Rakić vs Manuwa

Who won Rakić vs Manuwa?

Aleksandar Rakic beat Jimi Manuwa by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 11, on Saturday 1st June 2019 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Rakić vs Manuwa stats

Aleksandar Rakic stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Jimi Manuwa made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Aleksandar Rakic's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Aleksandar Rakic's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Jimi Manuwa's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Manuwa had an advantage in power over Rakic, with a 88% knock out percentage over Rakic's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rakic had a slight advantage over Manuwa, with a 9% submission rate over Manuwa's 6%.

Aleksandar Rakic was the younger man by 12 years, at 33 years old.

Rakic had a height advantage of 3 inches over Manuwa. Despite this, Manuwa had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Rakic was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 2 months later than Manuwa, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 37 to Manuwa's 35.

Rakić vs Manuwa form

Aleksandar Rakic had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jiri Prochazka at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Thiago Santos at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Anthony Smith at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Rakic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Manuwa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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