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Aleksandar Rakic
Winner

Aleksandar Rakic

“Rocket”

Thiago Santos

Thiago Santos

“Marreta”

Fight result

Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos Result

Aleksandar Rakic def. Thiago Santos

Unanimous decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaMarch 6, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Aleksandar Rakic defeated Thiago Santos by unanimous decision at UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya on March 6, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The referee was Herb Dean. Judges' scores: 29-28, 29-28, 30-27.

Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos — UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya (Mar 6, 2021)

Result
Aleksandar Rakic won
Method
DECUnanimous decision
Round & time
R3 · 5:00
Referee
Herb Dean
Division
Light Heavyweight
Format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Judges' scorecards

  • Eric Colon

    29–28

    For Aleksandar Rakic

  • Dave Hagen

    29–28

    For Aleksandar Rakic

  • Ron McCarthy

    30–27

    For Aleksandar Rakic

Fight stats

Aleksandar RakicThiago Santos
  • 0Knockdowns0
  • 3636/89 · 40%Significant strikes49/97 · 51%49
  • 5050/103 · 49%Total strikes61/109 · 56%61
  • 00/2 · 0%Takedowns0/1 · 0%0
  • 0Submission attempts0
  • 0Reversals0
  • 2:32Control time0:00

Significant strikes by target

Aleksandar RakicHead 8 · Body 13 · Legs 15

Thiago SantosHead 10 · Body 23 · Legs 16

Significant strikes by position

Aleksandar RakicDistance 29 · Clinch 7 · Ground 0

Thiago SantosDistance 35 · Clinch 14 · Ground 0

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table
RoundFighterKnockdownsSignificant strikesTotal strikesTakedownsSubmission attemptsControl time
1Aleksandar Rakic014/3014/300/000:00
Thiago Santos015/2715/270/000:00
2Aleksandar Rakic015/3524/440/001:11
Thiago Santos011/3118/380/000:00
3Aleksandar Rakic07/2412/290/201:21
Thiago Santos023/3928/440/100:00

Where it sat in their careers

Aleksandar Rakic
Aleksandar Rakic
UFC record before
5-1
UFC record after
6-1
Age at the fight
29

Last UFC bouts before this one

Next fight: L vs. Jan Blachowicz

Thiago Santos
Thiago Santos
UFC record before
13-7
UFC record after
13-8
Streak coming in
2 losses in a row
Age at the fight
37

Last UFC bouts before this one

Next fight: W vs. Johnny Walker

More from UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

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