Aleksandar Rakic vs. Devin Clark

UFC 7-5-0 vs. 8-9-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-5-0
UFC record
8-9-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
34
AgeΔ 2 yrs
36
6'4"
HeightΔ 4"
6'0"
78"
ReachΔ 3"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.2
Layoff (months)Δ 29.7 mo
29.9
WLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Devin Clark hunts takedowns — 2.17 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Devin Clark owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 16% Light Heavyweight norm.
Aleksandar Rakic owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 16% Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Aleksandar Rakic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500

Devin Clark

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 89
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 41
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5564.20/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
5883.03/min · norm 3.41
3692.78/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
6283.24/min · norm 3.35
50.5%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
54.2%norm 48.3%
54.8%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
44.0%norm 52.9%
40.45/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
30.23/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Aleksandar Rakic

Distance 80.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 10.4%)

Devin Clark

Distance 67.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 10.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Aleksandar Rakic

Head 67.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.2% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 9.7%)

Devin Clark

Head 70.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 18.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Rakic L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Clark L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 389 / 886 43.9% 41.4% 306 / 736 41.6% 41.4%
In the clinch 52 / 64 81.2% 70.9% 182 / 231 78.8% 70.9%
On the ground 115 / 150 76.7% 72.3% 100 / 118 84.7% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 282 / 745 37.9% 38.9% 328 / 767 42.8% 38.9%
To the body 103 / 134 76.9% 71.9% 160 / 195 82.1% 71.9%
To the legs 171 / 221 77.4% 81.8% 100 / 123 81.3% 81.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Rakic L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Clark L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 284 / 704 40.3% 40.4% 269 / 656 41.0% 40.4%
In the clinch 56 / 73 76.7% 68.7% 242 / 311 77.8% 68.7%
On the ground 29 / 40 72.5% 70.4% 117 / 155 75.5% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 188 / 557 33.8% 37.5% 368 / 815 45.2% 37.5%
To the body 83 / 145 57.2% 72.3% 183 / 219 83.6% 72.3%
To the legs 98 / 115 85.2% 83.0% 77 / 88 87.5% 83.0%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
521.7% acc · 0.57/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
2832.9% acc · 2.17/15 · norm 0.87
2087.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2058.8% def · norm 66.7%
40:2730.5% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
59:4330.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
5:450:39 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
51:403:59 per 15 · norm 2:48
10.11/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
10.08/15 · norm 0.27

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Clark has more cage time on record.