Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Jung
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
“No Time”
21-8-0
RESULT

Volkan Oezdemir def. Aleksandar Rakic (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Aleksandar Rakic
Aleksandar Rakic
“Rocket”
14-6-0
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea

Volkan Oezdemir defeated Aleksandar Rakic by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Jung, held Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Sajik Arena, Busan.

Fight stats

Volkan Oezdemir
Aleksandar Rakic
0
Knockdowns
0
63 of 144
Significant strikes
75 of 147
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
51%
118 of 199
Total strikes
87 of 162
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 9
—
Takedown accuracy
11%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:32
Control time
2:38
Significant strikes by target
28 of 105
Head
49 of 116
14 of 18
Body
16 of 18
21 of 21
Leg
10 of 13
47 of 122
Distance
57 of 126
16 of 22
Clinch
18 of 21
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 39
Sig. str.
23 of 47
19 of 46
Total str.
24 of 49
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
1
0:29
Ctrl
0:47
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
21 of 40
Sig. str.
22 of 39
42 of 61
Total str.
28 of 45
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:31
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
30 of 65
Sig. str.
30 of 61
57 of 92
Total str.
35 of 68
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
1:20

Judges' Scorecards

Mark Collett
#OezdemirRakic
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Anthony Dimitriou
#OezdemirRakic
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Evan Field
#OezdemirRakic
1910
2910
3109
Total2829

Media Scores

1
Oezdemir
–
7
Rakic
●29–28 Rakic×5●30–27 Rakic×2●29–28 Oezdemir
All 8 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

17%
Oezdemir
1%
Draw
82%
Rakic
490 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Rakic54.9%●30–27 Rakic22.2%●29–28 Oezdemir16.7%●30–28 Rakic1.4%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
Rakic
R2
64%
Rakic
R3
56%
Oezdemir

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Greg Kleynjans
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

21-8-0
Record
14-6-0
1
Win Streak
0
36
Age
34
6'2"
188 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.99
SLpM
4.13
48%
Str. Acc.
50%
4.19
SApM
2.86
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.50
TD Avg.
0.64
29%
TD Acc.
21%
80%
TD Def.
85%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Volkan Oezdemir · 3-2
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  • L
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  • W
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    TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
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    Submission · R1 · 3:46 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Aleksandar Rakic · 1-4
  • L
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    UFC 321: Aspinall vs GaneSat, Oct 25, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:11 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Magomed Ankalaev
    UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Jiri Prochazka
    UFC 300: Pereira vs HillSat, Apr 13, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 3:17 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Jan Blachowicz
    UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs RakićSat, May 14, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Thiago Santos
    UFC 259: Blachowicz vs AdesanyaSat, Mar 6, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 16 fights · 11 fights
46.9
Avg sig. strikes
44.1
0.31
Avg takedowns
0.45
1:03
Avg control time
3:23
96
Career high strikes
104
1
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Volkan Oezdemir
Strike target
Aleksandar Rakic
63%
Head
52%
15%
Body
16%
22%
Leg
32%
Volkan Oezdemir
Strike position
Aleksandar Rakic
80%
Distance
67%
12%
Clinch
10%
8%
Ground
24%