Jiří Procházka

Jiří Procházka

Personal Information

Full Name Jiří Procházka
Date of Birth October 14, 1992
Nationality Czech
Height 6 ft 3 in
Weight 205 lbs
Nickname Denisa
Weight Class Light Heavyweight
Stance Orthodox
Reach 80 inches
Career Stats 30-4-1
Status Active

Jiří Procházka News

Alex Pereira impresses former rival Jiri Prochazka with "patience and nonstop action" at UFC 307 Alex Pereira impresses former rival Jiri Prochazka with "patience and nonstop action" at UFC 307
Alex Pereira impresses former rival Jiri Prochazka with "patience and nonstop action" at UFC 307
Jiri Prochazka says his middleweight move depended on Dricus du Plessis' win: "I’ll follow him" Jiri Prochazka says his middleweight move depended on Dricus du Plessis' win: "I’ll follow him"
Jiri Prochazka says his middleweight move depended on Dricus du Plessis' win: "I’ll follow him"
Jiri Prochazka teases drop to middleweight on eve of Dricus du Plessis' title clash against Israel Adesanya: "Let's see who will win tomorrow" Jiri Prochazka teases drop to middleweight on eve of Dricus du Plessis' title clash against Israel Adesanya: "Let's see who will win tomorrow"
Jiri Prochazka teases drop to middleweight on eve of Dricus du Plessis' title clash against Israel Adesanya: "Let's see who will win tomorrow"
Jiří Procházka shares prediction for Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307, wants trilogy against 'Poatan' Jiří Procházka shares prediction for Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307, wants trilogy against 'Poatan'
Jiří Procházka shares prediction for Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307, wants trilogy against 'Poatan'
Darren Till slams “sh*t” Jiri Prochazka and advises him to change his training methods: “Never seen him in the gym doing MMA" Darren Till slams “sh*t” Jiri Prochazka and advises him to change his training methods: “Never seen him in the gym doing MMA"
Darren Till slams “sh*t” Jiri Prochazka and advises him to change his training methods: “Never seen him in the gym doing MMA"

Jiří Procházka: A Brief Biography

Jiří Procházka is the current No. 1 ranked UFC Light Heavyweight fighter with a professional MMA record of 30 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw. He is a former Rizin FF, GCF, and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

  1. Early Life and Career
  2. Jiří Procházka Rizin
  3. Jiří Procházka UFC
  4. Jiří Procházka Career Stats
  5. Jiří Procházka Last Fight
  6. Jiří Procházka Record
Jiri Prochazka (Courtesy: Getty Images)

Early Life and Career

Jiří Procházka started his combat sports journey at age 16, when he started training in Muay Thai and won a national championship in 2011.

Procházka eventually transitioned to MMA and made his MMA debut at GFC 10 against Stanislav Futera. He won the fight inside the first minute via KO (punch). Jiří Procházka followed it up by winning his next three fights before losing to Bojan Velickovic at SFC 1 via first-round TKO, which is also the first professional loss of his mixed martial arts career.

Jiří Procházka bounced back to amass a 2-fight win streak before suffering a loss against Abdul Kerim Edilov via first-round rear-naked choke submission. He next defeated Oliver Dohring at RTC 4.

Jiří fought Martin Šolc at GCF 26 for the inaugural GCF Light Heavyweight Championship. He knocked out Šolc in the third round via a flying knee to win the inaugural GFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Procházka went 6-0-1 in his next seven fights, including a title-defense victory at GCF 28, before signing with the Rizin Fight Federation in 2015.

Jiří Procházka Rizin

Jiří Procházka made his Rizin debut at the Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: 100-Kilogram Tournament. He won the quarterfinal fight against Satoshi Ishii via KO and the semifinal against Vadim Nemkov via TKO (retirement). He failed to win the final fight against Muhammed Lawal, as Lawal KO'ed him with a punch at 5:09 in the very first round of the bout.

