Ilia Topuria v Justin Gaethje
UFC Freedom 250, Sun, Jun 14, 2026, Washington, DC, USA
Referee Marc Goddard
Referee Marc Goddard
Justin Gaethje won by KO/TKO, R4 5:00. to Corner Stoppage
“El Matador”
Height 5'7", Reach 69", Stance Orthodox, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 9-0-0 in the UFC over 9 fights
“The Highlight”
Height 5'11", Reach 70", Stance Orthodox, Age 37 on the night
Coming in 10-5-0 in the UFC over 15 fights
01/Round by round
4 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Ilia Topuria | Justin Gaethje | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 29 of 58 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 32 of 68 | 0 of 3 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 44 of 60 | 0 of 0 | 2:02 | 1 | 12 of 35 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 7 of 15 | 0 of 1 | 0:05 | 0 | 22 of 36 | 0 of 0 | 0:47 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 17 of 29 | 1 of 2 | 0:25 | 0 | 25 of 53 | 0 of 1 | 0:45 | 0 |
| Fight, 20:00 | 97 of 162 | 1 of 3 | 2:32 | 1 | 91 of 192 | 0 of 5 | 1:32 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 20.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.