanyaSat, Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Common Opponents
Thiago Santos
Aleksandar Rakic
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 24 fights · 11 fights
37.0
Avg sig. strikes
44.1
0.58
Avg takedowns
0.45
1:19
Avg control time
3:23
100
Career high strikes
104
6
Career high TDs
3
Strike Distribution
Thiago Santos
Strike target
Aleksandar Rakic
51%
Head
52%
23%
Body
16%
26%
Leg
32%
Thiago Santos
Strike position
Aleksandar Rakic
58%
Distance
67%
17%
Clinch
10%
25%
Ground
24%
Fight stats
Thiago Santos
Aleksandar Rakic
0
Knockdowns
0
49 of 97
Significant strikes
36 of 89
51%
Sig. strike accuracy
40%
61 of 109
Total strikes
50 of 103
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
2:32
Significant strikes by target
10 of 41
Head
8 of 47
23 of 33
Body
13 of 16
16 of 23
Leg
15 of 26
35 of 82
Distance
29 of 82
14 of 15
Clinch
7 of 7
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 27
Sig. str.
14 of 30
15 of 27
Total str.
14 of 30
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
11 of 31
Sig. str.
15 of 35
18 of 38
Total str.
24 of 44
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:11
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
23 of 39
Sig. str.
7 of 24
28 of 44
Total str.
12 of 29
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:21
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)