Prochazka vs Oezdemir

When is Prochazka vs Oezdemir?

Jiri Prochazka could potentially take on Volkan Oezdemir, in Summer 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Prochazka vs Oezdemir stats

Jiri Prochazka would step into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 27 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Volkan Oezdemir would make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggest Prochazka would have a large advantage in power over Oezdemir, boasting a 87% knock out percentage over Oezdemir's 65%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Prochazka and Oezdemir would be pretty equal, both with a 10% submission rate.

Jiri Prochazka is the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Prochazka has a height advantage of 2 inches over Oezdemir. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Prochazka is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 7 months later than Oezdemir, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 3 more professional rounds, 55 to Oezdemir's 52.

Prochazka vs Oezdemir form

Prochazka has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Jamahal Hill at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by 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.

He had defeated 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.

Oezdemir has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo on 23rd November 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Galaxy Arena, Macau, China.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Bogdan Guskov at UFC Fight Night Paris – Gane vs. Spivac on 2nd September 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had lost to Nikita Krylov at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had beaten Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Volkan Oezdemir has been fighting more than Jiri Prochazka.

Jiri Prochazka last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Volkan Oezdemir's last outing was 5 months and 23 days ago.

Prochazka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Oezdemir's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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