Magomed Ankalaev vs. Aleksandr Rakich. Fight Prediction and Bets

Current form

Magomed Ankalaev has been competing professionally since 2014. The fighter from Makhachkala tried his hand at the World Fighting Championship Akhmat (WFCA), Oplot Challenge. In the WFCA, he held the champion title. At the amateur level, he is the world champion in MMA. His collection includes awards of various denominations in combat sambo. In the Dana White League, he debuted with a defeat, but then won ten victories. In two fights, the winner was not determined.

In his last fight, the Russian defeated Brazilian Johnny Walker (knockout, second round). 32-year-old Ankalaev has 19 wins (ten by knockout, nine by decision) and one loss. Magomed is ranked second in the division.

Interesting trends for betting

Ankalaev takedown success rate is 31 percent.

Current form

Before joining the world strongest mixed martial arts championship, Aleksandar Rakić competed in the Austrian Fight Challenge and other European promotions. But he never claimed the championship belt. In the UFC, the fighter from the Balkans started with three victories in a row. But then he slowed down a bit. Rocket lost his last two fights in a row, losing to the Pole Jan Blachowicz (technical knockout, third round) and the Czech Jiri Prochazka (technical knockout, second round). But before that, he won against the Brazilian Thiago Santos (unanimous).

Rakic, 32, has 14 wins (nine by knockout, four by decision, one by submission) and four losses. He is ranked fifth in the division. Alexander has a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Interesting trends for betting

Rakic defense against accented strikes is 51 percent.