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Jiri Prochazka vs. Navajo Stirling

UFC 6-3-0 vs. 6-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-3-0
UFC record
6-0-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
34
AgeΔ 6 yrs
28
6'3"
HeightΔ 1"
6'4"
80"
ReachΔ 1"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6.3
Layoff (months)Δ 3.7 mo
2.6
LWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jiri Prochazka carries real power — 0.81 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.40 Light Heavyweight norm.
Navajo Stirling outworks the Light Heavyweight division — 6.41 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.48 norm.
Jiri Prochazka absorbs 5.67 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jiri Prochazka

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 164
Tier 3 — regional circuit 152

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.55 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 30 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.2 wins over .500

Navajo Stirling

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 70
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 2.19 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 11 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5185.61/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
4196.41/min · norm 3.48
5235.67/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1612.46/min · norm 3.37
55.5%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
54.2%norm 48.45%
45.4%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
59.4%norm 52.75%
50.81/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
20.46/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jiri Prochazka

Distance 82.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.1% (norm 10.6%)

Navajo Stirling

Distance 81.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 14.1% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jiri Prochazka

Head 83.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 11.5% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 9.7%)

Navajo Stirling

Head 64.8% (norm 78.5%) · Body 24.2% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Prochazka L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Stirling L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 402 / 773 52.0% 41.5% 313 / 630 49.7% 41.5%
In the clinch 39 / 47 83.0% 70.8% 24 / 34 70.6% 70.8%
On the ground 77 / 113 68.1% 72.9% 82 / 109 75.2% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 397 / 777 51.1% 39.2% 221 / 501 44.1% 39.2%
To the body 81 / 107 75.7% 72.0% 133 / 187 71.1% 72.0%
To the legs 40 / 49 81.6% 82.1% 65 / 85 76.5% 82.1%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Prochazka L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Stirling L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 388 / 798 48.6% 40.6% 143 / 364 39.3% 40.6%
In the clinch 37 / 47 78.7% 68.8% 15 / 28 53.6% 68.8%
On the ground 98 / 113 86.7% 70.4% 3 / 5 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 363 / 756 48.0% 37.7% 93 / 303 30.7% 37.7%
To the body 87 / 112 77.7% 72.9% 35 / 48 72.9% 72.9%
To the legs 73 / 90 81.1% 83.1% 33 / 46 71.7% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
360.0% acc · 0.49/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
436.4% acc · 0.92/15 · norm 0.87
1368.4% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2369.7% def · norm 66.7%
11:1412.2% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
12:1618.8% of cage time · norm 17.1%
10:501:45 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
11:452:41 per 15 · norm 2:50
10.16/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Prochazka has more cage time on record.