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Light Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Aleksandar Rakic won · U-DEC R3
Elo1391
Elo1471
Aleksandar Rakic editorial illustration

Justin LedetvsAleksandar RakicUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · Sunday, July 22, 2018Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Official fight result

Aleksandar Rakic won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupJustin Ledet: StrikervsAleksandar Rakic: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has more paths to victory. The striker needs to be sharp early.

Model Prediction: Justin Ledet wins(66.2%)

Actual result: Aleksandar Rakic wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Justin Ledet at -105 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Justin Ledet enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Aleksandar Rakic enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Aleksandar Rakic has 43pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Justin Ledet
Red Corner
VS
Aleksandar Rakic
Blue Corner
-105
(51%)
Vegas Odds
-115
(53%)
1391
Elo
1471
37
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'4"
203.2 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

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

Justin LedetL3 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Mark Godbeer · Nov 16
W
DECvs Zu Anyanwu · Sep 17
L
KOvs Johnny Walker · Feb 19
L
vs Aleksa Camur · Jan 20
L
KOvs Dustin Jacoby · Oct 20
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.

Justin LedetMetricAleksandar Rakic
3.35
Strikes / min
4.13
4.82
Strikes absorbed / min
2.86
49%
Strike defense
51%
0.23
TDs / 15 min
0.64
42%
Takedown defense
85%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-1.47Δ 2.74 — meaningful gap+1.27

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1539 vs 1517Strikes50.7 vs 46.0Takedowns0.3 vs 0.0Sub Atts0.33 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 1.0
Justin LedetAleksandar Rakic

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Justin Ledet(7 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 -80.7|Blue +80.7
Recent Form
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red +3.6|Blue -3.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -14.0|Blue +14.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Justin LedetTargetAleksandar Rakic

By target zone

12
50% acc · 100%
Head
88
72% acc · 85%
0
Body
5
100% acc · 5%
0
0% acc
Leg
11
65% acc · 11%

By position

12
46% acc · 100%
Distance
24
57% acc · 23%
0
Clinch
2
50% acc · 2%
0
Ground
78
80% acc · 75%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Justin Ledet rounds
0
even
3
Aleksandar Rakic rounds
Round 1Aleksandar Rakic edged it
Sig. strikes1
Takedowns0
Control0:00
30Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
4:07Control
Round 2Aleksandar Rakic edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
50Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
3:35Control
Round 3Aleksandar Rakic edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
24Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
4:41Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
12 / 26
Sig Strikes
104 / 144
46.7%
Sig Str %
72.3%
28 / 42
Total Strikes
263 / 317
0 / 1
TDs
3 / 4
0%
TD %
83%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
12:23

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Aleksandar Rakic30 / 4266 / 791 / 10
1Justin Ledet1 / 314 / 160 / 10
2Aleksandar Rakic50 / 70115 / 1410 / 00
2Justin Ledet7 / 177 / 170 / 00
3Aleksandar Rakic24 / 3282 / 972 / 30
3Justin Ledet4 / 67 / 90 / 00

Justin Ledet

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach80.0"
Fights7

Aleksandar Rakic

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights11