All fightersIlia Topuria
“El Matador”
Lightweight17-1RECORD
7KO / TKO WINS
8SUBMISSION WINS
2DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | El Matador |
| Date of birth | 21 Jan 1997 |
| Nationality | Georgian and Spanish |
| Birthplace | Halle Westfalen, Germany |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Team | Topuria Team (fighting out of Alicante, Spain) |
| Height | 170 cm (5′7″) |
| Reach | 175 cm (69″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight | 70.3 kg (155 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 4 Apr 2015 |
| UFC debut | 10 Oct 2020 |
| Last fight | 14 Jun 2026 |
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Fight history
18 professional fights on file (10 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Justin Gaethje | KO/TKO (corner stoppage) | 4 | 5:00 | UFC Freedom 250 | 14 Jun 2026 | Washington, DC, USA |
| Bout UFC Lightweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Charles Oliveira | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 2:27 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | 28 Jun 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Lightweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Max Holloway | KO/TKO (punch) | 3 | 1:34 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | 26 Oct 2024 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout UFC Featherweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Alexander Volkanovski | KO/TKO (punch) | 2 | 3:32 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | 17 Feb 2024 | Anaheim, California, USA |
| Bout UFC Featherweight Title BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Josh Emmett | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria | 24 Jun 2023 | Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 50-44, Chris Lee 50-42, Eric Colon 49-45 | |||||||
| Win | Bryce Mitchell | Submission (arm triangle) | 2 | 3:10 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | 10 Dec 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Jai Herbert | KO/TKO (punch) | 2 | 1:07 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | 19 Mar 2022 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Ryan Hall | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:47 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | 10 Jul 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Damon Jackson | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 2:38 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori | 5 Dec 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Youssef Zalal | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | 10 Oct 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Kevin SatakiScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 29-28, Anders Ohlsson 29-28, Vito Paolillo 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Steven Goncalves | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:42 | Brave CF 29 | 15 Nov 2019 | Isa Town, Bahrain |
| Win | Luis Gomez | Submission (triangle straight armbar) | 1 | 1:15 | Brave CF 26 | 7 Sep 2019 | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Win | Brian Bouland | Technical Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 1:39 | Cage Warriors 94 | 16 Jun 2018 | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Win | Mika Hämäläinen | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:35 | CAGE 43 | 28 Apr 2018 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Win | Jhon Guarin | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:50 | Mix Fight Events 28 | 5 Nov 2016 | Valencia, Spain |
| Win | Daniel Vasquez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:50 | Mix Fight Events 26 | 7 May 2016 | Alicante, Spain |
| Win | Kalil Martin El Chalibi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:03 | Climent Show MMA 4 | 9 May 2015 | Alicante, Spain |
| Win | Francisco Javier Asprilla | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:30 | Mix Fight Events 17 | 4 Apr 2015 | Valencia, Spain |