Anthony Smith vs Aleksandar Rakic 8/29/20 - UFC Fight Night Picks & Predictions
The match here is the main event for the fight night on 8/29/20 and it takes place at the UFC Apex. Coming into the bout you have Anthony Smith who is standing at 6’4” ad 205 pounds. Smith does have a good reach that sits at 76 inches. Smith is coming into the match here with a 32-15 record overall.
Smith is heading into the bout here with an orthodox stance, but is also a striker as well. When it comes to his last 5 bouts Smith has posted a 3-2 record. The wins were coming in the form of 2 submission wins, but also a KO/TKO win. The losses, though, were by a unanimous decision and also a KO/TKO loss.
Rakic is heading to the bout here with the same height that is present for Smith at 6’4” and also comes in at 205 pounds. When it comes to his reach it actually is a little bit better at 78 inches. The overall record for Rakic coming into the bout is sitting at 12-2.
Aleksandar is coming into the bout here using the orthodox stance, but also is seen as a striker that will help him out here as he can get more blows delivered. The last 5 bouts for Rakic ended up with a 4-1 record. Rakic managed to get 2 unanimous decisions, but also 2 KO/TKO wins. The last bout for Rakic was a split decision loss in December.
With the bout here Smith has done really well in his fights and throws quite a few good strikes at 3.19 per minute. However, even with that number of strikes coming out of the bouts for Smith he is outmatched by Rakic. Rakic has typically been able to throw 5.17 strikes per minute and that is definitely a greater number of throws and his accuracy is quite a bit better which helps Rakic in this fight. UFC Fight Night Winner Prediction, Aleksandar Rakic.
