Prochazka vs Oezdemir

When is Prochazka vs Oezdemir?

Jiri Prochazka could potentially take on Volkan Oezdemir, in Early 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 30 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 26 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, 7 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, 52 to Oezdemir's 49.

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 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.

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

In his last fight, he won 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by 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.

Before that, 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.

He had lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

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

Jiri Prochazka last fought 4 months and 12 days ago, while Volkan Oezdemir's last outing was 4 months and 19 days ago.

Prochazka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Oezdemir's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 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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