Volkan Oezdemir vs. Aleksandar Rakic Result

Volkan Oezdemir def. Aleksandar Rakic

Split decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean ZombieDecember 21, 2019Busan, South Korea

Volkan Oezdemir defeated Aleksandar Rakic by split decision at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie on December 21, 2019 in Busan, South Korea. The referee was Greg Kleynjans. Judges' scores: 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Aleksandar Rakic — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie (Dec 21, 2019)

Result: Volkan Oezdemir won
Method: DECSplit decision
Round & time: R3 · 5:00
Referee: Greg Kleynjans
Division: Light Heavyweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
Location: Busan, South Korea

Judges' scorecards

Mark Collett
29–28
For Volkan Oezdemir
Evan Field
28–29
Dissenting card
Anthony Dimitriou
29–28
For Volkan Oezdemir

Fight stats

Volkan OezdemirAleksandar Rakic

0Knockdowns0
6363/144 · 44%Significant strikes75/147 · 51%75
118118/199 · 59%Total strikes87/162 · 54%87
0—Takedowns1/9 · 11%1
0Submission attempts1
0Reversals0
0:32Control time2:38

Significant strikes by target

Volkan OezdemirHead 28 · Body 14 · Legs 21

Aleksandar RakicHead 49 · Body 16 · Legs 10

Significant strikes by position

Volkan OezdemirDistance 47 · Clinch 16 · Ground 0

Aleksandar RakicDistance 57 · Clinch 18 · Ground 0

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Volkan Oezdemir	12/39	19/46	0/0	0	0:29
	Aleksandar Rakic	23/47	24/49	1/4	1	0:47
2	Volkan Oezdemir	21/40	42/61	0/0	0	0:00
	Aleksandar Rakic	22/39	28/45	0/2	0	0:31
3	Volkan Oezdemir	30/65	57/92	0/0	0	0:03
	Aleksandar Rakic	30/61	35/68	0/3	0	1:20

Where it sat in their careers

Volkan Oezdemir

UFC record before: 4-3
UFC record after: 5-3
Age at the fight: 30

Last UFC bouts before this one

WIlir LatifiAug 10, 2019
LDominick ReyesMar 16, 2019
LAnthony SmithOct 27, 2018

Next fight: L vs. Jiri Prochazka

Aleksandar Rakic

UFC record before: 4-0
UFC record after: 4-1
Streak coming in: 4 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 27

Last UFC bouts before this one

WJimi ManuwaJun 1, 2019
WDevin ClarkDec 8, 2018
WJustin LedetJul 22, 2018

Next fight: W vs. Anthony Smith

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