“El Matador” Lightweight
Ilia Topuria
9-1-0
UFC record, 10 fights, 104.3 min
17-1-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
3-1
in 4 title fights
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 69"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Tue, Jan 21, 1997, age 29
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Oct 10, 2020
- Latest UFC fight
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026
01/How he wins
in 9 wins
5 Punches to Head At Distance (6 KO/TKO), 1 submission, 2 decisions in 9 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 6 | 1 |
| Submission | 1 | 0 |
| Decision | 2 | 0 |
| All | 9 | 1 |
02/Career rates
10 fights, 104.3 min
Sig strikes landed
4.82 per min
502 in 104.3 min, 10 fights
Sig strike accuracy
50.1%
502 of 1,002 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
3.97 per min
414 of 1,091 landed on him in 104.3 min
Takedowns
1.73 per 15 min
12 of 21 · 104.3 min
Takedown accuracy
57.1%
12 of 21 attempts
Takedown defence
20 of 21
defended of attempted on him, 104.3 min
Control time
3:04 per 15 min
21:20 of 104:15
Knockdowns
8
scored in 104.3 min, 10 fights
Submission attempts
0.86 per 15 min
6 in 104.3 min
Where his sig strikes land
77% distance, 7% clinch, 16% ground
387 distance, 34 clinch, 81 ground of 502 landed
What he hits
68% head, 21% body, 11% leg
343 head, 106 body, 53 leg of 502 landed
Cage time
104:15
10 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
3-1 in 4
- Lv Justin GaethjeLightweight, title fight. Sun, Jun 14, 2026, UFC Freedom 250. KO/TKO, R4 5:00
- Wv Charles OliveiraLightweight, title fight. Sat, Jun 28, 2025, UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira. KO/TKO, R1 2:27
- Wv Max HollowayFeatherweight, title fight. Sat, Oct 26, 2024, UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway. KO/TKO, R3 1:34
- Wv Alexander VolkanovskiFeatherweight, title fight. Sat, Feb 17, 2024, UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria. KO/TKO, R2 3:32
04/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | 7 | 7-0-0 | 75.7 | 364 of 770 | 4.81 | 10 of 14 | 15:06 of 75:41 | 5 | 5 in 7 |
| Lightweight | 3 | 2-1-0 | 28.6 | 138 of 232 | 4.83 | 2 of 7 | 6:14 of 28:34 | 3 | 2 in 2 |
| All | 10 | 9-1-0 | 104.3 | 502 of 1,002 | 4.82 | 12 of 21 | 21:20 of 104:15 | 8 | 7 in 9 |
05/By year
2020 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 20.0 | 97 of 162 | 4.85 | 1 of 3 | 2:32 of 20:00 | 1 | 0 in 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2.5 | 21 of 29 | 8.57 | 0 of 0 | 1:01 of 2:27 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 20.1 | 110 of 221 | 5.47 | 2 of 2 | 0:48 of 20:06 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 25.0 | 152 of 344 | 6.08 | 3 of 3 | 3:35 of 25:00 | 1 | 0 in 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 14.3 | 60 of 118 | 4.20 | 1 of 4 | 3:59 of 14:17 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 4.8 | 18 of 32 | 3.76 | 0 of 0 | 1:20 of 4:47 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 17.6 | 44 of 96 | 2.50 | 5 of 9 | 8:05 of 17:38 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| All | 10 | 9-1-0 | 104.3 | 502 of 1,002 | 4.82 | 12 of 21 | 21:20 of 104:15 | 8 | 7 in 9 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 10 of 10 | 44.9 | 192 of 404 | 4.28 | 4 of 10 | 8:18 of 44:52 | 2 | 3 | 3, won 3 |
| Round 2 | 7 of 10 | 27.8 | 163 of 298 | 5.86 | 1 of 1 | 5:37 of 27:49 | 4 | 2 | 3, won 3 |
| Round 3 | 4 of 10 | 16.6 | 66 of 149 | 3.98 | 3 of 5 | 3:29 of 16:34 | 1 | 1 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 4 | 2 of 10 | 10.0 | 73 of 129 | 7.30 | 1 of 2 | 1:23 of 10:00 | 1 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
| Round 5 | 1 of 10 | 5.0 | 8 of 22 | 1.60 | 3 of 3 | 2:33 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 1 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
10 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026UFC Freedom 250 | Justin GaethjeLightweight, title fight | LKO/TKO, R4 5:00to Corner Stoppage | 97 of 162 | 1 of 3 | 2:32 | 1 | 20:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 28, 2025UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | Charles OliveiraLightweight, title fight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:27Punch to Head At Distance | 21 of 29 | 0 of 0 | 1:01 | 1 | 2:27 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 26, 2024UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Max HollowayFeatherweight, title fight | WKO/TKO, R3 1:34Punch to Head At Distance | 75 of 144 | 2 of 2 | 0:45 | 1 | 11:34 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 17, 2024UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | Alexander VolkanovskiFeatherweight, title fight | WKO/TKO, R2 3:32Punch to Head At Distance | 35 of 77 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 1 | 8:32 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 24, 2023UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria | Josh EmmettFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Sal D'amato 44 - 50. Chris Lee 42 - 50. Eric Colon 45 - 49. | 152 of 344 | 3 of 3 | 3:35 | 1 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 10, 2022UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | Bryce MitchellFeatherweight | WSubmission, R2 3:10Arm Triangle From Side Control | 40 of 77 | 0 of 0 | 1:18 | 1 | 8:10 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 19, 2022UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | Jai HerbertLightweight | WKO/TKO, R2 1:07Punch to Head At Distance | 20 of 41 | 1 of 4 | 2:41 | 1 | 6:07 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 10, 2021UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | Ryan HallFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:47Punches to Head On Ground | 18 of 32 | 0 of 0 | 1:20 | 0 | 4:47 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 5, 2020UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori | Damon JacksonFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:38Punch to Head At Distance | 31 of 63 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 1 | 2:38 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 10, 2020UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Youssef ZalalFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Anders Ohlsson 28 - 29. Vito Paolillo 28 - 29. | 13 of 33 | 5 of 9 | 8:02 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.