Pereira vs Prochazka II

Who won Pereira vs Prochazka II?

Alex Pereira beat Jiri Prochazka by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 303, on Saturday 29th June 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship.

Pereira vs Prochazka II stats

Alex Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jiri Prochazka made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 26 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Alex Pereira's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Jiri Prochazka marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Alex Pereira's UFC record stood at 8-1-0, while Jiri Prochazka's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Prochazka had a slight advantage in power over Pereira, with a 87% knock out percentage over Pereira's 80%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prochazka had a slight advantage over Pereira, with a 10% submission rate over Pereira's 0%.

Alex Pereira was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Pereira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 6 months later than Prochazka, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 28 to Prochazka's 52.

Pereira vs Prochazka II form

Prochazka had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Glover Teixeira at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by submission in the 5th round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had defeated Dominick Reyes at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in the United States.

He was victorious against C B Dollaway at RIZIN 20 on 31st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their Rizin Light Heavyweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Activity check

Prochazka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Pereira vs Prochazka II start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 12:10 AM EST or 9:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pereira vs Prochazka II?

Alex Pereira was a 13/20 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Jiri Prochazka made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.