Ilia Topuria

"El Matador"

AGE	29 / Jan 21, 1997
HEIGHT	5'8" / 172.72 cm
WEIGHT	155 lbs / 70.31 kg

ASSOCIATION
Topuria Team

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 17

KO / TKO

41%

SUBMISSIONS

47%

DECISIONS

12%

Losses 0

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Charles Oliveira	UFC 317 - Topuria vs. Oliveira Jun / 28 / 2025	KO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:27
win	Max Holloway	UFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway Oct / 26 / 2024	KO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:34
win	Alexander Volkanovski	UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria Feb / 17 / 2024	KO (Punch) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:32
win	Josh Emmett	UFC on ABC 5 - Emmett vs. Topuria Jun / 24 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Bryce Mitchell	UFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Dec / 10 / 2022	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:10
win	Jai Herbert	UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall Mar / 19 / 2022	KO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:07
win	Ryan Hall	UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Jul / 10 / 2021	KO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:47
win	Damon Jackson	UFC on ESPN 19 - Hermansson vs. Vettori Dec / 05 / 2020	KO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:38
win	Youssef Zalal	UFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen Oct / 10 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Kevin Sataki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Steven Goncalves	Brave CF 29 - Brave Combat Federation 29: Torres vs. Adur Nov / 15 / 2019	KO (Punches)	1	3:42
win	Luis Gomez	Brave CF 26 - Roa vs. Silva Sep / 07 / 2019	Submission (Triangle Straight Armbar)	1	1:15
win	Brian Bouland	CW 94 - Cage Warriors 94 Jun / 16 / 2018	Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) Marc Goddard	1	1:39
win	Mika Hamalainen	Cage - Cage 43 Apr / 28 / 2018	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Lassi Minkkinen	1	3:35
win	Jhon Guarin	MFE - Mix Fight Events Nov / 05 / 2016	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Enoc Solves Torres	2	2:50
win	Daniel Vasquez	MFE - Mix Fight Events May / 07 / 2016	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Eduardo Martin	1	1:50
win	Kalil Martin El Chalibi	Climent Club - Climent Show MMA 4 May / 09 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Antonio Zambrana Vazquez	1	1:03
win	Francisco Aspirilla	WCW - West Coast Warriors Apr / 04 / 2015	Submission (Triangle Choke) Tito Beltran	1	3:30

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