Blachowicz vs Rakic II

When is Blachowicz vs Rakic II?

Jan Blachowicz could potentially face Aleksandar Rakic, in Late 2022.

The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Blachowicz vs Rakic II stats

Jan Blachowicz would step into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Aleksandar Rakic would make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Rakic would have a massive power advantage over Blachowicz, boosting at 64% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 31%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Blachowicz would have a large advantage over Rakic, boasting at 31% submission rate over Rakic's 7%.

Jan Blachowicz is the older man by 9 years, at 40 years old.

Rakic has a height advantage of 2 inches over Blachowicz. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Blachowicz is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Rakic, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 55 more professional rounds, 87 to Rakic's 32.

Blachowicz vs Rakic II form

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

In his last fight, he drew Magomed Ankalaev 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.

Previous to that, he had beat Aleksandar Rakic 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 had been beaten by Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight.

Before that, he had won against Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beat Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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

In his last fight, he Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Thiago Santos at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had lost to 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.

He had defeated Jimi Manuwa at UFC on ESPN+ 11 on 1st June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jan Blachowicz has been fighting more than Aleksandar Rakic.

Jan Blachowicz last fought 3 months and 14 days ago, while Aleksandar Rakic's last outing was 10 months and 10 days ago.

Blachowicz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Rakic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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