Jiří "Denisa" Procházka is the current #2 ranked UFC Light Heavyweight Fighter with a professional MMA record of 28-wins, 3-losses, and 1-draw. Procházka is a former Riden FF and GCF Light Heavyweight Champion.
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. Jiří won the fight inside the first minute via KO(punch). Jiří followed it up by winning his next 3-fights before losing to Bojan Velickovic at SFC 1 via first-round TKO.
Procházka bounced back to amass a 2-fight win streak before dropping a loss to 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 Martin in the third round via a flying knee to win the championship. Procházka went 6-0-1 in his next 7-fights, including a title-defense victory at GCF 28 before signing with Rizin Fight Federation in 2015.
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 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. Procházka.
He went on to win his next fight against Kazuyuki Fujita at Rizin 1 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 him pulling out of the tournament.
Jiří returned to fight after a year at FN 16 against Willian Roberto Alves who, he defeated via TKO(punches) at 3:41. He then defeated Karl Albrektsson at the Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Bantamweight Tournament- second round. Following this win, he went 3-0 in his next bouts before fighting Muhammed Lawal for the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Championship. Jiří got revenge on Lawal for his previous loss and TKO'ed him in the third round via punches to become the Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion.
He won his next 2-fights in Rizin, including a successful title defense, before leaving the promotion to join the UFC in 2020.
Jiří Procházka made his UFC debut at UFC 251 against Volkan Oezdemir. He outclassed Volkan and KO'ed him in the second round with a heavy punch to earn the Performance of the Night bonus. He next fought Dominick Reyes at the UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Jiří Procházka. Jiří 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 and Performance of the Night bonus.
Jiří Procházka's current record stands at 28-3-1. Jiří is currently on a 12-fight win streak.
Jiří Procházka's last fight was against Dominick Reyes at UFC on ESPN 23: Reyes vs. Procházka. Jiří won the fight via 2nd round KO(spinning back elbow)
Below is the professional MMA record of Jiří Procházka
