Jamal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka Prediction, Picks, Start Time: UFC 311

Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka meet on Saturday in the UFC 311 main card at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Check out this quick review of the fight from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.

Last event: 3-3
UFC Main Card, 2024: 3-3

Jamal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka UFC 311 preview

Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) returns to action for the first time since trying to reclaim the title he vacated due to a ruptured Achilles. At UFC 300, Hill was finished by Alex Pereira in the first round, ending a four-fight winning streak. Before the loss and injury, Hill defeated Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 to win the vacant light heavyweight title. … Coincidentally, Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) also vacated his light heavyweight title due to injury and returned, suffering a loss to Pereira in his return. After the setback at UFC 295, Prochazka stopped Alexandar Rakic ​​at UFC 300, but then lost in his most recent outing, a rematch against Pereira at UFC 303.

Jamal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka UFC 311 Expert Picks, Prediction

Filling out the main card is a solid light-heavyweight matchup between Hill and Prochazka.

Not only is this a fight that deserves to be on the main card based on name value, but this is also a fight that promises action from a stylistic perspective.

Prochazka, who is officially 1-2 against the UFC level, can turn any encounter into a psychotic whirlwind of action.

Jiri Prochazka, facing Jamahal Hill at #UFC311is 1-2 against UFC-level southpaws (W: Dominick Reyes; L: Abdul-Kerim Edilov, Bojan Velickovic)

Abdul and Bojan quickly took him down and finished him off, but left-handed strikes, regardless of stance, remain Jiri’s common culprit. pic.twitter.com/78bvqpfgNZ

— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) 17 January 2025

If Prochazka can swarm Hill against the fence, then he could easily close the show on his fellow American. But as shown in the clip above, I can’t ignore that lefty strikes and competent counter hitters have traditionally given Prochazka plenty of trouble.

For that reason, I will officially take Hill to win by knockout in Round 1.

Jamal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka UFC 311 odds

Despite the oddsmakers opening the Czech fighter as the favorite, public money has tipped the line in the American’s favor, listing Hill -140 and Prochazka +112 via FanDuel.

Jamal Hill vs. Jiri Prochazka UFC 311 start time, how to watch

Hill and Prochazka are expected to go to the cage approx. 11:20 PM ET. The fight will flow on ESPN+.