“El Matador”
Ilia Topuria’s next fight
17-1-0 · Lightweight · #1 ranked
Next fight
No fight booked
Ilia Topuria last fought on Jun 14, 2026, when Topuria lost to Justin Gaethje by TKO (corner stoppage). We update this page as soon as a new bout is announced.
Ilia Topuria’s record
Record
17-1-0
Wins by KO/TKO
7
By submission
8
By decision
2
Current streak
1 loss
Profile
- Division
- Lightweight
- Ranking
- #1 Lightweight
- Pound-for-pound
- #5
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 5′7″
- Reach
- 69″
- Fighting style
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Born
- Germany
- Trains at
- Team Topuria
- UFC debut
- Oct. 10, 2020
- Status
- Active
Fight history
All 18 professional bouts, newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loss | Justin Gaethje | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC Freedom 250 | Jun 14, 2026 | 4 · 5:00 |
| win | Charles Oliveira | KO (punches) | UFC 317 | Jun 28, 2025 | 1 · 2:27 |
| win | Max Holloway | KO (punches) | UFC 308 | Oct 26, 2024 | 3 · 1:34 |
| win | Alexander Volkanovski | KO (punch) | UFC 298 | Feb 17, 2024 | 2 · 3:32 |
| win | Josh Emmett | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria | Jun 24, 2023 | 5 · 5:00 |
| win | Bryce Mitchell | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 282 | Dec 10, 2022 | 2 · 3:10 |
| win | Jai Herbert | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | Mar 19, 2022 | 2 · 1:07 |
| win | Ryan Hall | KO (punches) | UFC 264 | Jul 10, 2021 | 1 · 4:47 |
| win | Damon Jackson | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori | Dec 5, 2020 | 1 · 2:38 |
| win | Youssef Zalal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Oct 11, 2020 | 3 · 5:00 |
| win | Steven Goncalves | KO (punch) | Brave CF 29 | Nov 15, 2019 | 1 · 3:42 |
| win | Luis Gomez | Submission (triangle straight armbar) | Brave CF 26 | Sep 7, 2019 | 1 · 1:15 |
| win | Brian Bouland | Technical Submission (anaconda choke) | Cage Warriors 94 | Jun 16, 2018 | 1 · 1:39 |
| win | Mika Hämäläinen | Submission (guillotine choke) | CAGE 43 | Apr 28, 2018 | 1 · 3:35 |
| win | Jhon Guarin | Submission (guillotine choke) | Mix Fight Events 28 | Nov 5, 2016 | 2 · 2:50 |
| win | Daniel Vasquez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Mix Fight Events 26 | May 7, 2016 | 1 · 1:50 |
| win | Kalil Martin El Chalibi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Climent Show MMA 4 | May 9, 2015 | 1 · 1:03 |
| win | Francisco Javier Asprilla | Submission (triangle choke) | Mix Fight Events 17 | Apr 4, 2015 | 1 · 3:30 |
Fight history adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Ilia Topuria fighting next?
Ilia Topuria has no fight booked right now. Ilia Topuria last fought on Jun 14, 2026, when Topuria lost to Justin Gaethje by TKO (corner stoppage).
What is Ilia Topuria’s record?
Ilia Topuria is 17-1-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, with 7 wins by knockout, 8 by submission and 2 by decision.
How tall is Ilia Topuria and what division does Topuria fight in?
Ilia Topuria is 5′7″ with a 69″ reach and fights at lightweight.