UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling

Procházka

• Knockout volume

  He scores 0.81 knockdowns per 15 minutes and has 28 KO/TKO wins, so one clean exchange can end it regardless of who is ahead.

• Reach and angles

  At 203.2 cm he holds the longer reach, and his karate-rooted, unorthodox entries make range hard for a conventional kickboxer to read.

• Deep-water experience

  Six years and 1h 32m in the octagon against elite light heavyweights gives him more championship-round mileage than his opponent.

• Accuracy

  He connects on 56% of his strikes, the higher clip of the two, and thrives in chaotic pockets where accuracy and output collide.

Stirling

• Defensive edge

  Stirling absorbs just 2.56 strikes a minute behind 58% striking defense, against the 5.67 Procházka takes.

• Higher output

  He lands 6.47 strikes per minute, more than Procházka's 5.61, and has the structured City Kickboxing framework to keep that pace for five rounds.

• Takedown threat

  At 0.82 takedowns per 15 minutes with 71% takedown defense, he can mix in wrestling against a man stopped by his gymmate's stand-up.

• Momentum

  Seven straight wins capped by a knockout of Jan Blachowicz, and he fought just three months ago.