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

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

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.