Prochazka vs Hill

Who won Prochazka vs Hill?

Jiri Prochazka beat Jamahal Hill by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 311, on Saturday 18th January 2025 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Prochazka vs Hill stats

Jiri Prochazka stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 26 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jamahal Hill made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jiri Prochazka's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Jamahal Hill marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jiri Prochazka's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Jamahal Hill's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Prochazka had a large advantage in power over Hill, boasting a 87% knock out percentage over Hill's 58%.

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

Jiri Prochazka was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Prochazka had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Prochazka was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 55 to Hill's 37.

Prochazka vs Hill form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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

Jamahal Hill had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jimmy Crute at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Paul Craig at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had defeated Ovince St. Preux at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jiri Prochazka had been fighting more than Jamahal Hill.

Going to this contest, Jiri Prochazka had last fought 10 months and 3 days ago, while Jamahal Hill's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 26 days ago.

Prochazka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Prochazka vs Hill start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Prochazka vs Hill?

Jiri Prochazka was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Jamahal Hill made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-130) with oddsmakers.