Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Aleksandar Rakic def. Thiago Santos (Unanimous Decision)
Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Saturday, 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.
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
Judges' Scorecards
Eric Colón
| # | Santos | Rakic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 10 | 9 |
Total2829
Dave Hagen
| # | Santos | Rakic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 10 | 9 |
Total2829
Ron McCarthy
| # | Santos | Rakic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | 9 | 10 |
Total2730
Media Scores
1
Santos
–
17
Rakic
●29–28 Rakic×15●30–27 Rakic×2●29–28 Santos
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
27%
Santos
4%
Draw
70%
Rakic
187 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Rakic44.9%●29–28 Santos23.5%●30–27 Rakic20.9%●29–29 Draw3.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
72%
Rakic
R2
86%
Rakic
R3
70%
Santos
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Tale of the Tape
22-11-0
Record
14-6-0
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
34
6'2"
188 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
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Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—
Striking Profile
3.72
SLpM
4.13
48%
Str. Acc.
50%
2.57
SApM
2.86
—
Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.88
TD Avg.
0.64
33%
TD Acc.
21%
65%
TD Def.
85%
—
Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Thiago Santos · 1-4
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 4: 2024 Regular SeasonThu, Jun 13, 2024TKO · R1 · 2:22 · Heavyweight
- LPFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator ChampsSat, Feb 24, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- 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
Aleksandar Rakic · 1-4
Common Opponents
Thiago Santos
Aleksandar Rakic
- vs
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%