Jiří Procházka went on to win his next fight against Kazuyuki Fujita at Rizin 1 on April 17, 2016, followed by entering the World Grand Prix in 2016. Procházka defeated Mark Tanios in the opening round via unanimous decision but suffered a knee injury during the fight that resulted in his pulling out of the tournament.

Jiří Procházka returned to fight after a year at FN 16 against Willian Roberto Alves, whom he defeated via TKO (punches) at 3:41 in the first round. He then defeated Karl Albrektsson at the Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: in the second round. Following this win, he went 3-0 in his next bouts before fighting Muhammed Lawal for the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Championship. Procházka avenged his loss against Lawal in the third round via punches at Rizin 15 on April 21, 2019 and became the Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion.

He won his next two fights in Rizin, including a successful title defense, before leaving the promotion to join the UFC in 2020.

Jiří Procházka UFC

Jiří Procházka made his UFC debut at UFC 251 against Volkan Oezdemir on July 12, 2020. He outclassed Oezdemir and KO'ed him in the second round with a heavy punch to earn the Performance of the Night bonus with the win. He next fought Dominick Reyes at the UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Jiří Procházka on May 1, 2021. Jiří Procházka showcased a striking masterclass as he dominated Reyes with his Muay Thai skills and ended him in the second round with a spinning back elbow to earn the Fight of the Night bonus alongside his victory.

Jiří Procházka locked horns with Glover Teixeira at UFC 275 for the light heavyweight title on June 12, 2022. He stunned Teixeira by clutching him in a rear naked choke in the closing moments of the fight, which resulted in Teixeira's submission. Procházka became the new Light Heavyweight Champion and was scheduled to square off against Teixeira in a rematch at UFC 282. A grueling shoulder injury forced him to withdraw from the bout and vacate his Light Heavyweight belt.

He returned after over a year to face Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 295 for the vacant Light Heavyweight title. Jiří Procházka came up short in the fight and was defeated by Pereira via second-round TKO to win the Light Heavyweight title. Jiri Prochazka is now scheduled for a rematch against Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 on June 29, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.

Jiri Prochazka vs Glover Teixeira UFC 275 (Courtesy: Getty Images)

Jiří Procházka Career Stats

Current Status:

Jiří Procházka's current record stands at 30-4-1.

Win-Loss-Draw:

MatchesWinsLossesDraws
343041

Wins by KO/TKO:

  1. 26

Wins by Submission:

  1. 3

Wins by Decision:

  1. 1

Current Titles:

  1. None

Reach:

  1. 80 in (203 cm)

Weight:

  1. 205 lb / 93 kg

Weight Class:

  1. Light Heavyweight

Jiří Procházka's Last Fight

Jiří Procházka, in his most recent outing to the octagon, locked horns with Alex Pereira at UFC 295 on November 11, 2023, for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. He lost the fight via a second-round TKO.

