At UFC 295, two of the most intimidating fighters in the octagon will risk everything to claim the lightweight title: Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira. Prochazka will attempt to reclaim the championship, but the Brazilian fighter in New York is focused on winning a title in a different division. Fans wonder how many times these two boxers have lost and against whom, even though they are good fighters. Let us now examine the specifics.
UFC 295: Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira Losses
When it comes to their careers, Pereira has a short yet eventful resume (8-2-0), with just 10 fights. He managed to capture the UFC title in one of them but later suffered a loss in his subsequent bout. Meanwhile, one of his most famous losses came at UFC 287 against Israel Adesanya where he lost the belt then we saw the iconic celebration from Izzy.
Meanwhile, the first loss he bore was against Quemuel Ottoni too in his first match of his MMA career where he lost via rear choke submission. On the flip side, Prochazka has a stellar career record of 29-3-1.
The Czech fighter has held the championship in Rizin, while in the UFC, he has fought in 3 fights, winning the light heavyweight belt in his most recent bout. In the UFC he hasn’t seen any defeat but in his MMA career he has lost three times – one against Muhammad Lawal at Rizin FF, and two at other promotions where he lost to Abdul-Kerim Edilov and Bojan Velickovic.
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The Czech fighter is now getting ready for a comeback with the intention of winning the belt again. If Prochazka is able to return to his previous level of fighting after the injury, only time will tell. It will be intriguing to watch “Poatan” in the interim to see whether he can win a title in a different division and return the LHW belt to the camp following UfC 295.
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