Ilia Topuria
GeorgiaIlia Topuria, “El Matador”, is a Lightweight from Georgia with an official record of 17-1. The 17 wins came 7 by knockout, 8 by submission and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a fourth-round knockout loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje on 15 June 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | Justin GaethjeTitle | LOSS | KOTKO (Corner Stoppage) | R4 · 5:00 | UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Charles OliveiraTitle | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 2:27 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Max HollowayTitle | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 1:34 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Alexander VolkanovskiTitle | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 3:32 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Josh Emmett | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria |
| Dec 10, 2022 | Bryce Mitchell | WIN | SUBArm Triangle | R2 · 3:10 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Jai Herbert | WIN | KOPunch | R2 · 1:07 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Ryan Hall | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 4:47 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Damon Jackson | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Youssef Zalal | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Steven Goncalves | WIN | KOKO | R1 · 3:42 | Brave CF 29 |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Luis Gomez | WIN | SUBSubmission (Triangle Armbar) | R1 · 1:15 | Brave CF 26 |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Brian BoulandTitle | WIN | SUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke) | R1 | CW 94: Bouland vs. Topuria |
| Apr 28, 2018 | Mika Hamalainen | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R1 · 3:35 | CAGE 43: Cage MMA Finland 43 |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Jhon Guarin | WIN | SUBSubmission (Guillotine) | R2 | MFE: Mix Fight Events |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Daniel Vasquez | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | MFE: Mix Fight Events |
| — | Jhon Guarin | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Daniel Vasquez | WIN | — | — | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Ilia Topuria’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 16 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Ilia Topuria’s record, in numbers
Ilia Topuria’s record is 17-1, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 18 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 17 wins break down as 7 by knockout, 8 by submission and 2 by decision — 15 of 17 inside the distance, a finish rate of 88%. Across all 18 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 6 minutes 33 seconds.
Ilia Topuria has been stopped once in the 18 bouts on file, by knockout — 6% of them.
Of the 18 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 5 were for a title and 6 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 613 Lightweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Ilia Topuria has a finish rate above 86% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 79% of them and a two-year bout count above 83% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Ilia Topuria is listed at 5ft 7in with a reach of 69in, fights orthodox and is 29, born 20 January 1997.
These figures are recomputed from Ilia Topuria’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.