Weightclass: Lightweight
Record: 8-1
Age: 27
Height: 6’2″
Born in: Czech Republic
Training out of: Fighting Club Ostrava
Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 42-38
Key wins: Sebastian Szalay (amateur)
With the current streak of violence, Mudroch has been on. I wanted to take a deeper look at him to assess his level properly. First, his resume: 8-1, six straight wins, 100% finish-rate, and all wins coming via first-round finish. He’s been able to find finishes on the feet and on the mat.
I’ll talk about the gray area being his sole loss. Mudroch, the only time he fought outside of round one, he’s gone the distance and lost. It was a fight he came close to winning early with an armbar/triangle. After that, he was basically controlled on his back, losing valuable minutes.
I’m not convinced Mudroch has improved much since that loss. He hasn’t fought past the first round since then, and he still shows the same tendencies that cost him. Mudroch’s tall, square stance when he presses forward leaves him vulnerable to counters.
Although he’s dangerous off his back, he ends up there far too often. Mudroch offers almost no takedown defense, and opponents can easily off-balance him. He does do a good job of fighting the wrist and attacking the triangle. At the same time, that’s not something to rely on as he fights better guys.
On the feet, I do like some of the things Mudroch does. He throws some nice knees; he leads with. Mudroch will use subtle feints to draw out a right cross or land something big when his opponent lowers their guard. A lot of the finishes come from GNP, but does have deceptive power on the feet. The technique is off, but he makes up for it with crashing pressure and dangerous weapons.
Mudroch’s best work comes from the top position. He does have two wins via submission, but it’s by heel hook and armbar 3-4 years ago. It’s been the ground and pound that’s gotten the attention of me and many other fight fans. Mudroch is an elbow merchant, but we’re all here for it. In full guard, half guard, or mount, Mudroch is unleashing nasty hellbows.
Overall, I’m a fan of Mudroch’s style, but not his process. He’s a dangerous striker and not someone you can take lightly on the feet. Still, for someone of his length, he should be much more effective fighting at range. He’s explosive when closing the distance, but if he doesn’t land first, he’s often open to being countered.
Mudroch’s ground-and-pound is genuinely fight-ending, yet getting to that position isn’t easy for him—his takedown entries are frequently telegraphed and come from too far out. I also question his cardio, which tends to expose the flaws in his game even more as the fight progresses.
A fun action fighter, but I’m not sold on his overall skillset to be taken seriously as he fights better competition in Oktagon.