Manuwa mødte Aleksandar Rakić den 1. juni 2019 på UFC Fight Night 153. <ref name="twoadded">{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Ilir-Latifi-vs-Volkan-Oezdemir-Jimi-Manuwa-vs-Aleksandar-Rakic-Added-to-UFC-Stockholm-151843|title=Jimi Manuwa vs. Aleksander Rakic added to UFC Stockholm|last=Tristen Critchfield|date=2019-03-25|access-date=2019-03-25|publisher=sherdog.com}}</ref> Han tabte kampen via knockout på grund af et hovedspark i første omgang. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2019/6/1/18648597/ufc-fight-night-153-results-aleksandar-rakic-defeats-jimi-manuwa-crushing-high-kick-espn-stockholm|title=UFC Stockholm Results! Rakic Disposes Of Manuwa In Just 47 Seconds|last=Richardson|first=Andrew|date=2019-06-01|website=MMAmania.com|access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref>
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