UFC 259 · Light Heavyweight · Main card
Thiago Santos vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 10:00 PM ET · 3 rounds
Aleksandar Rakic def. Thiago Santos by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00. Light Heavyweight, 3 rounds, UFC 259, Mar 6, 2021. UFC records going in: Santos 13-7, Rakic 5-1.
Result
Aleksandar Rakic won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00.
Thiago Santos vs. Aleksandar Rakic by the numbers
| Thiago Santos | Aleksandar Rakic | |
|---|---|---|
| 13-7 | UFC record going in | 5-1 |
| – | Pro record today | 15-6-0 |
| – | Wins by KO/TKO | 9 |
| – | Wins by submission | 1 |
| – | Wins by decision | 5 |
| – | Age | 34 |
| 6 ft 2 in | Height | 6 ft 4 in |
| 78 in | Reach | 78 in |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| Brazil | Country | Serbia |
The crowd on each fighter today
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Santos vs. Rakic head-to-head
Santos and Rakic have not met in the UFC before this fight.
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Santos vs. Rakic: common opponents
2 fighters both met in the UFC before this fight.
| Opponent | Santos | Rakic |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Smith | Win, KO/TKO, R2 (Feb 2018) | Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Aug 2020) |
| Jimi Manuwa | Win, KO/TKO, R2 (Dec 2018) | Win, KO/TKO, R1 (Jun 2019) |
Last bouts
Thiago Santos: last 5 UFC bouts
- Thiago Santos vs. Glover Teixeira Glover Teixeira won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 3 at 1:49Santos vs. Teixeira fight page
- Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos Jon Jones won by Decision - Split, round 5 at 5:00Jones vs. Santos fight page
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Thiago Santos Thiago Santos won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 3 at 0:39Blachowicz vs. Santos fight page
- Jimi Manuwa vs. Thiago Santos Thiago Santos won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 2 at 0:41Manuwa vs. Santos fight page
- Thiago Santos vs. Eryk Anders Thiago Santos won by KO/TKO, round 3 at 5:00Santos vs. Anders fight page
Aleksandar Rakic: last 5 UFC bouts
- Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakic Aleksandar Rakic won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Smith vs. Rakic fight page
- Volkan Oezdemir vs. Aleksandar Rakic Volkan Oezdemir won by Decision - Split, round 3 at 5:00Oezdemir vs. Rakic fight page
- Jimi Manuwa vs. Aleksandar Rakic Aleksandar Rakic won by KO/TKO (Kick), round 1 at 0:47Manuwa vs. Rakic fight page
- Devin Clark vs. Aleksandar Rakic Aleksandar Rakic won by KO/TKO (Spinning Back Fist), round 1 at 4:05Clark vs. Rakic fight page
- Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakic Aleksandar Rakic won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Ledet vs. Rakic fight page