Jiří Procházka's Record

Jiří Procházka has a professional mixed martial arts record of 30 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win30-4-1Aleksandar RakicTKO (punches) UFC 300April 13, 202423:17Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPerformance of the Night
Loss29-4-1Alex PereiraTKO (elbows)UFC 295November 11, 202324:08New York City, New York, USAFor the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win29–3–1Glover TeixeiraSubmission (rear-naked choke)UFC 275June 12, 202254:32Kallang, SingaporeWon the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night. Fight of the Year (2022). Later vacated the title due to injury.
Win28–3–1Dominick ReyesKO (spinning back elbow)UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. ProcházkaMay 1, 202124:29Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesPerformance of the Night. Fight of the Night.
Win27–3–1Volkan OezdemirKO (punch)UFC 251July 12, 202020:49Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesPerformance of the Night.
Win26–3–1C. B. DollawayKO (punches)Rizin 20December 31, 201911:55Saitama, JapanDefended the Rizin Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win25–3–1Fábio MaldonadoKO (punches)Rizin 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st RoundOctober 12, 201911:49Osaka, JapanCatchweight (100 kg) bout.
Win24–3–1Muhammed LawalTKO (punches)Rizin 15April 21, 201933:02Yokohama, JapanWon the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win23–3–1Brandon HalseyTKO (submission to punches)Rizin 14December 31, 201816:30Saitama, Japan
Win22–3–1Jake HeunTKO (punches)Rizin 13September 30, 201814:29Saitama, Japan
Win21–3–1Bruno CappelozzaKO (punches)Rizin 11July 28, 201811:23Saitama, Japan
Win20–3–1Karl AlbrektssonTKO (punches)Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd RoundDecember 29, 201719:57Saitama, Japan
Win19–3–1Wilian Roberto AlvesTKO (punches)Fusion FN 16: Cage FightSeptember 29, 201713:41Brno, Czech RepublicReturn to Light Heavyweight.
Win18–3–1Mark TaniosDecision (unanimous)Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 1st RoundSeptember 25, 201625:00Saitama, JapanRizin Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round.
Win17–3–1Kazuyuki FujitaKO (punch)Rizin 1April 17, 201613:18Nagoya, JapanCatchweight (110 kg) bout.
Loss16–3–1Muhammed LawalKO (punch)Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - IzaDecember 31, 201515:09Saitama, JapanFor the 2015 Rizin World Grand Prix.
Win16–2–1Vadim NemkovTKO (retirement)110:002015 Rizin World Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win15–2–1Satoshi IshiiKO (head kick and knees)Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 - SarabaDecember 29, 201511:36Saitama, JapanHeavyweight debut. 2015 Rizin World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win14–2–1Evgeni KondratovKO (punch)ProFC 59: Battle of Kursk 3November 21, 201514:23Kursk, Russia
Win13–2–1Michał FijałkaTKO (corner stoppage)GCF 31: Cage Fight 6May 22, 201515:00Brno, Czech Republic
Win12–2–1Rokas StambrauskasTKO (corner stoppage)GCF Challenge: Back in the Fight 4March 27, 201515:00Příbram, Czech Republic
Draw11–2–1Mikhail MokhnatkinDraw (majority)Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 18December 20, 201435:00Moscow, Russia
Win11–2Darko StošićTKO (punches)GCF Challenge: Cage Fight 5November 14, 201411:09Brno, Czech Republic
Win10–2Tomáš PenzTKO (flying knee and punches)GCF 28: Cage Fight 4June 6, 201410:41Brno, Czech RepublicDefended the GCF Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win9–2Viktor BogutzkiSubmission (rear-naked choke)GCF 27: Road to the CageMarch 21, 201412:17Prague, Czech Republic
Win8–2Martin ŠolcKO (flying knee)GCF 26: Fight NightDecember 7, 201334:00Prague, Czech RepublicWon the inaugural GCF Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win7–2Oliver DohringTKO (punches)Rock the Cage 4October 12, 20131N/AGreifswald, Germany
Loss6–2Abdul-Kerim EdilovSubmission (rear-naked choke)Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 12June 20, 201311:56Moscow, Russia
Win6–1Radovan EstocinKO (flying knee and punches)GCF 23: MMA Cage Fight 2May 10, 201310:26Brno, Czech Republic
Win5–1Josef ŽákTKO (punches)GCF 19: Back in the Fight 2February 15, 20131N/APříbram, Czech Republic
Loss4–1Bojan VeličkovićTKO (punches)SFC 1: Balkan Fighter NightDecember 9, 20121N/ABelgrade, Serbia
Win4–0Strahinja DenićSubmission (triangle choke)Ring Fight BrnoNovember 15, 201212:10Brno, Czech Republic
Win3–0Martin VanišTKO (punches)GCF 17: Big Cage Ostrava 2October 20, 201212:48Ostrava, Czech Republic
Win2–0Vladimír EisKO (knee)GCF 15: Justfight ChallengerAugust 24, 201211:02Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Win1–0Stanislav FuteraKO (punch)GCF 10: Battle in the CageApril 7, 201210:53Mladá Boleslav, Czech RepublicLight Heavyweight debut.

Last updated on June 26, 2024

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