Aleksandar Rakic vs Francimar Barroso — Fight recap

Aleksandar Rakic earned a unanimous decision victory over Francimar Barroso across three rounds on September 2, 2017, with referee Marc Goddard overseeing the bout. Rakic dominated the striking volume, landing 46 of 150 significant strikes at 30% accuracy while controlling the center of the octagon, though he managed minimal clinch time at just 13 seconds.

Barroso attempted to establish himself with more efficient striking—connecting on 24 of 55 significant strikes at 43%—and showed grappling activity with two successful takedowns out of 14 attempts, accruing 1:36 of control time. The light heavyweight prospect Rakic's volume and range proved decisive over Barroso's lower-output, higher-accuracy approach, with neither fighter recording knockdowns or submission attempts.

The victory marked an important early-career win for Rakic as he continued building his resume in the competitive 205-pound division.