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Aleksandar Rakić vs Magomed Ankalaev

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Aleksandar Rakić and Magomed Ankalaev met once (2024). Magomed Ankalaev won in 2024 by decision.

SOURCE·Aleksandar Rakić and Magomed Ankalaev — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Aleksandar RakićMagomed Ankalaev
78″ (198.1 cm)Reach75″ (190.5 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Height75″ (190.5 cm)
+2.64%Reach advantage0%
15–6Record21–2
67%Finish rate52%
11Longest unbeaten run9
21Recorded bouts23
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 5. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentAleksandar RakićMagomed Ankalaev
Jan Błachowicz L D
Anthony Smith W W
Thiago Santos W W
Volkan Oezdemir L W
Marcin Prachnio W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Aleksandar Rakić

20102020loss v Christian Radke, 2011, submissionwin v Laszlo Czene, 2012, kowin v Richard Longhimo, 2012, kowin v Carsten Lorenz, 2012, kowin v Péter Rozmaring, 2013, submissionwin v Marcin Prachnio, 2014, kowin v Norbert Péter, 2014, kowin v Martin Batur, 2015, kowin v Francimar Barroso, 2017, decisionwin v Sergio Souza, 2017, kowin v Devin Clark, 2018, kowin v Justin Ledet, 2018, decisionloss v Volkan Oezdemir, 2019, decisionwin v Jimi Manuwa, 2019, kowin v Anthony Smith, 2020, decisionwin v Thiago Santos, 2021, decisionloss v Jan Błachowicz, 2022, koloss v Magomed Ankalaev, 2024, decisionloss v Jiří Procházka, 2024, koloss v Azamat Murzakanov, 2025, kowin v Marcin Tybura, 2026, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2011–2026
2020 loss vs Christian Radke (2011)win vs Laszlo Czene (2012)win vs Richard Longhimo (2012)win vs Carsten Lorenz (2012)win vs Péter Rozmaring (2013)win vs Marcin Prachnio (2014)win vs Norbert Péter (2014)win vs Martin Batur (2015)win vs Francimar Barroso (2017)win vs Sergio Souza (2017)win vs Devin Clark (2018)win vs Justin Ledet (2018)loss vs Volkan Oezdemir (2019)win vs Jimi Manuwa (2019)win vs Anthony Smith (2020)win vs Thiago Santos (2021)loss vs Jan Błachowicz (2022)loss vs Magomed Ankalaev (2024)loss vs Jiří Procházka (2024)loss vs Azamat Murzakanov (2025)win vs Marcin Tybura (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2011–2026

Magomed Ankalaev

20102020win v Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, 2014, decisionwin v Denić Strahinja, 2014, decisionwin v Vasily Babich, 2014, decisionwin v Maxim Grishin, 2016, kowin v Artur Astakhov, 2016, decisionwin v Lloyd Marshbanks, 2016, submissionwin v Celso Ricardo da Silva, 2017, kowin v Wagner Prado, 2017, kowin v Marcin Prachnio, 2018, koloss v Paul Craig, 2018, submissionwin v Dalcha Lungiambula, 2019, kowin v Klidson Abreu, 2019, decisionwin v Ion Cuțelaba, 2020, kowin v Volkan Oezdemir, 2021, decisionwin v Nikita Krylov, 2021, decisiondraw v Jan Błachowicz, 2022, drawwin v Anthony Smith, 2022, kowin v Thiago Santos, 2022, decisionnc v Johnny Walker, 2023win v Aleksandar Rakić, 2024, decisionwin v Johnny Walker, 2024, koloss v Alex Pereira, 2025, kowin v Bogdan Guskov, 2026, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2014–2026
2020 win vs Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (2014)win vs Denić Strahinja (2014)win vs Vasily Babich (2014)win vs Maxim Grishin (2016)win vs Artur Astakhov (2016)win vs Lloyd Marshbanks (2016)win vs Celso Ricardo da Silva (2017)win vs Wagner Prado (2017)win vs Marcin Prachnio (2018)loss vs Paul Craig (2018)win vs Dalcha Lungiambula (2019)win vs Klidson Abreu (2019)win vs Ion Cuțelaba (2020)win vs Volkan Oezdemir (2021)win vs Nikita Krylov (2021)draw vs Jan Błachowicz (2022)win vs Anthony Smith (2022)win vs Thiago Santos (2022)nc vs Johnny Walker (2023)win vs Aleksandar Rakić (2024)win vs Johnny Walker (2024)loss vs Alex Pereira (2025)win vs Bogdan Guskov (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2014–2026

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