UFC UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic Final

Aleksandar Rakic vs Anthony Smith

Aleksandar Rakic
Austria

Aleksandar Rakic

“Rocket”

15-6

Winner

VS
Anthony Smith
United States

Anthony Smith

“Lionheart”

38-22

Winner

Aleksandar Rakic

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

29 August 2020 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Aleksandar Rakic beat Anthony Smith by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Aleksandar Rakic landed 141 of 159 total strikes, with 12:14 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-26, 30-27, 30-27.
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Tale of the tape

Aleksandar RakicAnthony Smith
15-6Record38-22
28Age on fight night32
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′4″ (193 cm)
78″ (198 cm)Reach76″ (193 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Gym 23TeamFactory X
Vienna, Vienna, AustriaFromCorpus Christi, Texas, United States

Fight statistics

141of 159 · 89%Total strikes landed40of 53 · 75%
60of 76Head strikes33of 45
58of 60Body strikes3of 4
23of 23Leg strikes4of 4
1Knockdowns0
12:14Control time0:36

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

Round by round

Aleksandar RakicRoundAnthony Smith
39/45strikes0/0TD1KD3:22controlR113/19strikes0/0TD0KD0:12control
61/65strikes0/0TD0KD4:31controlR218/22strikes0/2TD0KD0:10control
41/49strikes0/0TD0KD4:21controlR39/12strikes0/0TD0KD0:14control

Judges’ scorecards

Eric Colon

10R1910R2910R38

30total26

Sal D'amato

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Chris Lee

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Form going into the fight

Aleksandar Rakic

  1. LVolkan Oezdemirsplit decision2019
  2. WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R1 0:472019
  3. WDevin ClarkKO/TKO R1 4:052018
  4. WJustin Ledet2018
  5. WFrancimar Barrosounanimous decision2017

Anthony Smith

  1. LGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R5 1:042020
  2. WAlexander Gustafssonsubmission R4 2:382019
  3. LJon Jonesunanimous decision2019
  4. WVolkan Oezdemirsubmission R3 4:262018
  5. WMauricio Rua2018

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