Aleksandar Rakić
“Rocket”
#12 HeavyweightRecord 14-6AustriaAmerican Top Team
The style
Aleksandar Rakić is an Austrian kickboxer of Serbian descent, which makes Belgrade the perfect stage for the biggest reset of his career: a move up to heavyweight. Once ranked in the light heavyweight top five, the man they call 'Rocket' has hit a brutal stretch, dropping four straight against elite names — Jan Błachowicz, Jiří Procházka, Magomed Ankalaev, and Azamat Murzakanov. At his best he is a devastating leg kicker with an 86 percent takedown defense rate and real athleticism for a big man. Now fighting out of American Top Team, he is betting that carrying extra weight — and shedding the brutal cut to 205 — brings back the version that once looked like a future champion.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 14-6 |
| Age | 34 |
| Height | 6'4" |
| Reach | 78" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Austria |
| Team | American Top Team |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 4.13 |
| Striking accuracy | 50% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 2.86 |
| Striking defense | 51% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 0.64 |
| Takedown accuracy | 22% |
| Takedown defense | 86% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.13 |