UFC UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Final

Aleksandar Rakic vs Thiago Santos

Aleksandar Rakic
Austria

Aleksandar Rakic

“Rocket”

15-6

Winner

VS
Thiago Santos
Brazil

Thiago Santos

“Marreta”

22-13

Winner

Aleksandar Rakic

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

6 March 2021 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Aleksandar Rakic beat Thiago Santos by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Aleksandar Rakic landed 50 of 103 total strikes and 0 of 2 takedowns, with 2:32 of control time.
  • Thiago Santos landed more total strikes — 61 to 50 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27.
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Tale of the tape

Aleksandar RakicThiago Santos
15-6Record22-13
29Age on fight night37
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′2″ (188 cm)
78″ (198 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Gym 23TeamNova Uniao Manaus
Vienna, Vienna, AustriaFromRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fight statistics

50of 103 · 49%Total strikes landed61of 109 · 56%
12of 51Head strikes16of 47
15of 18Body strikes24of 34
23of 34Leg strikes21of 28
2:32Control time0:00

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Aleksandar RakicRoundThiago Santos
14/30strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR115/27strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
24/44strikes0/0TD0KD1:11controlR218/38strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
12/29strikes0/2TD0KD1:21controlR328/44strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Eric Colon

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Dave Hagen

10R1910R299R310

29total28

Ron McCarthy

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Form going into the fight

Aleksandar Rakic

  1. WAnthony Smithunanimous decision2020
  2. LVolkan Oezdemirsplit decision2019
  3. WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R1 0:472019
  4. WDevin ClarkKO/TKO R1 4:052018
  5. WJustin Ledet2018

Thiago Santos

  1. LGlover Teixeirasubmission R3 1:492020
  2. LJon Jonessplit decision2019
  3. WJan BlachowiczKO/TKO R3 0:392019
  4. WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R2 0:412018
  5. WEryk Anders2018

Also on this card

Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanyaunanimous decisionAmanda Nunes vs Megan Andersonsubmission R1 2:03Aljamain Sterling vs Petr YanDQ R4 4:29Drew Dober vs Islam Makhachevsubmission R3 1:37Dominick Cruz vs Casey Kenneysplit decision

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