Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira was a light heavyweight bout between Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira for the vacant light heavyweight title that took place at UFC 295. The top light heavyweight competitors squared off against each other in the octagon on November 11, 2023, in the main event of UFC 295. The event took place at Madison Square Gardens, New York, USA.
The event was originally scheduled to be headlined by UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. The former’s injury in a sparring session led him to withdraw from the bout, which prompted the UFC to turn the co-main event of UFC 295, Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira, into the main event of the night. The main card of the event was stacked with an interim heavyweight title bout between Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich in the co-main event.
Jiri Prochazka is the former UFC light heavyweight champion who won the title against Glover Teixeira at UFC 275 and was later forced to vacate his belt due to an injury. He made his debut in professional mixed martial arts on April 7, 2012, against Stanislav Futera at GCF 10: Battle in the Cage. Prochazka made quick work of Futera and won via first-round KO. He started his professional mixed martial arts journey with an impressive victory and compiled four consecutive victories before facing his first loss. Prochazka faced Bojan Velickovic on December 9, 2012, at SFC 1: Balkan Fighter Night and lost via first-round TKO, becoming the first professional loss for Jiri Prochazka in professional mixed martial arts. He was cruising on a 13-fight winning streak prior to his showdown with Alex Pereira and now holds a professional record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.
Jiri Prochazka's rival, Alex Pereira, is a former UFC middleweight champion, having made his light heavyweight debut at UFC 291 against Jan Blachowicz, whom he defeated via split decision. Pereira made his professional mixed martial arts debut against Quemuel Ottoni on October 24, 2015. Ottoni submitted Pereira in the third round via rear-naked choke and picked up the win. After losing his first professional fight, Alex Pereira recovered from the loss and established a seven-fight winning streak before losing another bout against Israel Adesanya at UFC 287. He was on a one-fight winning streak and held a professional record of 8 wins and 2 losses before going head-to-head against Jiri Prochazka. Prochazka came up short against Pereira in the light heavyweight title bout, and Pereira was crowned as the new undisputed light heavyweight champion with an improved record of 9 wins, and 2 losses.
Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira
Jiri Prochazka locked horns with Alex Pereira on November 11, 2023, at Madison Square Gardens, New York, USA. Pereira entered the octagon riding high on his successful light heavyweight debut against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291. Prochazka, on the other hand, returned from his injury, which forced him to vacate the light heavyweight title. His 13-fight winning streak came to an end as Alex Pereira defeated him via second-round TKO and won the vacant light heavyweight title.
Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira Stats
| Stats | Jiri Prochazka | Alex Pereira |
| Record | 29-4-1 (25 KOs) | 9-2 (7 KOs) |
| Championship | - | Light Heavyweight Championshp |
| Age | 31 | 36 |
| Height | 1.9m | 1.93m |
| Division(s) | Light Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 80” | 79” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 0 | 2 |
| Professional Debut | 2012 | 2015 |
Jiri Prochazka Losses
Jiri Prochazka has suffered four losses in his professional mixed martial arts career. He encountered his first defeat against Bojan Velickovic at SFC 1: Balkan Fighter Night in 2012 by first-round TKO. His second loss came against Abdul Kerim Edilov at Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 12 in 2013 by first-round submission. Prochazka faced his third defeat against Muhammed Lawal at the Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2-Iza in 2015 by first-round KO. His fourth loss came against Alex Pereira at UFC 295 via second-round TKO on November 11, 2023.
Jiri Prochazka Record
Jiri Prochazka has a professional mixed martial arts record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 29-4-1 | Alex Pereira | TKO (elbows) | UFC 295 | November 11, 2023 | 2 | 4:08 | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Win | 29–3–1 | Glover Teixeira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 275 | June 12, 2022 | 5 | 4:32 | Kallang, Singapore | Won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Fight of the Night. Fight of the Year (2022). Later vacated the title due to injury. |
| Win | 28–3–1 | Dominick Reyes | KO (spinning back elbow) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | May 1, 2021 | 2 | 4:29 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 27–3–1 | Volkan Oezdemir | KO (punch) | UFC 251 | July 12, 2020 | 2 | 0:49 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 26–3–1 | C. B. Dollaway | KO (punches) | Rizin 20 | December 31, 2019 | 1 | 1:55 | Saitama, Japan | Defended the Rizin Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 25–3–1 | Fábio Maldonado | KO (punches) | Rizin 19: Lightweight Grand Prix 1st Round | October 12, 2019 | 1 | 1:49 | Osaka, Japan | Catchweight (100 kg) bout. |
| Win | 24–3–1 | Muhammed Lawal | TKO (punches) | Rizin 15 | April 21, 2019 | 3 | 3:02 | Yokohama, Japan | Won the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 23–3–1 | Brandon Halsey | TKO (submission to punches) | Rizin 14 | December 31, 2018 | 1 | 6:30 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 22–3–1 | Jake Heun | TKO (punches) | Rizin 13 | September 30, 2018 | 1 | 4:29 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 21–3–1 | Bruno Cappelozza | KO (punches) | Rizin 11 | July 28, 2018 | 1 | 1:23 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 20–3–1 | Karl Albrektsson | TKO (punches) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round | December 29, 2017 | 1 | 9:57 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 19–3–1 | Wilian Roberto Alves | TKO (punches) | Fusion FN 16: Cage Fight | September 29, 2017 | 1 | 3:41 | Brno, Czech Republic | Return to Light Heavyweight. |
| Win | 18–3–1 | Mark Tanios | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2016: 1st Round | September 25, 2016 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | Rizin Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round. |
