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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Aleksandar Rakic won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1373
Elo1471
Aleksandar Rakic editorial illustration

Jimi ManuwavsAleksandar RakicUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · Saturday, June 1, 2019Stockholm, Sweden

Official fight result

Aleksandar Rakic won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:47

Style matchupJimi Manuwa: Well-roundedvsAleksandar Rakic: Well-rounded

Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.

Model Prediction: Aleksandar Rakic wins(67.7%)

Actual result: Aleksandar Rakic wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Aleksandar Rakic at -255 American odds

+$39 profit

$139 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Jimi Manuwa enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Aleksandar Rakic enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Jimi Manuwa is a KO finisher (83% of wins). Aleksandar Rakic has lost 60% of fights by KO.
  • Aleksandar Rakic has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Jimi Manuwa
Red Corner
VS
Aleksandar Rakic
Blue Corner
+215
(32%)
Vegas Odds
-255
(72%)
1373
Elo
1471
46
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
6'4"
200.66 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Jimi ManuwaL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Ovince Saint Preux · Oct 16
W
KOvs Corey Anderson · Mar 17
L
KOvs Volkan Oezdemir · Jul 17
L
vs Jan Blachowicz · Mar 18
L
KOvs Thiago Santos · Dec 18
latest
Aleksandar RakicL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Thiago Santos · Mar 21
L
KOvs Jan Blachowicz · May 22
L
KOvs Jiri Prochazka · Apr 24
L
vs Magomed Ankalaev · Oct 24
L
KOvs Azamat Murzakanov · Oct 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Jimi ManuwaMetricAleksandar Rakic
3.43
Strikes / min
4.13
3.97
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
49%
Strike defense
51%
0.53
TDs / 15 min
0.64
70%
Takedown defense
85%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54Δ 1.81 — meaningful gap+1.27

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1517 vs 1549Strikes26.1 vs 60.3Takedowns0.3 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.18 vs 0.00Form-0.7 vs 1.0
Jimi ManuwaAleksandar Rakic

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Jimi Manuwa(10 fights)Aleksandar Rakic(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -98.2|Blue +98.2
Recent Form
Red -1.7|Blue +1.7
Striker Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Jimi ManuwaTargetAleksandar Rakic

By target zone

1
50% acc · 50%
Head
1
20% acc · 50%
0
Body
0
1
100% acc · 50%
Leg
1
50% acc · 50%

By position

2
67% acc · 100%
Distance
2
29% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Jimi Manuwa rounds
0
even
1
Aleksandar Rakic rounds
Round 1Aleksandar Rakic edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
2 / 3
Sig Strikes
2 / 7
66%
Sig Str %
28%
2 / 3
Total Strikes
2 / 7
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
0:01

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Aleksandar Rakic2 / 72 / 70 / 00
1Jimi Manuwa2 / 32 / 30 / 00

Jimi Manuwa

StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12

Aleksandar Rakic

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights11