Jiří Procházka

Overview

Six UFC wins, six finishes, and not one of them in the first round. Jiří Procházka's 6-3 UFC record is built on fights that run past the opening round before they end, and the same open style that produces those finishes has also ended three of his own nights.

He fights at light heavyweight, and every UFC win he has is a stoppage: five by KO/TKO and one by submission. All three UFC losses also came by KO/TKO.

The raw count doesn't capture how this plays out. He lands far more strikes per minute than the average UFC fighter and does it with far better accuracy. He also absorbs more than average, and his striking defense is below average. High output, high risk.

UFC Career

His debut came at UFC 251 in July 2020, a second-round KO/TKO of Volkan Oezdemir at 0:49. Next was Dominick Reyes in April 2021, another second-round stoppage, this one at 4:29. Two fights, two finishes, both against opponents our model rates as strong.

The third was the big one. At UFC 275 in June 2022, in a five-round fight, he submitted Glover Teixeira in round five at 4:32. Teixeira ranks among the elite opponents of his career. That is the only submission on his UFC record.

Then the losses began. At UFC 295 in November 2023, Alex Pereira stopped him in round two at 4:08. He answered with a second-round KO/TKO of Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 300, but the rematch with Pereira at UFC 303 ended in round two at 0:13. Another elite opponent, another KO/TKO loss, and a very short night.

He rebuilt with back-to-back third-round stoppages: Jamahal Hill at UFC 311 (3:01) and Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 320 (3:04). That run gave him a three-fight win streak, the longest of his UFC career.

It ended at UFC 327, a title fight against Carlos Ulberg. Ulberg, another elite opponent, finished it in round one at 3:45. He carries that loss into his next fight.

Three wins, then a loss. That has been the shape of his career.

Fighting Style

Procházka is a busy, accurate striker who lands more than most of the division and hits what he throws. The tradeoff is defense. He gets hit more than most fighters, which makes his fights exchange-heavy.

He is hard to take down and rarely tries to take anyone down himself. He seldom hunts for submissions. One of his six wins came by submission, but the ground is a minor part of his game.

His finishes come late. Five of his six wins were knockouts or TKOs. None came in the first round: three came in round two, two in round three and one in round five. Every one of his UFC wins ended in a finish, with none going to the scorecards.

Notable Wins

• Glover Teixeira — submission, round 5 (4:32), UFC 275 (2022)
• Dominick Reyes — KO/TKO, round 2 (4:29), UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka (2021)
• Jamahal Hill — KO/TKO, round 3 (3:01), UFC 311 (2025)
• Aleksandar Rakic — KO/TKO, round 2 (3:17), UFC 300 (2024)

Quick Facts

• Division: Light Heavyweight
• UFC record: 6-3 (6 finishes, 5 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission)
• Professional record (all promotions): 32-6-1
• UFC debut: 2020
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 6'3" / 80"
• Team: JETSAAM GYM
• Born: Hostěradice, Czechia