Fight night · UFC
Procházka meets Stirling in Doha
UFC lists Procházka at No. 2 and Stirling at No. 5, and no belt is on the line. Procházka is 34 and 32-6-1. Twenty-eight of his 32 wins are knockouts, and Stirling is 28 and 11-0.
UFC · Light heavyweight
Jiří Procházka
32–6–1
28 KO · 3 SUB · 1 DEC
- Height
- 6′3″191 cm
- Reach
- 80″203 cm
- Weight
- 206 lb93 kg
- Age
- 34
- Born
- October 14, 1992
- From
- Brno, Czechia
- Style
- Karate
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- Jetsaam Gym
- Streak
- 0wins
- UFC
- 6–3
- Last
- Carlos UlbergLoss · April 11, 2026
Jiří Procházka is a former UFC light heavyweight champion.
Carlos Ulberg knocked him out at 3:45 of the first round at UFC 327 on April 11, 2026. That bout was for the vacant light heavyweight title. He had won the title by submitting Glover Teixeira at UFC 275, then vacated it through injury. He trains at Jetsaam Gym in Brno, and the UFC lists his birthplace as Hostěradice.
He won an amateur Muay Thai title at the Czech nationals, started in January 2009, and worked security at a disco.
Latest news
Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Ulberg | Loss | KO (punches)For the vacant light heavyweight title. | 1 | 3:45 | UFC 327 | |
| Khalil Rountree Jr. | Win | KO (punches) | 3 | 3:04 | UFC 320 | |
| Jamahal Hill | Win | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:01 | UFC 311 | |
| Alex Pereira | Loss | TKO (head kick and punches)For the light heavyweight title. | 2 | 0:13 | UFC 303 | |
| Aleksandar Rakić | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:17 | UFC 300 | |
| Alex Pereira | Loss | TKO (elbows)For the vacant light heavyweight title. | 2 | 4:08 | UFC 295 | |
| Glover Teixeira | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Won the light heavyweight title. | 5 | 4:32 | UFC 275 | |
| Dominick Reyes | Win | KO (spinning back elbow) | 2 | 4:29 | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | |
| Volkan Oezdemir | Win | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:49 | UFC 251 | |
| C.B. Dollaway | Win | KO (punches)Defended the Rizin light heavyweight title. | 1 | 1:55 | Rizin 20 | |
| Fabio Maldonado | Win | KO (punches)Catchweight, 220 pounds. | 1 | 1:49 | Rizin 19 | |
| Muhammed Lawal | Win | TKO (punches)Won the Rizin light heavyweight title. | 3 | 3:02 | Rizin 15 | |
| Brandon Halsey | Win | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 6:30 | Rizin 14 | |
| Jake Heun | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:29 | Rizin 13 | |
| Bruno Cappelozza | Win | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:23 | Rizin 11 | |
| Karl Albrektsson | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 9:57 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round | |
| Wilian Roberto Alves | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:41 | Fusion Fight Night Series 16 | |
| Mark Tanios | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 1st Round | |
| Kazuyuki Fujita | Win | KO (punch)Catchweight, 242 pounds. | 1 | 3:18 | Rizin 1 | |
| Muhammed Lawal | Loss | KO (punch) | 1 | 5:09 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 | |
| Vadim Nemkov | Win | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 10:00 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 | |
| Satoshi Ishii | Win | KO (head kick and knees) | 1 | 1:36 | Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 | |
| Evgeni Kondratov | Win | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:23 | ProFC 59 | |
| Michał Fijałka | Win | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | Gladiator CF 31 | |
| Rokas Stambrauskas | Win | TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | Gladiator CF: Back in the Fight 4 | |
| Mikhail Mokhnatkin | Draw | Draw (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 18 | |
| Darko Stošić | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:09 | Gladiator CF: Cage Fight 5 | |
| Tomáš Penz | Win | TKO (flying knee and punches) | 1 | 0:48 | Gladiator CF 28 | |
| Viktor Bogutzki | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:17 | Gladiator CF 27 | |
| Martin Šolc | Win | KO (flying knee) | 3 | 4:00 | Gladiator CF 26 | |
| Oliver Dohring | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | — | Rock the Cage 4 | |
| Abdul-Kerim Edilov | Loss | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:56 | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 12 | |
| Radovan Estocin | Win | KO (flying knee and punches) | 1 | 0:26 | Gladiator CF 23 | |
| Josef Žák | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | — | Gladiator CF 19 | |
| Bojan Veličković | Loss | TKO (punches)Catchweight, 200 pounds. | 1 | — | Supreme FC 1 | |
| Strahinja Denić | Win | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:10 | Ring Fight Brno 1 | |
| Martin Vaniš | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:48 | Gladiator CF 17 | |
| Vladimír Eis | Win | KO (knee) | 1 | 1:02 | Gladiator CF 15 | |
| Stanislav Futera | Win | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:53 | Gladiator CF 10 |