Ilia Topuria

“El Matador”

Ilia Topuria (17-1) is a lightweight fighting out of Alicante, Spain. Ilia Topuria's last fight was a loss to Justin Gaethje by TKO at UFC Freedom 250 in June 2026.

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Justin Gaethje	Lightweight	TKO (Corner stoppage)	R4 · 5:00	UFC Freedom 250	Jun 14, 2026	View
W	Charles Oliveira	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Right Hook, Left Hook, & Hammerfists)	R1 · 2:27	UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira	Jun 28, 2025
W	Max Holloway	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)	R3 · 1:34	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway	Oct 26, 2024
W	Alexander Volkanovski	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Right Hook)	R2 · 3:32	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria	Feb 17, 2024
W	Josh Emmett	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC on ABC 5	Jun 24, 2023
W	Bryce Mitchell	Featherweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R2 · 3:10	UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev	Dec 10, 2022
W	Jai Herbert	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Right Hook)	R2 · 1:07	UFC Fight Night	Mar 19, 2022
W	Ryan Hall	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R1 · 4:47	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3	Jul 10, 2021
W	Damon Jackson	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:38	UFC Fight Night	Dec 5, 2020
W	Youssef Zalal	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Oct 10, 2020
W	Steven Goncalves	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 3:42	Brave CF 29	Nov 15, 2019
W	Luis Gomez	Featherweight	Submission (Triangle Armbar)	R1 · 1:15	Brave CF 26	Sep 7, 2019
W	Brian Bouland	Bantamweight	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	R1 · 1:39	Cage Warriors 94	Jun 16, 2018
W	Mika Hamalainen	Bantamweight	Submission (Mounted Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 3:35	CAGE 43	Apr 28, 2018
W	Jhon Guarin	Featherweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R2 · 2:50	Mix Fight Events	Nov 5, 2016
W	Daniel Vasquez	—	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 1:50	Mix Fight Events	May 7, 2016
W	Kalil El Chantibi	—	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 1:03	Unknown Event	May 9, 2015
W	Francisco Asprilla	—	Submission (Triangle Choke)	R1 · 3:30	Unknown Event	Apr 4, 2015

• LJustin Gaethje

  Jun 14, 2026
  UFC Freedom 250·Lightweight
  TKO (Corner stoppage)·R4 · 5:00View
• WCharles Oliveira

  Jun 28, 2025
  UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Right Hook, Left Hook, & Hammerfists)·R1 · 2:27
• WMax Holloway

  Oct 26, 2024
  UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway·Featherweight
  KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)·R3 · 1:34
• WAlexander Volkanovski

  Feb 17, 2024
  UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria·Featherweight
  KO/TKO (Right Hook)·R2 · 3:32
• WJosh Emmett

  Jun 24, 2023
  UFC on ABC 5·Featherweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R5
• WBryce Mitchell

  Dec 10, 2022
  UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev·Featherweight
  Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R2 · 3:10
• WJai Herbert

  Mar 19, 2022
  UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
  KO/TKO (Right Hook)·R2 · 1:07
• WRyan Hall

  Jul 10, 2021
  UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3·Featherweight
  KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R1 · 4:47
• WDamon Jackson

  Dec 5, 2020
  UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:38
• WYoussef Zalal

  Oct 10, 2020
  UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WSteven Goncalves

  Nov 15, 2019
  Brave CF 29·Featherweight
  KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 3:42
• WLuis Gomez

  Sep 7, 2019
  Brave CF 26·Featherweight
  Submission (Triangle Armbar)·R1 · 1:15
• WBrian Bouland

  Jun 16, 2018
  Cage Warriors 94·Bantamweight
  Submission (Anaconda Choke)·R1 · 1:39
• WMika Hamalainen

  Apr 28, 2018
  CAGE 43·Bantamweight
  Submission (Mounted Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 3:35
• WJhon Guarin

  Nov 5, 2016
  Mix Fight Events·Featherweight
  Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R2 · 2:50
• WDaniel Vasquez

  May 7, 2016
  Mix Fight Events
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 1:50
• WKalil El Chantibi

  May 9, 2015
  Unknown Event
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 1:03
• WFrancisco Asprilla

  Apr 4, 2015
  Unknown Event
  Submission (Triangle Choke)·R1 · 3:30