Jiří Procházka
Czech martial artist
吉里·普罗哈兹卡 · イリー・プロハースカ
- Born
- 14 October 1992, Hostěradice
- Citizenship
- Czech Republic
- Sport
- mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, hand-to-hand combat
- Discipline
- light heavyweight, heavyweight
- Occupation
- mixed martial arts fighter, Thai boxer
- Height
- 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 99 kg (218 lb)
- Nickname
- Denise, Denni
Jiří Procházka (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈproxaːska] ; [ˈjɪrka] ; born October 14, 1992) is a Czech professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and the first Czech fighter to win a UFC championship. He was the inaugural Rizin Fighting Federation Light Heavyweight Champion and the inaugural Gladiator Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Champion. As of April 14, 2026, he is #3 in the Meta UFC light heavyweight rankings.
Awards and honours
- City of Brno Award 2022
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q27917811 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.