Ankalaev vs Rakic

When is Ankalaev vs Rakic?

Magomed Ankalaev is set to take on Aleksandar Rakic during the main card of UFC 308, on Saturday 26th October 2024 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Ankalaev vs Rakic stats

Magomed Ankalaev steps into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Aleksandar Rakic will make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Aleksandar Rakic will mark his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Magomed Ankalaev's UFC record currently stands at 10-1-1, while Aleksandar Rakic's comes in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggest Rakic has a slight advantage in power over Ankalaev, with a 64% knock out percentage over Ankalaev's 56%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Rakic will have a slight advantage over Ankalaev, with a 7% submission rate over Ankalaev's 0%.

Magomed Ankalaev is the same age as Aleksandar Rakic, at 32 years old.

Rakic has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ankalaev. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ankalaev is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 3 months later than Rakic, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 18 more professional rounds, 52 to Rakic's 34.

Ankalaev vs Rakic form

Ankalaev has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Johnny Walker at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Jan Blachowicz at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Anthony Smith at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Aleksandar Rakic has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Jiri Prochazka at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Thiago Santos at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Volkan Oezdemir at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Magomed Ankalaev has been fighting more than Aleksandar Rakic.

Magomed Ankalaev last fought 7 months and 29 days ago, while Aleksandar Rakic's last outing was 4 months and 29 days ago.

Ankalaev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Rakic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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