Rakić vs Smith

Who won Rakić vs Smith?

Aleksandar Rakic beat Anthony Smith by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 8, on Saturday 29th August 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Aleksandar Rakic.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Rakić vs Smith stats

Aleksandar Rakic stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Anthony Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 33 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Aleksandar Rakic's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Aleksandar Rakic's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Anthony Smith's came in at 12-9-0.

The stats suggested Rakic had an advantage in power over Smith, with a 75% knock out percentage over Smith's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Rakic, boasting a 36% submission rate over Rakic's 8%.

Aleksandar Rakic was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Rakic had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rakic was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 7 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 75 less professional rounds, 34 to Smith's 109.

Rakić vs Smith form

Smith had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had lost to Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Jimmy Crute at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Rakic's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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