Ilia Topuria (17-0, 14) was born in Halle, Germany on January 21, 1997. At the age of 18 years on April 4, 2015, he made his professional MMA debut against Francisco Javier Asprilla, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 11, 2020, 23-year old Ilia Topuria made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen against a 24-year old Youssef Zalal, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC featherweight champion on February 17, 2024 at age 27 on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC 298 after defeating a 35-year old Alexander Volkanovski via 2nd-round KO.
Ilia Topuria is a two weight division UFC champion. He defeated a 35-year old Charles Oliveira via 1st-round KO to become the UFC lightweight champion on June 28, 2025 at age 28 on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 317.
Topuria's last fight was a lightweight title fight against Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC Championship title on June 28, 2025. He stopped Oliveira via KO in the 1st round, successfully winning the title. He is currently undefeated and is on a 17-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ilia Topuria's best fights have been against Charles Oliveira, Alexander Volkanovski, Max Holloway, Damon Jackson, Ryan Hall, Jai Herbert and Bryce Mitchell.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17  | Jun 28, 2025 28 years, 5 months 17-0 (14) | 35 years, 8 months 35-10 (31) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won UFC lightweight title Vacant |
16  | Oct 26, 2024 27 years, 9 months 16-0 (13) | 32 years, 10 months 26-7 (14) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punches Defended UFC featherweight title |
15  | Feb 17, 2024 27 years 15-0 (12) | 35 years, 4 months 26-3 (16) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch Won UFC featherweight title |
14  | Jun 24, 2023 26 years, 5 months 14-0 (11) | 38 years, 3 months 18-3 (8) | UFC | FT | 5 | UD | WIN |
13  | Dec 10, 2022 25 years, 10 months 13-0 (11) | 28 years, 2 months 15-0 (9) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
12  | Mar 19, 2022 25 years, 1 months 12-0 (10) | 33 years, 10 months 11-3 (10) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
11  | Jul 10, 2021 24 years, 5 months 11-0 (9) | 36 years, 4 months 8-1 (5) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
10  | Dec 5, 2020 23 years, 10 months 10-0 (8) | 32 years, 3 months 18-3-1 (16) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
9  | Oct 11, 2020 23 years, 8 months 9-0 (7) | 24 years, 1 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
8 | Nov 15, 2019 22 years, 9 months 8-0 (7) | Stephen Goncalves | Brave | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
7 | Sep 7, 2019 22 years, 7 months 7-0 (6) | Luis Gomez | Brave | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle straight armbar |
6 | Jun 16, 2018 21 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | Brian Bouland | CW | BT | 1 | CKO | WIN Anaconda choke For Cage Warriors bantamweight title |
5 | Apr 28, 2018 21 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Mika Hämäläinen | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
4 | Nov 5, 2016 19 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Jhon Guarin | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
3 | May 7, 2016 19 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Daniel Vasquez | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | May 9, 2015 18 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Kalil Martin El Chalibi | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Apr 4, 2015 18 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Francisco Javier Asprilla | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
