The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s grand pay-per-view event, the UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill, was held live at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, United States, on April 13, 2024. The cards were studded with impressive fights, with three bouts involving titles. The main event was headlined by the current UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and the former champion, Jamahal Hill, in a light heavyweight title bout. Jiri Prochazka will took on Aleksandar Rakic in the featured bout of the preliminary card of the evening and won via TKO in the 2nd round.
Jiri Prochazka is one of the leading contenders in the UFC’s light heavyweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2012, Prochazka fought in various fight promotions before making his debut in the UFC. After compiling a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, Prochazka made his debut in the UFC on July 12, 2020.
In his debut showdown in the elite mixed martial arts promotion, Jiri Prochazka was welcomed by Volkan Oezdemir in the octagon. Prochazka made quick work of Oezdemir and knocked him out in the second round to win the fight. He won the light heavyweight title by defeating Glover Teixeira at UFC 275 with a fifth-round submission. Prochazka vacated the title later due to an injury.
On his return, Jiri Prochazka fought Alex Pereira at UFC 295 for the vacant lightweight championship. He was defeated by Pereira in the second round by a second-round TKO and became the new champion of the division.
Jiri Proczka’s last rival at UFC 300 was the Austrian professional mixed martial artist Aleksandar Rakic. An aggressive fighter inside the octagon, Rakic made his professional debut as a mixed martial artist in 2011. He made his way into the UFC on September 2, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve against Francimar Barroso. He won the fight via a unanimous decision and announced his arrival in the promotion with a win.
Jiri Prochazka is currently ranked No. 2 in the light heavyweight division and he expressed his desire to fight for the title in his next fight.
Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic Stats
| Stats | Jiri Prochazka | Aleksandar Rakic |
| Record | 30-4-(1) (26KOs) | 14-4 (9 KOs) |
| Championship | - | - |
| Age | 31 | 32 |
| Height | 1.84m | 1.96m |
| Division(s) | Light heavyweight | Light heavyweight |
| Reach | 80” | 78” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 1 | 0 |
| Professional Debut | 2012 | 2011 |
Jiri Prochazka Record
Jiri Prochazka has a professional mixed martial arts record of 30 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw as of April 2024.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 30-4-1 | Aleksandar Rakic | TKO | UFC 300 | April 13, 2024 | 2 | 3:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United | |
| Loss | 29–4–1 | Alex Pereira | TKO (elbows) | UFC 295 | November 11, 2023 | 2 | 4:08 | New York City, New York, United States | For the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| 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. 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 (220 lb) 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 | 2016 Rizin Openweight Grand Prix First Round. |
| Win | 17–3–1 | Kazuyuki Fujita | KO (punch) | Rizin 1 | April 17, 2016 | 1 | 3:18 | Nagoya, Japan | Catchweight (242 lb) 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 | 2015 Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Final. |
| Win | 16–2–1 | Vadim Nemkov | TKO (retirement) | 1 | 10:00 | 2015 Rizin Heavyweight 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 Heavyweight 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 Global 29 | 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 Global 16 | 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. |
Aleksandar Rakic Record
Aleksandar Rakic has a professional mixed martial arts record of 14 wins and 4 losses as of April 2024.
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 14-4 | Jiri Prochazka | TKO | UFC 300 | April 13, 2024 | 2 | 3:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 14–3 | Jan Błachowicz | TKO (knee injury) | UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić | May 14, 2022 | 3 | 1:11 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–2 | Thiago Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 259 | March 6, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–2 | Anthony Smith | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić | August 29, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 12–2 | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | December 21, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Busan, South Korea | |
| Win | 12–1 | Jimi Manuwa | KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith | June 1, 2019 | 1 | 0:42 | Stockholm, Sweden | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 11–1 | Devin Clark | TKO (punches) | UFC 231 | December 8, 2018 | 1 | 4:05 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 10–1 | Justin Ledet | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith | July 22, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Win | 9–1 | Francimar Barroso | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | September 2, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 8–1 | Sergio Souza | TKO (punches) | Austrian Fight Challenge 5 | March 4, 2017 | 1 | N/A | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 7–1 | Martin Batur | KO (punch) | Austrian Fight Challenge 1 | June 20, 2015 | 1 | 0:26 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 6–1 | Marcin Prachnio | TKO (punches) | Final Fight Championship 16 | December 6, 2014 | 3 | 3:00 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 5–1 | Norbert Péter | TKO (punches) | HG: Heimgala 2 | September 13, 2014 | 1 | 4:57 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 4–1 | Péter Rozmaring | Submission (north-south choke) | Vendetta: Rookies 2 | July 6, 2013 | 1 | 1:32 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 3–1 | Laszlo Czene | KO (head kick) | WFC: Challengers 3 | June 3, 2012 | 1 | N/A | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 2–1 | Richard Longhimo | TKO (punches) | Iron Fist: Vendetta 3 | March 18, 2012 | 2 | 4:30 | Vienna, Austria | |
| Win | 1–1 | Carsten Lorenz | TKO (punches) | New Talents 15 | February 4, 2012 | 1 | 1:42 | Erfurt, Germany | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Christian Radke | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rock the Cage 2 | October 15, 2011 | 1 | 4:34 | Greifswald, Germany |
Jiri Prochazka Losses
Jiri Prochazka has lost four professional fights as of April 2024.
Jiri Prochazka vs. Bojan Veličković
Jiri Prochazka and Bojan Veličković squared with Veličković on December 9, 2012. He defeated Prochazka via first-round TKO.
Jiri Prochazka vs.Abdul-Kerim Edlov
Jiri Prohazka locked horns with Abdul Kerim Edlov on June 20, 2013. Edlov defeated Prochazka by a first-round submission.
Jiri Prochazka vs. Muhammed Lawal
Jiri Prochazka faced Muhammed Lawal on December 31, 2015. Lawal defeated him via a first-round knockout.
Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira
Jiri Prochazka met Alex Pereira inside the octagon for the vacant light heavyweight title showdown at UFC 295 on November 11, 2023. Pereira defeated him by second-round TKO.
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