| Win | 17–3–1 | Kazuyuki Fujita | KO (punch) | Rizin 1 | April 17, 2016 | 1 | 3:18 | Nagoya, Japan | Catchweight (110 kg) bout. |
| Loss | 16–3–1 | Muhammed Lawal | KO (punch) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza | December 31, 2015 | 1 | 5:09 | Saitama, Japan | For the 2015 Rizin World Grand Prix. |
| Win | 16–2–1 | Vadim Nemkov | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 10:00 | 2015 Rizin World Grand Prix Semifinal. | |||
| Win | 15–2–1 | Satoshi Ishii | KO (head kick and knees) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba | December 29, 2015 | 1 | 1:36 | Saitama, Japan | Heavyweight debut. 2015 Rizin World Grand Prix Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 14–2–1 | Evgeni Kondratov | KO (punch) | ProFC 59: Battle of Kursk 3 | November 21, 2015 | 1 | 4:23 | Kursk, Russia | |
| Win | 13–2–1 | Michał Fijałka | TKO (corner stoppage) | GCF 31: Cage Fight 6 | May 22, 2015 | 1 | 5:00 | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 12–2–1 | Rokas Stambrauskas | TKO (corner stoppage) | GCF Challenge: Back in the Fight 4 | March 27, 2015 | 1 | 5:00 | Příbram, Czech Republic | |
| Draw | 11–2–1 | Mikhail Mokhnatkin | Draw (majority) | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 18 | December 20, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 11–2 | Darko Stošić | TKO (punches) | GCF Challenge: Cage Fight 5 | November 14, 2014 | 1 | 1:09 | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 10–2 | Tomáš Penz | TKO (flying knee and punches) | GCF 28: Cage Fight 4 | June 6, 2014 | 1 | 0:41 | Brno, Czech Republic | Defended the GCF Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–2 | Viktor Bogutzki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | GCF 27: Road to the Cage | March 21, 2014 | 1 | 2:17 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 8–2 | Martin Šolc | KO (flying knee) | GCF 26: Fight Night | December 7, 2013 | 3 | 4:00 | Prague, Czech Republic | Won the inaugural GCF Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–2 | Oliver Dohring | TKO (punches) | Rock the Cage 4 | October 12, 2013 | 1 | N/A | Greifswald, Germany | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Abdul-Kerim Edilov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 12 | June 20, 2013 | 1 | 1:56 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 6–1 | Radovan Estocin | KO (flying knee and punches) | GCF 23: MMA Cage Fight 2 | May 10, 2013 | 1 | 0:26 | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 5–1 | Josef Žák | TKO (punches) | GCF 19: Back in the Fight 2 | February 15, 2013 | 1 | N/A | Příbram, Czech Republic | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Bojan Veličković | TKO (punches) | SFC 1: Balkan Fighter Night | December 9, 2012 | 1 | N/A | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Win | 4–0 | Strahinja Denić | Submission (triangle choke) | Ring Fight Brno | November 15, 2012 | 1 | 2:10 | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 3–0 | Martin Vaniš | TKO (punches) | GCF 17: Big Cage Ostrava 2 | October 20, 2012 | 1 | 2:48 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 2–0 | Vladimír Eis | KO (knee) | GCF 15: Justfight Challenger | August 24, 2012 | 1 | 1:02 | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 1–0 | Stanislav Futera | KO (punch) | GCF 10: Battle in the Cage | April 7, 2012 | 1 | 0:53 | Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic | Light Heavyweight debut. |
Alex Pereira Record
Alex Pereira, after defeating Jiri Prochazka to win the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 295, has improved his professional mixed martial arts record to 9 wins and 2 losses.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 9-2 | Jiri Prochazka | TKO (elbows) | UFC 295 | November 11, 2023 | 2 | 4:08 | New York City, New York, United States | Won the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight title |
| Win | 8–2 | Jan Błachowicz | Decision (split) | UFC 291 | July 29, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. |
| Loss | 7–2 | Israel Adesanya | KO (punches) | UFC 287 | April 8, 2023 | 2 | 4:21 | Miami, Florida, United States | Lost the UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–1 | Israel Adesanya | TKO (punches) | UFC 281 | November 12, 2022 | 5 | 2:01 | New York City, New York, United States | Won the UFC Middleweight Championship. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 6–1 | Sean Strickland | KO (punches) | UFC 276 | July 2, 2022 | 1 | 2:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 5–1 | Bruno Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev | March 12, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Andreas Michailidis | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 268 | November 6, 2021 | 2 | 0:18 | New York City, New York, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 3–1 | Thomas Powell | KO (punch) | LFA 95 | November 20, 2020 | 1 | 4:04 | Park City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 2–1 | Marcus Vinicius da Silveira | TKO (punches) | Jungle Fight 87 | May 21, 2016 | 2 | 4:55 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–1 | Marcelo Cruz | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 85 | January 23, 2016 | 1 | 4:07 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Quemuel Ottoni | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 82 | October 24, 2015 | 3 | 2:52 | São Paulo, Brazil | Middleweight debut. |
FAQs
Q. What is the professional MMA record of Jiri Prochazka?
A. He has a professional MMA record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.
A. He has a professional MMA record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.
Q. When is Alex Pereira fighting Next?
A. Alex Pereira's next fight is not booked as of November 2023.
A. Alex Pereira's next fight is not booked as of November 2023.
Q. What is the professional MMA record of Alex Pereira?
A. Alex Pereira has a professional MMA record of 9 wins and 2 losses.
A. Alex Pereira has a professional MMA record of 9 wins and 2 losses.
Q. Who will headlined UFC 295?
A. Jiri Prochazka and Alex Periera headlined the UFC 295.
A. Jiri Prochazka and Alex Periera headlined the UFC 295.
Q. Did Alex Pereira win his last fight?
A. Yes, he won his most recent fight against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295.
A. Yes, he won his most recent fight against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295.
