List of Czech Republic's UFC fighters
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, founded in 1993 by Art Davie and Rorion Gracie. The organization was purchased from its parent company SEG in 2001 by Zuffa LLC, a promotional company owned by Las Vegas casino magnates, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta and managed by Dana White (current president of operations).[1] Since its inception, and through its current Zuffa management, the UFC has remained one of the more dominant MMA promotions in the world, playing host to a wide field of MMA fighters.[2]
This list provides an up-to-date roster of all mixed martial artists with Czech citizenship that represent Czech Republic competing or have previously competed under the UFC promotional banner.[note 1][note 2] Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of appearances inside the UFC. Fighter record and notable wins, achievements. Tournament participation and overall UFC/MMA records[note 3] In 2022, Jiří Procházka became the Czech Republic's first UFC Champion after defeating Glover Teixeira for the Light Heavyweight title at UFC 275.[3]
Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, draws, and no-contests (NC).[4] All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses.
List
Name | Nickname | Class | Sex | UFC record | MMA record | Events | Notes | Notable Wins | Ref. |
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Karlos Vemola | The Terminator | Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight and Middleweight | Male | 2-4 | 36-8 | UFC 116 UFC 122 UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | First mixed martial artist from the Czech Republic to compete in UFC. | Seth Petruzelli Mike Massenzio | [5] |
Viktor Pešta | Heavyweight | Male | 1-4 | 10-4 | UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson UFC 192 UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn | Konstantin Erokhin | [6] | ||
Lucie Pudilová | Bullet | Bantamweight | Female | 3-7 | 14-9 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros UFC 228 UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos UFC on ESPN 5 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | First female mixed martial artist from the Czech Republic to compete in UFC. | Ji Yeon Kim Sarah Moras | [7] |
David Dvořák | Undertaker | Flyweight | Male | 3-3 | 20-6 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus | Bruno Silva Jordan Espinosa Juancamilo Ronderos | [8] | |
Jiří Procházka | Denisa/BJP | Light Heavyweight | Male | 4-1 | 30-4-1 | UFC 251 UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka UFC 275 | First Czech UFC Champion. | Volkan Oezdemir Dominick Reyes Glover Teixeira | [9] |
Tereza Bledá | Flyweight | Female | 1-1 | 7-1 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba UFC on ESPN: Vettori vs. Cannonier |
Notes
- ^ Unless otherwise cited, all mixed martial artists listed are retrieved from ufc.com.
- ^ All names presented are in accordance with UFC.com profiles and may include common nicknames or alternative spellings rather than birth names.
- ^ Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from sherdog.com.
References
- ^ Montgomery, Cliff. "The History of the UFC - Part 1". ExtremeProSports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
- ^ "Sports-industry executives choose UFC as best positioned property for 2011". MMAjunkie.com. December 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012.
- ^ "UFC 275: Jiri Prochazka produces last-gasp submission to claim light-heavyweight title from Glover Teixeira". BBC Sport. June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Waterman, Grant (October 2003). "MMA Scoring Guide". SFUK. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21.
- ^ "Karlos Vémola v UFC skončil". Extraround.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Pešta dostal čtyřikrát nařezáno a v UFC končí! Tohle teď vzkazuje". sport.tn.nova.cz (in Czech). 9 March 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Pudilová končí v UFC, Dvořákův start byl potvrzen". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 13 February 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Dvořák jako raketa. Po výhře v UFC vyletěl. Jak daleko je od TOP 10?". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Skvělý Procházka! Sestřelil soupeře při debutu v UFC ve druhém kole". iSport.cz. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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