Prochazka vs Rakic

Who won Prochazka vs Rakic?

Jiri Prochazka beat Aleksandar Rakic by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 Rakic stats

Jiri Prochazka stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 25 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Aleksandar Rakic made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jiri Prochazka's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Aleksandar Rakic marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Jiri Prochazka's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Aleksandar Rakic's came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Prochazka had a large advantage in power over Rakic, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Rakic's 64%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Prochazka had a slight advantage over Rakic, with a 10% submission rate over Rakic's 7%.

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

Prochazka had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Prochazka was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 months later than Rakic, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 55 to Rakic's 37.

Prochazka vs Rakic form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Thiago Santos at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Smith at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Volkan Oezdemir at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

He had defeated Jimi Manuwa at UFC on ESPN+ 11 on 1st June 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

Activity check

Prochazka's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Rakic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Prochazka vs Rakic?

Jiri Prochazka was a 20/23 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Aleksandar Rakic made his way into the ring at 20/21 (-110) with oddsmakers.