A title fight win over Holloway
Topuria beat Max Holloway in a title fight at UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway on Oct 26, 2024.
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Ilia Topuria
Age, record and fight historyIlia Topuria is a UFC fighter who fights out of Alicante, Spain, and beat Charles Oliveira in a title fight on Jun 28, 2025.
18 pro fights10 UFC fights4 title fights
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About Ilia Topuria
Born on January 21, 1997, in Halle, Germany, Ilia Topuria fights from the orthodox stance and has trained at Topuria Team since 2025. He holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Jorge and Agustin Climent, and his professional career began in 2015. In his first UFC fight, Topuria beat Youssef Zalal by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen on Oct 10, 2020. He fought at Featherweight in the UFC from 2020 to 2024 and has fought at Lightweight since 2022.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 27, 2026Fight history10
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first. A gold mark is a title fight.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2026 | UFC Freedom 250 | Justin Gaethje | L | KO/TKO | 4 | 5:00 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | Charles Oliveira | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:27 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | Max Holloway | W | KO/TKO | 3 | 1:34 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | Alexander Volkanovski | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:32 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria | Josh Emmett | W | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | Bryce Mitchell | W | Submission | 2 | 3:10 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | Jai Herbert | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 1:07 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | Ryan Hall | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:47 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori | Damon Jackson | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:38 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Youssef Zalal | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
How he is doing now
UFC record9-110 fights since 2020
Since moving up2-1at lightweight, since 2022
Last fightJun 14lost to Justin Gaethje
Last 54-1LWWWWNewest first. Lost his last fight.
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A title fight win over Volkanovski
Topuria beat Alexander Volkanovski in a title fight at UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria on Feb 17, 2024.
Career
11years2015 to 2026
- 2020UFC debutBeat Youssef Zalal
- Feb 2024ChampionBeat Alexander Volkanovski
- Jun 2026Lost the beltJustin Gaethje
- 2022LightweightMoved up a division
- Jun 14, 2026Latest fightLost to Justin Gaethje
Title fights
- Jun 14, 2026: lost vs Justin GaethjeUFC Freedom 250
- Jun 28, 2025: won vs Charles OliveiraUFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
- Oct 26, 2024: won vs Max HollowayUFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
- Feb 17, 2024: won vs Alexander VolkanovskiUFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
How his UFC fights ended
9 wins
KO/TKO 6Submission 1Decision 2
1 loss
KO/TKO 1
Honors
- Order of Honour
First UFC fight
Oct 10, 2020: beat Youssef Zalal by unanimous decisionFight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen, round 3, 5:00
Latest fight
Jun 14, 2026: lost to Justin Gaethje by KO/TKOUFC Freedom 250, round 4, 5:00
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
The professional record counts the UFC fight history in our data and ESPN's results after it: ESPN's own record has not caught up with them yet.
Updated Oct 28, 2026, 6:36 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.