Prochazka vs Pereira

Who won Prochazka vs Pereira?

Alex Pereira beat Jiri Prochazka by during the main event of UFC 295, on Saturday 11th November 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alex Pereira.

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.

Prochazka vs Pereira stats

Jiri Prochazka stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Alex Pereira made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jiri Prochazka's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in July 2020. Alex Pereira marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in November 2021.

Jiri Prochazka's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Alex Pereira's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Prochazka had an advantage in power over Pereira, with a 86% knock out percentage over Pereira's 75%.

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%.

Jiri Prochazka was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Prochazka was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 50 to Pereira's 26.

Activity check

Pereira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Prochazka vs Pereira?

Jiri Prochazka was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Alex Pereira made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-120) with oddsmakers.