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Lightweight
“El Matador” · Georgia
17
W
1
L
0
D
Profile
Ilia Topuria Fighter Profile
- Record (W-L-D)
- 17-1-0
- Ranking
- #5 Pound-for-Pound
- Recent form
- 2-1 in last 3
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 5' 7"
- Reach
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Nationality
- Georgia
Fight history
Ilia Topuria Fight History
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time | Sig. str | TD | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2026 | Justin Gaethje | L | KO/TKO · Victory by TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 4 | 5:00 | 123/174 | 1/3 | UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje · Title fight |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Charles Oliveira | W | KO/TKO · Victory by Punch | 1 | 2:27 | 21/29 | — | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · Title fight |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Max Holloway | W | KO/TKO | 3 | — | 75/144 | 2/2 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Title fight |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Alexander Volkanovski | W | KO/TKO | 2 | — | 35/77 | — | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Title fight |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Josh Emmett | W | Decision - Unanimous | 5 | — | 152/344 | 3/3 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Bryce Mitchell | W | Submission | 2 | — | 40/77 | — | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Jai Herbert | W | KO/TKO | 2 | — | 20/41 | 1/4 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Ryan Hall | W | KO/TKO | 1 | — | 18/32 | — | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Damon Jackson | W | KO/TKO | 1 | — | 31/63 | — | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Youssef Zalal | W | Decision - Unanimous | 3 | — | 13/33 | 5/9 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Stephen Goncalves | W | KO/TKO · Victory by KO | 1 | 3:42 | — | — | Brave CF 29 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Luis Gomez | W | Submission · Victory by Submission (Triangle Armbar) | 1 | 1:15 | — | — | Brave CF 26 |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Brian Bouland | W | Submission (Anaconda Choke) | 1 | — | — | — | CW 94: Bouland vs. Topuria · Title fight |
| Apr 27, 2018 | Mika Hamalainen | W | Submission · Victory by Submission (Guillotine) | 1 | 3:35 | — | — | CAGE 43: Cage MMA Finland 43 |
| May 9, 2015 | Kalil Martin El Chalibi | W | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | — | — | — | Climent Club: Climent Show MMA 4 |
| Apr 4, 2015 | Francisco Javier Asprilla | W | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | — | — | — | WCW: West Coast Warriors |
| — | Jhon Guarin | W | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Daniel Vasquez | W | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career
Ilia Topuria Career Stats
Per-fight averages across every bout on record.
- Sig. strikes landed per fight
- 29.3
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 52.1%
- Takedowns landed per fight
- 0.67
- Takedown accuracy
- 57.1%
- Knockdowns per fight
- 0.44
- Submission attempts per fight
- 0.33
- Control time per fight
- 0:12
- Wins by KO/TKO
- 7 (41%)
- Wins by submission
- 6 (35%)
- Wins by decision
- 2 (12%)
Profile
About Ilia Topuria
Ilia Topuria (“El Matador”) is a UFC lightweight fighter from Georgia with a professional record of 17-1-0. Ilia Topuria is ranked #5 Pound-for-Pound.
In Ilia Topuria's most recent bout, Topuria lost to Justin Gaethje by KO/TKO · Victory by TKO (Corner Stoppage) in round 4 at UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje (June 14, 2026).
For Ilia Topuria AI sports predictions and props, Chad, Stat Sniper's AI sports betting assistant, publishes UFC picks and player props on the daily picks page.
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