UFC Lightweight Title Bout

Ilia Topuria

“El Matador”

Record: 9-1-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 7"
Reach: 69"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: Jan 21, 1997

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 10
Minutes: 104.3
Knockdowns: 8
Sig. accuracy: 50.1%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 57.1%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 6
Control / 15: 3:04

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted502/1002

Accuracy50.1%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head68.3%
Body21.1%
Leg10.6%

Position

Distance77.1%
Clinch6.8%
Ground16.1%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head62.1%
Body20.5%
Leg17.4%

Position absorbed

Distance92.5%
Clinch5.8%
Ground1.7%

Grappling

For

Takedowns12/21

TD accuracy57.1%

TD per 151.7

Sub attempts6

Subs per 150.9

Reversals0

Control21:20

Control per 153:04

Against

Takedowns absorbed1/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced1

Control conceded6:33

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/1	40.0%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.1	100.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/1.3	60.0%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1	50.0%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	3/3	100.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Justin Gaethje
KO/TKO · Round 4 · 5:00
UFC Freedom 250Jun 14, 2026
KD 1 · Sig 97/162 · TD 1/3 · Ctrl 2:32
Win vs Charles Oliveira
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:27
UFC 317: Topuria vs. OliveiraJun 28, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 21/29 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:01
Win vs Max Holloway
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:34
UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayOct 26, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 75/144 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 0:45
Win vs Alexander Volkanovski
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:32
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaFeb 17, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 35/77 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03
Win vs Josh Emmett
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. TopuriaJun 24, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 152/344 · TD 3/3 · Ctrl 3:35
Win vs Bryce Mitchell
Submission · Round 2 · 3:10
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. AnkalaevDec 10, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 40/77 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:18
Win vs Jai Herbert
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:07
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. AspinallMar 19, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 20/41 · TD 1/4 · Ctrl 2:41
Win vs Ryan Hall
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:47
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3Jul 10, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 18/32 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 1:20
Win vs Damon Jackson
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:38
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. VettoriDec 5, 2020
KD 1 · Sig 31/63 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03
Win vs Youssef Zalal
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenOct 10, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 13/33 · TD 5/9 · Ctrl 8:02

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