Jiří Procházka vs. Navajo Stirling
UFC Fight Night · November 21, 2026 · ABHA Arena · Main Card 1:00 PM ET
The brief
- What kind of fight
- Former champion's chaos vs. undefeated power
- Finish likelihood
- High
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Light Heavyweight · Main event
The read
Procházka's willingness to engage in wild exchanges and find finishes from bad positions makes him live in any fight, and that unpredictability is itself a weapon against an opponent who has never faced it.
Stirling's size, power and finishing instincts are real, and he has looked spectacular across three straight stoppages, but former-champion durability and craft are not nothing even against a hot prospect.
Live to end early for either man.
The matchup
Stirling's unbeaten record has never been tested by anything like Procházka's chaos, and that gap in level is the whole story here.
The Czech former champion brings infamously wild, back-and-forth output and a credible finish from almost any position, even coming off his title loss to Ulberg, while Stirling arrives on a three-fight finishing streak of his own but against nowhere near this caliber of opposition.
A clean step up in competition for the unbeaten contender.
Tale of the tape
| 32-6-1 | Record | 11-0 |
| 34 | Age | 29 |
| 6'4" | Height | 6'4" |
| 80" | Reach | 79" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Orthodox |
| Czech Republic | Country | New Zealand |
| Jetsaam Gym | Team | City Kickboxing |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Jiří Procházka 32-6-1
“BJP”
Jiří 'BJP' Procházka is a 34-year-old Czech light heavyweight ranked No. 2 in the division, a former UFC champion known for chaotic, high-output striking and a granite chin. He lost a bid for the vacant title to Carlos Ulberg by first-round knockout at UFC 327 in April 2026, a setback that followed wins over Khalil Rountree Jr. and Jamahal Hill. He now meets his toughest opponent yet, unbeaten No. 4-ranked Navajo Stirling, in Doha, a step up in competition for the undefeated New Zealander.
- LCarlos Ulberg · KO/TKO (punch)UFC 327 · April 11, 2026
- WKhalil Rountree Jr. · KO/TKOUFC 320 · October 4, 2025
- WJamahal Hill · SubmissionUFC 311 · January 18, 2025
Navajo Stirling 11-0
Navajo Stirling is a 29-year-old undefeated light heavyweight from New Zealand and the division's No. 4-ranked contender, training out of City Kickboxing. He has finished his last three opponents in a row — Bruno Lopes, Ion Cutelaba and Jan Błachowicz, the last by first-round TKO at UFC Belgrade in August 2026 — to run his record to 11-0. He now gets the biggest test of his career against former champion Jiří Procházka.
Has never lost.
- WJan Błachowicz · KO/TKO, R1UFC Belgrade · August 1, 2026
- WIon Cutelaba · KO/TKO, R2 3:23UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2 · June 20, 2026
- WBruno Lopes · KO/TKO, R2 4:05UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · March 28, 2026