LightweightP4P #5Active
Ilia Topuria
“El Matador”
Country
GeorgiaRecord
17-1
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'7"
Reach
69"
Age
29
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
14 of 16 wins inside the distance · 84th percentile
Stopped in 6% of bouts — 1 of 17 · 79th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 82nd percentile
6:56
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
5
Title fights
6
Main events
Percentiles vs 617 lightweights
Counted from the 17 bouts on record, not the full 18-fight career
Strikes & grappling
502 landed from 1002 attempts — 50% accuracy · 54th percentile
12 landed from 21 attempts — 57% accuracy · 58th percentile
8 in 10 statted bouts · 88th percentile
21m of 1h 44m fought · 46th percentile
Head 68%
Body 21%
Leg 11%
Of 502 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 10 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 44m of fight time, of the 17 bouts on record
| 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 |
| May 9, 2015 | Kalil Martin El Chalibi | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | Climent Club: Climent Show MMA 4 |
| — | Jhon Guarin | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Daniel Vasquez | WIN | — | — | — |
LOSS
KOTKO (Corner Stoppage)R4 · 5:00Title
KOPunchR1 · 2:27Title
WIN
KOPunchR3 · 1:34Title
KOPunchR2 · 3:32Title
WIN
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
SUBArm TriangleR2 · 3:10
Jai Herbert
KOPunchR2 · 1:07
Ryan Hall
KOPunchesR1 · 4:47
Damon Jackson
KOPunchR1 · 2:38
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Steven Goncalves
KOKOR1 · 3:42
Luis Gomez
SUBSubmission (Triangle Armbar)R1 · 1:15
Brian Bouland
SUBSubmission (Anaconda Choke)R1Title
Mika Hamalainen
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R1 · 3:35
Jhon Guarin
SUBSubmission (Guillotine)R2
Daniel Vasquez
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Kalil Martin El Chalibi
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
Jhon Guarin
Daniel Vasquez
How the wins came
Record
17
Wins
1
Losses
0
Draws
6:56
Avg bout length
1L
Streak
5
Title fights
6
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Ilia Topuria’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 17 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.