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. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Aleksandar Rakic won the decision.
Thiago Santos vs Aleksandar Rakic
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 18 media scorecards
- Shawn Bitter · Cageside Press30-27Rakic
- Joe McDonagh · Cageside Press30-27Rakic
- MMAMania.com29-28Rakic
- Hadi Mohamed Ali · albiladpress.com29-28Rakic
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Rakic
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com29-28Rakic
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Rakic
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Rakic
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Rakic
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Rakic
- Scott Fontana · Couchside Judges29-28Rakic
- Nick Baldwin · theScore29-28Rakic
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Rakic
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling29-28Rakic
- MMABrasil.com.br29-28Rakic
- Matthew Wells · TheBodyLockMMA.com29-28Rakic
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Rakic
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Santos
Fan Scorecards
187 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Thiago Santos | Aleksandar Rakic |
|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | +163 | -188 |
| Bookmaker | +158 | -200 |
| Bovada | +170 | -210 |
| Cloudbet | +143 | -193 |
| DraftKings | +575 | -1000 |
| FanDuel | +680 | -1400 |
| MyBookie | +155 | -190 |
| Pinnacle | +160 | -213 |
| sportsbetio | +150 | -222 |
| sports-interaction | +135 | -170 |
| unibet | +157 | -195 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Aleksandar Rakic stops 87% of takedowns, better than 92% of UFC fighters.
- Thiago Santos spends 76% of fight time at distance.
- Aleksandar Rakic spends 77% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
- —Black belt · Muay Thai
- —Champion · Rio De Janeiro State Championship
- —Champion · Copa Interclubes Rio De Janeiroweight class and absolute
- —Green Rope · Capoeira
No background on record
Camp · Gym 23 · SerbiaSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
6 early stoppages have no logged time
7 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
- L
- NC
- L
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- WUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker · Oct 2, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019TKO · R3 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2 · Aug 4, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant · Dec 10, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- WDennis FigueiraWOCS 20 · Jul 27, 2012TKO
- L
- WJunior VidalWatch Out Combat Show · Mar 3, 2012TKO
- WEneas SouzaWatch Out Combat Show · Dec 17, 2011SUB
- NC
- WMarcos ViggianiMaranhao Regional · Nov 26, 2011Decision
- WRafael BragaRio de Janeiro Regional · Aug 13, 2011TKO
- WMauricio ChuekeWatch Out Combat Show · Jul 23, 2011Decision
- WGabriel BarreiroRio de Janeiro Regional · Apr 16, 2011TKO
- WGuilherme Benedito NunesWatch Out Combat Show · Dec 10, 2010Decision
- WUFC Fight Night: Medić vs Rodriguez · Aug 1, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- L
- LUFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · Oct 26, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs Rakić · May 14, 2022TKO · R3 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight
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- WUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic · Aug 29, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Smith · Jul 22, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve · Sep 2, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WSergio SouzaAustrian FC 5 · Mar 4, 2017TKO · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WNorbert PéterAustria Regional · Sep 13, 2014TKO
- WPéter RozmaringVendetta Austria · Jul 6, 2013SUB
- WLaszlo CzeneWorld Freefight Challenge · Jun 3, 2012TKO
- WTBAVendetta Austria · Mar 18, 2012TKO
- WTBAWe Love MMA · Feb 4, 2012TKO
- LChristian RadkeRock the Cage · Oct 15, 2011SUB
Frequently asked questions
Who won Thiago Santos vs Aleksandar Rakic?
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. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Aleksandar Rakic won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Thiago Santos vs Aleksandar Rakic?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Aleksandar Rakic won the decision.
Was Thiago Santos vs Aleksandar Rakic a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 70% of 187 fan cards scored it for Aleksandar Rakic; 94% of 18 media scores picked Aleksandar Rakic.