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Aleksandar Rakic vs Jan Blachowicz

Result, odds and stats · Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds

Sat, May 14, 2022Odds at the close
Jan Blachowicz def. Aleksandar Rakic · KO/TKO, round 3 (1:11)
Favourite
Aleksandar
Rakic
Light Heavyweight
Record
14-2
UFC
6-1
Age
30
Height
6'4"
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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Closing lineno-vig, 7 US books
64%36%
Opened −150 / +130, closed −200 / +165. The line moved toward Aleksandar Rakic since it opened.
Underdog
Jan
Blachowicz
Light Heavyweight
Record
28-9
UFC
11-6
Age
39
Height
6'2"
Reach
78"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record →

Fight stats

Aleksandar RakicJan Blachowicz
Significant strikes27 of 8531 of 71
Knockdowns00
Takedowns1 of 40 of 0
Control time4:330:01
Submission attempts01

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

19
16
Round 1
23
18
Round 2
■ Aleksandar Rakic ■ Jan Blachowicz Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Thiago Santos
Aleksandar Rakic
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Mar 2021 · Santos landed 0.9 more a minute
Jan Blachowicz
Lost · KO/TKO, round 3
Feb 2019 · Santos landed 3.0 more a minute
Jimi Manuwa
Aleksandar Rakic
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Jun 2019
Jan Blachowicz
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Mar 2018 · landed 4.0 more significant strikes a minute
Devin Clark
Aleksandar Rakic
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Dec 2018 · landed 2.9 more significant strikes a minute
Jan Blachowicz
Won · submission, round 2
Oct 2017 · landed 2.2 more significant strikes a minute

Other fights that night

Michael Johnson def. Alan PatrickKO/TKO, round 2 (3:22) CLOSE57% Allan Nascimento def. Jake Hadleydecision, 3 roundsUnderdog won CLOSE35% Katlyn Cerminara def. Amanda Ribasdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE62% Andre Petroski def. Nick Maximovsubmission, round 1 (1:16)Underdog won CLOSE24% Viviane Araujo def. Andrea Leedecision, 3 roundsUnderdog won CLOSE47% Virna Jandiroba def. Angela Hilldecision, 3 rounds CLOSE64% Tatsuro Taira def. Carlos Candelariodecision, 3 rounds CLOSE73% Davey Grant def. Louis SmolkaKO/TKO, round 3 (0:49) CLOSE71% Manuel Torres def. Frank CamachoKO/TKO, round 1 (3:27) CLOSE55% Ryan Spann def. Ion Cutelabasubmission, round 1 (2:22)Underdog won CLOSE33%

Questions and answers

Who won Aleksandar Rakic vs Jan Blachowicz?

Jan Blachowicz beat Aleksandar Rakic by KO/TKO, round 3 (1:11) on Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Was Jan Blachowicz the favourite?

The underdog won. The closing line gave Jan Blachowicz a 36% chance, about 1 in 3.

What were Aleksandar Rakic and Jan Blachowicz's records going into the fight?

Aleksandar Rakic is 14-2 (6-1 in the UFC). Jan Blachowicz is 28-9 (11-6 in the UFC).