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. Anthony Smith marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Aleksandar Rakic's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Anthony Smith's came in at 13-10-0.

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 79 less professional rounds, 34 to Smith's 113.

Rakić vs Smith form

Aleksandar Rakic had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 had won 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 beaten 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

Rakic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Smith's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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